I first saw him on Austin City Limits. My jaw almost hit the floor.
Perhaps his best recorded performance is "Redneck Jazz Explosion" recorded at the Cellar Door in Washington DC, in 1978.
The lineup includes Buddy Emmons, who is without a doubt, the worlds greatest pedal steel guitarist. My first taste of the recording was "Rock Candy". I did not know who was in the lineup, nor did I have a clue that there was a pedal steel player in it. Buddy Emmons uses (I'm guessing here) a compressor and a leslie or chorus, but it sounds kinda like a B3 organ on acid. I had no idea at the time, that a pedal steel player could play that fast, with precision chops. Perhaps my favorite tracks are "Song of India" and "Coming Home" of which anyone who claims to play guitar will either be inspired or severely depressed after they hear it.
Unbelievable!