Each year in August, many African American lap and pedal steel players make the pilgrimage to Toledo, Ohio for this annual celebration and live video recording.
The honorable mayor of the city of Toledo (Mayor Paula Hicks Hudson) proclaimed the month of August, Sacred Steel Music and History month in 2015.
The mayor personally hand delivered the proclamation to Del Ray and Kelli Grace, recognizing the importance of preserving the time-honored tradition of the steel guitar.