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“I’d describe myself as an eclectic girl with attitude and panache. Don’t try to stick me in one box, I don’t fit there. I love experimenting with different sounds and genres and mixing them all…
9th Annual Gretsch Presents Georgia On My Mind
The 9th Annual Gretsch Presents Georgia on My Mind benefit concert hosted by Brent Cobb and Amy Ray returns to Ryman Auditorium on Tuesday, May 10. Proceeds benefit the Georgia Music Foundation and its Georgia Music Grants, which fund music programs at schools,...
An Interview with Jessica Kaczmarek: Multi-Talented Gretsch Shredder
“I’d describe myself as an eclectic girl with attitude and panache. Don’t try to stick me in one box, I don’t fit there. I love experimenting with different sounds and genres and mixing them all together like a fine Molotov cocktail. Boom!” That pretty much sums up...
Tiger Army’s Mike Fasano: One of the Most Trusted “Go-To” Drum Gurus in L.A. – Part 2 of an Exclusive 2-Part Interview
In Part 1, we introduced you to Gretsch Drums Artist Mike Fasano. A passionate, energetic, and very talented drummer who lives in two musical worlds requiring good ears (and even better instincts). When not recording and touring with Tiger Army, an L.A.-based...
“We’ve Met Another Dream.” That Great Gretsch Sound! Gretsch Museum Dedicated in Savannah
"Let’s change the world through music.” “How about a vision for a more musical world?” “Let’s promote music education as a right for all children.” These were just three of the bold visions and challenges shared by Fred and Dinah Gretsch at the Grand Opening of the...
Tiger Army’s Mike Fasano: One of the Most Trusted “Go-To” Drum Gurus in L.A. – Part 1 of an Exclusive 2-Part Interview
Mike Fasano was born with two very good ears and something that can’t be learned from a self-help book: great musical instincts. Fasano, born and raised in Burbank, California and still residing there (although he prefers to call it the San Fernando Valley) lives in...
A Sound Like No Other
An excerpt from Georgia Southern Magazine, Summer 2021 issue: Historic Gift and Partnership Establishes the Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music at Georgia Southern If you’ve listened to music in the last 138 years, there’s a good chance you’ve heard “that great...
Mike Stand of The Altar Billies: Passionate Rockabilly Musician, Student (and Teacher).
There aren’t many musicians who have established themselves in two completely different musical genres. But Gretsch endorsed artist Mike Stand is one such musician. On Stand’s resume, you’ll see him listed as the leader and creative force of both a Ramones-style punk...
The Fred Thread: Four Gretsch Presidents Named…Fred (Fred #2)
Fred Gretsch, Sr. – The Visionary, Teenage CEO. The oldest child of Friedrich and Rosa Gretsch (and the first to be officially named Fred). Born on February 10, 1880, the oldest child of Friedrich and Rosa Gretsch (and the first to be officially named Frederick) was...
Ten Things You May Not Know About Slim Jim Phantom
Slim Jim Phantom is Rockabilly Royalty. Born not too far from the Gretsch factory in Brooklyn and raised in Massapequa, New York, Phantom grew up immersed in music, especially his parents’ jazz records which featured many legendary Gretsch drummers. “I was a jazz...
The Fred Thread: Four Gretsch Presidents Named…Fred (Fred #1)
Fred #1: Friedrich Gretsch - The “First Fred” Who Started It All. If you had a time machine and attended any Gretsch family reunion in the past 100 years, you’d probably meet more than one Fred Gretsch. As many of you reading this article know, the name Fred Gretsch...
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