Musings

Country Music Hall of Fame instrument curator Jack Clutter has informed me that Merle and Speedy’s Bigsby instruments are now in the same showcase.

Semie Moseley, the founder of Mosrite, customized guitars (and I believe even built a guitar or two) before he wound up living at this residence around 1952 or 1953.

Today as I was walking around the neighborhood, I saw one of those big dumpsters outside a house, and these folks were stripping all the flagstone off one part of their house and dumping it.

Spent the day with Semie Moseley’s widow and her daughter Merinda. I interviewed Loretta for the Mosrite book, and, of course saw where Semie had his guitar factory through most of the 1980s.

It was just about the most beautiful day you could imagine in North Carolina, so I set out across the state to do some backroads driving and small-town photography.

Today we stopped in Greenville, South Carolina, to visit Bobby Jones, the last surviving member of the legendary 1950s rock ’n’ roll group Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps.

Who was Johnny Knight, you might ask? Well, he was THE coolest 1950s rock ’n’ roll guy I ever met.

If you want to get a fancy vintage-style Western suit made, there’s no easy method. You have to put in the work. Especially if you’re really, really picky about details, as I am.

What made this gig really memorable were visits by no less than two remarkable women. If you have a minute, both of these are good stories.

It’s been over a week since I learned of Dexter Romweber’s passing. What a gut punch that was. Dex was an outsider artist, a true genius who worked the outer margins of this behemoth known as the music biz.