It’s been about eight years since we last sat down and had a conversation with the very likable Parker Hastings, one of the top fingerstyle guitar pickers, songwriters, and singers in the music business. When we first chatted back in July of 2016, the Kentucky native...
Two generations of the Gretsch family reflect on this year’s successful Chet Atkins Convention. Four days of guitar music heaven. That’s how many people describe the annual convention of the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society (CAAS for short). Every July, guitarists and...
Gretsch Celebrates the 115th Birthday of a Colorful Musician, Inventor, and Traveling Ambassador for Gretsch Guitars. Jimmie Webster was born on August 11, 1908 in Van Wert, Ohio into a very musical family. Both parents played as well as taught piano and his sister,...
In Concert in Savannah March 22, 2023! Australian-born Joe Robinson (from the small town of Temagog, population 236) is the ultimate triple threat: a dazzling guitar virtuoso, a smooth singer, and a superb story-telling songwriter. At the young age of 11, this musical...
I’m chasin’ that neon rainbow, I’m livin’ that honky tonk dream, ‘Cause all I ever wanted, is to pick this guitar and sing, Just tryin’ to be somebody, just wanna be heard and seen, Chasin’ that neon rainbow, Livin’ that honky tonk dream. Country music superstar, Alan...