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 Remembers Jimmie Webster, the Musician, Inventor, and Traveling Ambassador for Gretsch Guitars who, among many other important contributions, designed the Gretsch White Falcon. The Early Days. Jimmie Webster was born on August 11, 1908 in Van Wert, Ohio into a...