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    • Jan 25, 1924
    Steel guitar player Wesley "Speedy" West is born in Springfield, Missouri. He works with Spade Cooley and Hank Penny, records a series of instrumentals with Jimmy Bryant, and produces Loretta Lynn's first single, "Honky Tonk Girl"
    Jun 13, 1946
    Steel guitarist Speedy West leaves Springfield, Missouri, with his wife and son in a Lincoln Zephyr to re-establish himself in Los Angeles. He subsequently works with such acts as Loretta Lynn, Tennessee Ernie Ford and Johnny Bond
    Jun 16, 1946
    Three days after leaving Missouri, Speedy West arrives in Los Angeles with his wife and child. In short order, he appears as a steel guitarist on recordings with such acts as Tennessee Ernie Ford, Skeets McDonald, Johnny Bond and Loretta Lynn
    Feb 8, 1948
    Speedy West receives a three-neck steel guitar from Downey, California, manufacturer Paul Bigsby. The guitar becomes a signature for West, who records numerous dazzling instrumentals with musical partner Jimmy Bryant
    Jan 21, 1949
    Eddie Kirk records "Candy Kisses" in Los Angeles. The session represents the first recording date for steel guitarist Speedy West
    Mar 9, 1949
    Hank Penny records "Bloodshot Eyes" in Los Angeles with steel player Speedy West
    Jan 10, 1950
    Steel guitarist Speedy West records his first instrumental, "Steel Strike," during a Cliffie Stone session in Los Angeles
    Nov 14, 1953
    Bing Crosby records a pop version of Arlie Duff's country hit "Y'all Come" with Speedy West on guitar
    Sep 2, 1954
    Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West record "Stratosphere Boogie" at the Capitol Studios on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles
    Oct 25, 1954
    Capitol releases Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West's "Stratosphere Boogie." The recording is ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
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