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And the Beginning of the “Second Golden Age” of Gretsch. “I don’t think many people today know how close Gretsch came to dying and disappearing,” says Dinah Gretsch, “I believe in my heart that had…
Lasting Legacy of Drummer And Educator Sam Ulano
For those who may not know Sam, he was a fixture on the New York City drumming scene for more than sixty years. He was also quite a character, and it’s hardly surprising that “Sam the showman” would make his exit on New Year’s Day of 2014. We lost a genuine drumming...
An Interview with Lara Hope: Rollicking Queen of Roots, Rock ‘n’ Roll, and Rockabilly Twang!
“I’ll never forget being onstage for the first time, coming out for the bow at the end of the show and hearing the applause and loving that feeling,” says Gretsch-endorsed artist Lara Hope. “I was only nine and I’ve been chasing that feeling ever since.” Hope has come...
On His 100th Birth Anniversary . . . Remembering My Dad, Bill Hagner. The Man Who Brought Music Into My Life.
My dad, longtime Gretsch plant manager, Bill Hagner, had a passion for music. And he made sure our home (and especially me) was always surrounded with it. I was lucky to grow up as a kid in the 60s with lots of musical instruments in our home in East Meadow, Long...
A Quality Friend
My brother and I formed a two-person band when I was fifteen years old. We almost sounded like three people so at the time that was good enough for us. We cut our teeth playing local bars and youth centers for a few years before he and my parents surprised me with a...
A Gretsch Abroad–That Great American Drummer, The Rise of Kent Aberle
It’s 3 a.m. at The Friendly Inn in Paris, Illinois, a small town in central Illinois with a population of 8,000. It’s January 1996 and some cover band is finishing up their set. Someone just smashed their beer bottle on the floor and the crowd of 70 or so is just...
Georgia On My Mind Goes Virtual on May 26, 2020!
Though Gretsch is a globally-recognized musical instruments brand, the name is also synonymous with numerous scholarships, programs, and events, thanks to the family’s longstanding commitment to enriching lives through participation in music. Though COVID-19 has put a...
Interview with Patrick Sampson: A young singer-songwriter turning heads and building a following
“I can thank a Hobbit movie and Ed Sheeran for kickstarting my music career,” says 20-year-old Patrick Sampson, one of the youngest and most promising singer-songwriters in the music industry today. “I was 14 and went to see The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug with my...
Celebrating The 60th Anniversary Of A Drumming Milestone: Gretsch Drum Night At Birdland
SC Banjo Day In Honor of Todd Taylor!
Tuesday, March 10 was South Carolina Banjo Day in honor of Gretsch Guitars artist Todd "Banjoman" Taylor. Taylor was invited to "Carolina's Family" station WSPA Channel 7 for an interview with Amy Wood and Been Hoover. Taylor talked about his love of South Carolina,...
Interview: Ethan Nguyen and Marquis Miranda–Minor Strut’s Major Guitar Duo
For the past six years, Minor Strut has been on a mission. The Southern California rock band has a stated goal of “inspiring the young and young at heart to learn to play music, and to keep music alive.” Especially the live part. Playing professionally since 2014,...
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