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MY GUITAR HEROES – WES MONTGOMERY

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July 4th, 2015

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MY GUITAR HEROES – WES MONTGOMERY Montgomery was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He came from a musical family; his brothers, Monk (double bass and electric bass) and Buddy (vibraphone and piano), were jazz performers. The brothers released a number of albums together as the Montgomery […]

MY GUITAR HEROES – LES PAUL

dennis

July 4th, 2015

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MY GUITAR HEROES – LES PAUL Les Paul was a legendary guitarist/inventor and recording innovator. He was also a fan of gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. A friend of mine guitarist Wayne Wright from Detroit was the first person to convince Les Paul to come out […]

MY GUITAR HEROES – JAMES BURTON

dennis

June 27th, 2015

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MY GUITAR HEROES – JAMES BURTON I first got the chance to play with guitarist James Burton at the Playhouse Theater in Cleveland when I played with Les Paul. Some of the guest guitarists on the show were James Burton (Ricky Nelson, Elvis), Duane Eddy, […]

ALL-STAR LES PAUL 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

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June 13th, 2015

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ALL-STAR LES PAUL 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Gibson Guitar invited me and my wife Millie to attend the All-Star Les Paul 100th Anniversary Celebration last Tuesday night at the Hard Rock Cafe in NYC. Some of the best rock guitarists in the world were there to […]

LONETTE MCKEE

dennis

June 6th, 2015

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LONETTE MCKEE Mike Theodore and I first met Lonette when she was 14 years old. She was a singer/writer who accompanied herself on piano. Her mom Dorothy drove her to the studio and she played and sang her original songs for us. We were impressed […]

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