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Jimmie Webster: A Great Gretsch Ambassador

Jimmie Webster: A Great Gretsch Ambassador

Gretsch Celebrates the 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,...

Gretsch Night in NYC!

Gretsch Night in NYC!

Few musical instrument companies can boast of celebrating 140 years in business. Likewise, few musical instrument companies can boast of still being family-owned after so many years. But only one drum company can lay claim to both. That company is Gretsch. Founded in...

Gretsch Celebrates 140th Anniversary at The NAMM Show

Gretsch Celebrates 140th Anniversary at The NAMM Show

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) trade show is America’s largest gathering of musical instrument manufacturers and related businesses. It’s staged at the Anaheim Convention Center, literally across the street from fabled Disneyland and its related...

JOE ROBINSON:  The Musical Wonder from Down Under

JOE ROBINSON:  The Musical Wonder from Down Under

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...

The Gretsch Duo Jet: Still Rockin’ at 70

The Gretsch Duo Jet: Still Rockin’ at 70

In January 1951, Gretsch let the music world know it was a serious contender in the quickly evolving electric guitar business when it introduced the Electromatic and Electro II models at a three-day promotional show at New York’s Park Sheraton Hotel. Meanwhile, on the...

Gretsch — A Legacy of Family Spanning 141 Years

Gretsch — A Legacy of Family Spanning 141 Years

The year 2024 marks Gretsch's 141st year of being a manufacturer of the world’s finest drums and guitars for generations of musicians, music lovers, artists, and fans. These 141 years also represent a family legacy unlike any other in the music industry.  Today—as it...