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How The Beatles Forever Changed Gretsch

How The Beatles Forever Changed Gretsch

by | Feb 9, 2019 | News

Fond memories of February 1964 and how The Beatles forever changed the Gretsch Company… I remember February 9, 1964, vividly. I was a teenager living in the New York City area and for weeks, all the great AM rock ‘n’ roll radio stations like WABC with Cousin...

Gretsch Guitar Connects Past to a New Era of Women

by | May 2, 2016 | News

By Alessandra Femenias Sometimes the past can connect with the present to create something totally new… 1966 was an eventful year. The war in Vietnam was escalating, Batman and The Monkees premiered on television, while John Lennon announced the Beatles were...
Guitar Legend Duane Eddy

Guitar Legend Duane Eddy

by | Mar 16, 2016 | News

How a simple introduction by a Beatle 25 years ago led to two Gretsch signature models, and a long friendship with “The King of Twang.” Back in 1991, my wife Dinah and I attended a music trade show in London with friends from the Hohner Company, Gretsch’s distribution...