DescriptionBronze plaque from the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame, marked "STEEL GUITAR/ HALL OF FAME/ BILLY BOWMAN/ THROUGH RADIO, TOURING, AND RECORDING/ THIS WESTERN SWING PIONEER BLENDED/ HIS UNIQUE MELLOW STEEL SOUND WITH/ BOB WILLS' TEXAS PLAYBOYS THROUGH THE/ '50S. HE COMPOSED AND RECORDED SUCH/ CLASSIC INSTRUMENTALS AS "B. BOWMAN/ HOP" AND "MIDNIGHT IN AMARILLO," AND/ DISTINGUISHED THE INSTRUMENT THROUGH/ A LIFETIME OF PERFORMING./ BORN: OCT. 30, 1928 JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE DIED: AUGUST 6, 1989/ INDUCTED: 1989/ STEEL GUITAR CONVENTION BOARD."