Article: Taking sacred steel to secular success ; Robert Randolph spent years playing in a New Jersey church- last weekend he played at the Grammys.

Nothing in Robert Randolph's background prepared him for the scene Sunday night at the Grammy Awards.

Randolph, a pedal steel player who is considered one of music's most exciting young guitarists, learned to play in his New Jersey church and didn't even begin to seriously listen to secular music until about three and a half years ago.

But there he was Sunday night, mingling with stars like Beyonce, Prince, Dave Matthews, Steven Tyler, the guys from OutKast, Sheryl Crow, Alison Krauss, George Clinton and Celine Dion.

Not only did he get to meet them, but the 26-year-old got to play for them - and a national television audience.

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