Robby Turner, the steel guitar legend known in Nashville as the "Man of Steel," died on Thursday (Sept. 4). He was 63 years old.

Turner's son Bobby Turner confirmed the news on Facebook .

"We're sad, but we know he's walking without any help, and he's no longer in pain," Bobby wrote. "Thank you everyone for reaching out to me and visiting him. He loved you all."

Turner was best known for his work with Waylon Jennings . He played steel guitar on nine of Jennings' albums from the mid-1970s to the early 2010s, including Jennings' Wanted! The Outlaws project with Willie Nelson , Jessi Colter and Tompall Glaser.

His resume reveals that he worked with a massive list of other stars, contributing to albums by Vince Gill , Jerry Lee Lewis , John Prine , Tanya Tucker , Randy Tr

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