Musings

After several years of working on this project, the 1946 Fender “Woody” Pro is all together and working and sounding amazing! It will be picked up next week for an exhibit at the Fullerton Museum that you won’t want to miss, Leo Fender: Fullerton to the World.

I’m pretty sure Norman Petty had these speakers in the guest apartment at his studio, where the bands would stay when they came to record. The place is still pretty much exactly the way it was in the 1950s.

Ready to have your mind blown? In honor of Link Wray FINALLY getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight, enjoy these Link Wray home movies from around 1960–64

Check out the guitar Grady Martin is playing in this clip—never seen him with this one in any other video!

I won an award for best history research in the folk and country music category for the Merle Travis book. This is a big honor, thanks to the folks at ARSC! I really appreciate it.

This morning, with a few hours to kill, I decided I was going to check out Balboa Park. I had always heard about it, but I had only driven by it, never taken the time to walk around inside.

I won an award for best history research in the folk and country music category for the Merle Travis book. This is a big honor, thanks to the folks at ARSC! I really appreciate it.

If you’re a Mac person, remember when these came out? They were ridiculously expensive new, and universally ridiculed for their “trash can” appearance

When in Muhlenberg County, Bill Harlan will take you on a tour of all the sights

A great night in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, hanging with two legends: Bill Harlan and Royce Morgan!