


2023 CAAS: Four Days of Guitar Music Heaven
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...
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,...
An Interview with Neil LaFortune – Versatile drummer, longtime educator, and . . .
. . . creator and host of the Gretsch Afternoon Drum Break series. Gretsch endorser Neil LaFortune is a working drummer juggling a busy schedule of performing, teaching, exercising, and hosting the Gretsch Afternoon Drum Break vlog. A native of Ontario, Canada, Neil...