Ralph Mooney (September 16, 1928 – March 20, 2011) was an American steel guitar player. He was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 1983. He was the original steel guitarist in the Strangers. Mooney played with many other country artists and was a member of Waylon Jennings' band for two decades. Jennings would often transition to Mooney's instrumentals with the lyrics, "Pick it, Moon". Tyler Mayhan Coe dedicated a full episode of his podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones to Mooney. Ry Cooder references Mooney in the title track of his 2018 album The Prodigal Son.