Herbert Leroy Remington (June 9, 1926 – October 27, 2018) was an American lap steel guitarist who played Western swing music with Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys from 1946 to 1949.

[1] A member of the International Steel Guitar Hall of Fame (1979),[2] Remington is known for his Hawaiian style playing combined with swing-based jazz soloing.

[5] He studied Hawaiian steel, taking sixty lessons from the Oahu Music Company that sold instruments and taught children from several nearby states.

[3] In high school he played steel guitar in a band called the "Honolulu Serenaders of South Bend Indiana".

[1] The Hawaiian music jobs he sought were filled, but he found an opening playing Western swing in a 12-piece orchestra, singer Ray Whitley’s band, the Rhythm Wranglers.

[3] Leo Fender was a musical instrument maker who kept a careful eye on the most prominent musicians of the day, seeking their input in field-testing his new designs.

Based in Houston, he spent years performing Hawaiian music with his wife, Melba, in a Polynesian revue that toured the country and had a residency in Las Vegas.