Did not know this. Very cool.
Interesting tidbit for the Unusual Rock Trivia thread…
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Interesting tidbit for the Unusual Rock Trivia thread…
Drive-By Truckers at Levon Helm's barn last night.
Fleetwood Mac
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The amp placement is interesting…apparently Ringo would cue off of John’s rhythm guitar, as the rig is set back so that he could hear it. With Paul and George’s amps so far forward(and even with the open backs of the British Super Beatle cabs), I can’t imagine that he could catch much of those. Then there’s that Fender 2x12” Bassman or Bandmaster in the backline. Who used that? What are all those cables for? I don’t see that many mics. Was this a rehearsal, or that time when they had to secretly re-record the audio for the Shea Stadium footage?
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Hugh Cornwell, guitarist/vocalist for The Stranglers, played bass in a teen band with Richard Thompson, later the guitarist for Fairport Convention and a long and varied solo career…
I’m fairly sure it’s from this 1965 concert in Paris:
The Beatles Live In Paris 1965 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Singer-songwriter Elvis Costello plays the guitar as his wife, Cait O'Riordan, looks on, London, 1986. O'Riordan was formerly the bassist with The Pogues.
Jimmy McCulloch (and his brother Jack on drums), 1964. Jimmy is best known as the lead guitarist for Wings (Paul McCartney's post-Beatles band), Thunderclap Newman, Stone the Crows, and Small Faces. He began playing professionally at age 11 and died at age 26 from morphine and alcohol poisoning.
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The September 1976 #MADMagazine predicted what #TheBeatles and other celebrities would look like and would be doing in 1996, twenty years in the future.
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Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company)
near the end of yet another legendary BG venture
So sad, that guy was really talented. He really shines on the Wings Over America album.
Aerosmith performing in Tallinn, Estonia, on July 5, 2007
“As long as I got my guitar, I’ll be fine.” - Willie Nelson who was struggling to repay a $16.7 million dollar tax debt that had led the federal government to seize all of his assets on November 9, 1990
Recently, Willie Nelson celebrated his 90th birthday with his old friend, “Trigger”, and a few million devotees.
Trigger is a Martin N-20 nylon-string acoustic with the serial number 242830. Trigger dates to early 1969, which means it was brand-new when Willie obtained it that same year. Why was Willie in need of a new guitar? Because he had laid his beloved Baldwin 800C acoustic on stage between sets and as the story goes, a drunkard stepped on it. With Willie's Baldwin broken, he took it to luthier Shot Jackson, who indeed deemed the guitar unsalvageable. Instead, Shot Jackson sold Willie a brand-new Martin N-20 for $750 – current inflation puts at more than $5,600.
The N-20 was first catalogued in 1969, though Martin began building them in 1968. The model wasn’t a bestseller by any means. Only 262 were made in 1969, making it quite rare.
Trigger wears the scars of more than 50 years of life on the road. The frets are all original but have worn down, meaning some notes thump or buzz. Rather than fixing the issue, as is standard procedure, the artefacts have become part of Trigger’s ageing sound through the years. Just as our voices age over time, the tone of Trigger can be tracked over decades of recordings and live performances. Martin N-20s typically sell for between $5,000 and $15,000. Though Trigger is not exactly in mint condition, it’s such an integral part of Willie Nelson’s illustrious career that it might prove one of the most valuable guitars in the world if it ever to hit the auction block – even if that’s unlikely. Trigger has a life of its own. Willie once saved the guitar from a house fire – along with a pound of weed. In turn, Trigger saved Willie from the IRS. In the early 90s, Willie landed in some legal trouble with the IRS and was ordered to pay millions in back taxes and fines. He had no money to pay a band, so he went into the studio and recorded solo versions of many of his classic songs using only Trigger. The proceeds from his grass-roots marketing of the album eventually helped him pay off his debts.
Recently, Willie Nelson celebrated his 90th birthday with his old friend, “Trigger”, and a few million devotees.
Trigger is a Martin N-20 nylon-string acoustic with the serial number 242830. Trigger dates to early 1969, which means it was brand-new when Willie obtained it that same year. Why was Willie in need of a new guitar? Because he had laid his beloved Baldwin 800C acoustic on stage between sets and as the story goes, a drunkard stepped on it. With Willie's Baldwin broken, he took it to luthier Shot Jackson, who indeed deemed the guitar unsalvageable. Instead, Shot Jackson sold Willie a brand-new Martin N-20 for $750 – current inflation puts at more than $5,600.
The N-20 was first catalogued in 1969, though Martin began building them in 1968. The model wasn’t a bestseller by any means. Only 262 were made in 1969, making it quite rare.
Trigger wears the scars of more than 50 years of life on the road. The frets are all original but have worn down, meaning some notes thump or buzz. Rather than fixing the issue, as is standard procedure, the artefacts have become part of Trigger’s ageing sound through the years. Just as our voices age over time, the tone of Trigger can be tracked over decades of recordings and live performances. Martin N-20s typically sell for between $5,000 and $15,000. Though Trigger is not exactly in mint condition, it’s such an integral part of Willie Nelson’s illustrious career that it might prove one of the most valuable guitars in the world if it ever to hit the auction block – even if that’s unlikely. Trigger has a life of its own. Willie once saved the guitar from a house fire – along with a pound of weed. In turn, Trigger saved Willie from the IRS. In the early 90s, Willie landed in some legal trouble with the IRS and was ordered to pay millions in back taxes and fines. He had no money to pay a band, so he went into the studio and recorded solo versions of many of his classic songs using only Trigger. The proceeds from his grass-roots marketing of the album eventually helped him pay off his debts.
