Bruce Bouton

Bruce Bouton is an American guitarist, session musician, producer, and songwriter. His pedal steel guitar has been featured on many country music recordings, and he helped reintroduce it to the forefront of the Nashville sound. Bouton is also a member of The G-Men, the group of session musicians who has played on most of Garth Brooks' albums.

Bouton began playing pedal steel in 1973 while studying at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. He played with several local ensembles, including the Good Humor Band. In 1978, Bouton moved from Vienna, Virginia, to Nashville, Tennessee, in pursuit of a music career. His first work in Nashville was touring with Dottie West  and Lacy J. Dalton and recording and touring with Ricky Skaggs.

Bouton has toured and recorded with Garth Brooks from the beginning of Brooks's career. Bouton co-wrote the song "Against The Grain" for Brooks’ Ropin' The Wind album. He also toured with Rebba Mccantire.

Bouton was inducted into the Musician's Hall of Fame and Museum as part of Brooks' studio band, the G Men.

Bouton has played steel guitar on records by Kenny Rogers, Brooks & Dunn, Keith Urban, Lonestar, Pam Tillis, Lady Antebellum, and Shania Twain.

Songs Bouton wrote or co-wrote have been recorded by T. Graham Brown ("The Last Resort"), George Strait ("I Ain't Never Seen No One Like You"), Glen Campbell ("Who's Minding the Garden"), and George Jones ("Walls Can Fall"). 

Bruce Bouton is using B ENADO's PF-Steel Dream and PF-Steel Dream II.