Former steel player for Buck Owens' Buckaroos, Tom Brumley, dies in Texas

February 6, 5:37 PMNashville Country Music ExaminerLisa L. Rollins

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Steel guitarist  was know for "The Brumley Touch"

Legendary pedal steel guitarist Tom Brumley, who’s best known for his stellar musicianship as a member of  Buck Owens’ band and its Bakersfield sound, has died of a heart attack in a San Antonio, Texas.

A player in Owens' hot-pickin’ Buckaroos band from 1963 to ’69, Brumley suffered a heart attack on Jan. 26 and was taken to Northeast Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, where he died Tuesday, according to his wife, Rolene Brumley. He was 73.

Steel guitarist Tom Brumley in his Buckaroo days.

Buck Owens and Buckaroos, including steel player Tom Brumley, perform their 1964 hit, "My Heart Skips a Beat," on the Buck Owens Ranch on March 15, 1966.

Video recording of the Buckaroos band from Dec.  29, 1964. This song features Don Rich on acoustic guitar and lead vocals, with Buck Owns on lead guitar; Tom Brumley on pedal steel; Bob Morris on bass; Doyle Holly on acoustic guitar and Willie Cantu on drums.