Custom Kraft Red Fury
Most guitar aficionados are comfortable with the notion of guitar brands being made by the company of the same name. But when it comes to guitars made by one company and sold by another, we frequently stray out of our comfort zone.
Yet, some of the most significant players in American guitar history never actually shaved a neck or wired in a pickup. Major distributors such as C. Bruno and Buegeleisen & Jacobson sold many guitars made for them by someone else. No one did more for disseminating guitars to ... (More)
It's a distinct few who have been immortalized in Vintage Guitar magazine's Hall of Fame. And the elite who are members owe the honor to you, faithful reader, because it is you who each year selects the people and instruments to enter the esteemed VG HoF.
Now, for the first time, visitors to VintageGuitar.com are being asked to become part of the process, by submitting names and instruments for nomination!
Rock-and-roll pioneer Bo Diddley died of heart failure June 2 at his home in Florida. He was 79 years old.
Born Otha Ellas Bates in Mississippi in 1928, in the '50s, Diddley adapted the blues and folk music of his native state and combined them with African rhythms to devise the trademark rhythmic-guitar beat that was later given his name. That rhythm laid the groundwork for many rock and roll performers and songs including Buddy Holly and the Rolling Stones ("Not Fade Away"), Johnny Otis ("Willie and the Hand Jive"), the Strangeloves ("I Want Candy," covered by '80s new-wave band Bow Wow Wow), and U2 ("Desire"). There are myriad examples.
Look for a complete remembrance in the September issue of Vintage Guitar.
Register to become a member and you will automatically be entered in every online prize giveaway! How cool is that?
disclaimer | privacy policy
All content copyright 2008 Vintage Guitar, Inc. All rights reserved.
Vintage Guitar is a registered trademark of Vintage Guitar, Inc.
designed and programmed by inet technologies
