2013 Young Guns Concert 5th Annual Sacred Strings Showcase The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Music of the church became a well-guarded tradition by early church leaders who feared the music would be exploited by secular influences causing the music to lose its sacred identity. As a result, Sacred Steel has escaped observation by the mainstream music industry for over sixty years. During that time, Sacred Steel has grown and flourished within the Keith and Jewell Dominion Churches in at least 25 states though out the United States. Toledo, Ohio is rapidly becoming the mecca of Sacred Steel music and history. Every August musicians from the Jewell and Keith dominion churches participate in the annual Sacred Strings Showcase Concert, a major gathering of Sacred Steel players from across the country. On this platform you will witness some of the most phenomenal African American steel guitar players that most ears have never heard. The Church of the Living God, founded in 1903 by Mother Mary Lena Lewis Tate, is responsible for giving birth to this new species of steel guitar music, a rare find in the American music culture. Performances by...Fran Grace, Shanta “Peaches’ Bristow, Nicolle “Nikki D”, The Amazing Grace Praise Band, Kashiah Hunter & the ATL Crew, Manoah Burns, Clifford Warren, Maurice Ted Beard, Ronnie P. Hall, Marcus Hall, Eric Russell, Joe Randall, Derrick Marion, Duane Golden, Gary “Fatman” McKinney, and Dale Hines.