(Voice) Dr.Robert Satcher and Randolph Bresnik are among the crew who worked for hours to install an enormous oxygen tank for the space station.

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The high, plaintive wail of the pedal steel guitar and the warmly rough voice that follows close behind it define Robert Randolph's sound.

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Backing Robert Randolph and the Family Band on that track is drummer Jim Keltner, who's played on crucial albums by everyone from Eric Clapton to Bob Dylan.

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Bass player Chris Chew rounds out the group, who've just released their sixth CD: Electric Blue Watermelon, which includes a duet with singer Lucinda Williams and contributions from pedal-steel phenom Robert Randolph.

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