The line dividing sacred and secular music can be awfully thin. It’s often said that the same folks tearing it up in blues clubs on a Saturday night are in church the next morning. That’s especially true for Robert Randolph’s work.
He is the preeminent Sacred Steel artist, promoter of a sound developed in church featuring the pedal steel guitar. Randolph introduced its non-country reverberations to the masses through connections with rock and blues heavyweights led by Eric Clapton (an early supporter and invitee to the icon’s Crossroads Guitar Festivals). Additionally Randolph has contributed to wildly diverse albums by superstars like Beyonce, Jon Batiste, Ringo Starr, Elton John and even Ozzy Osbourne.
Starting in 2002, Randolph built a robust cult…

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