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Mark Valentine
Aug 211 min read
The Birth of Chuck Berry’s Johnny B Goode
The birth story of Chuck Berry's hit, "Johnny B. Goode," unfolds from the memory of Hal Hammer.
memories that include Matt "Guitar" Murphy,
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Mark Valentine
Jul 261 min read
1960 Aria Landfill Priceless Treasure Brian Machowiak
This 1960s Aria Hollow Body guitar is a treasure found in a landfill.
Brian Machowiak tells the story that includes electronics from a dump
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Mark Valentine
Jul 241 min read
2024 Burke Super Sport
Luthier Joe Burke shows a one of a kind
2024 Burke Super Sport at The Indiana Guitar Show
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Mark Valentine
Jul 221 min read
1969 Harmony Buck Owens Owned Acoustic Alan Kemplin
1969 Harmony Buck Owens Owned Acoustic Alan Kemplin
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Mark Valentine
Jul 201 min read
1934 Rickenbacker Electro A-25 Frying Pan Steve Scorfina
Steve Scorfina, a founding member of REO Speedwagon, tells the story of the 1935 Rickenbacker and plays it.
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Mark Valentine
Jul 81 min read
1966 Mosley Gospel Hal Hammer
Hal Hammer brought his 1966 Mosley Gospel guitar to The Indiana Guitar Show. He brought paperwork and certified appraisals that went into s
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Mark Valentine
Jul 11 min read
1980 Gibson Super 400 Chris Immele
Chris Immele brought his custom built 1980 Gibson Super 400 to sell at The KC Guitar Show.
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Mark Valentine
Jun 271 min read
2002 Fender Apocalypse Stratocaster Hal Hammer
Very few knew of this story until Hal brought his 2002 Fender Apocalypse Stratocaster to The Indiana Guitar Show.
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Mark Valentine
Jun 191 min read
Broderick Jones’s 1955 Fender Broadcaster
Broderick brought a 1955 Fender Broadcaster to The Indiana Guitar Show with a 1949 neck.
The guitar’s stories involved Vince Gill
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Mark Valentine
Jun 171 min read
Michael Todd’s Gibson 1978 ES 240
Gibson 1978 ES 240 This one showed up at The Indiana Guitar Show.
Was this a marketing mistake by Gibson?
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Mark Valentine
Jun 121 min read
Guild 1967 Starfire VI
Tom DeMasters’ Guild 1967 StarfireVI
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Mark Valentine
Jun 111 min read
Gibson 1970 Les Paul Deluxe
Every Guitar Has A Story. This is the story of Fred Fendorf’s 1970 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe
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Mark Valentine
May 271 min read
Jay EuDaly's God Given Guitar
Every Guiatr Has A Story and this is the story of Jay Eudaly's God Given Guitar
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Mark Valentine
Mar 211 min read
KC Guitar Show
The Nightly Events on KansasCityMusic.com has been updated daily since the late 1900s, but this blog has fallen behind. The KC Guitar...
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Mark Valentine
Oct 27, 20231 min read
Summer in Retrospect
This summer, Kansas City had so many great shows and large events with music as a component. I always look at things from an artist's...
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Mark Valentine
Apr 3, 20231 min read
Spring Goes Live
Weather is a factor in live music. It is the elephant in the room. Good weather gets more patrons out. Bad weather is a heavy contributor...
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Mark Valentine
Mar 19, 20231 min read
The First Week Of Spring
It was 14 degrees when I walked the dogs Sunday morning. I didn't gripe too much because I know it is the first week of Spring. Outdoor...
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