Robert Randolph rocked MMMF on Saturday night with his pedal steel guitar and talented band. Check out the rippin' version of Purple Haze and some of his home grown classics. Frontman Robert Randolph was trained as a pedal steel guitarist in the House of God Church and makes prominent use of the instrument in the band's music. Randolph, a native of Irvington, New Jersey,[1] began playing the steel guitar in the House of God Church. The instrument is referred to in many African American Pentecostal churches as Sacred Steel. Randolph was discovered while playing at a sacred steel convention in Florida. Randolph cites Stevie Ray Vaughan as a primary influence in his own technique and style. Distributed by Tubemogul.
