Folk Stars & Their Guitars

Subject: Folk Stars & Their Guitars
From: GUEST,Aaron S.
Date: 04 Mar 05 - 02:38 PM

Is there a museum where 50's and 60's folk stars guitars are displayed? I'd also like to know what brand guitars stars like Odetta, Joan Baez, Dylan, Judy Collins, Josh White and others played in their heyday. Where can this information be found?

Aaron

Subject: RE: Folk Stars & Their Guitars
From: Wesley S
Date: 04 Mar 05 - 04:40 PM

In order - Gibson, Martin, anything handy, Martin, and Martin. There you go. ( although I might be wrong about Josh White }

Seriously - Acoustic Guitar magazine has an online section called "What they play" - A lot of the folks mentioned here have been interviewed and go into detail about the instruments they use.

Subject: RE: Folk Stars & Their Guitars
From: GUEST,Clint Keller
Date: 04 Mar 05 - 05:43 PM

Didn't Josh White get into Ovations? Or am I thinking of some other folkperson?

cliint

Subject: RE: Folk Stars & Their Guitars
From: GUEST,Sleepless Dad
Date: 04 Mar 05 - 10:46 PM

I think Josh White Jr played Ovations. Maybe not.

Subject: RE: Folk Stars & Their Guitars
From: GUEST,Auggie
Date: 04 Mar 05 - 10:56 PM

I know Steve Goodman played a Gibson and some Martins, but do any of you Catters know who made the Selmer Maccaferri-style guitar that's on the cover of Santa Ana Winds?

Subject: RE: Folk Stars & Their Guitars
From: GUEST,Jeprody
Date: 04 Mar 05 - 10:57 PM

Who is Rickenbocker?

Subject: RE: Folk Stars & Their Guitars
From: Don Firth
Date: 04 Mar 05 - 11:02 PM

Joan Baez used (still uses, maybe) a Martin 0-45 parlor guitar that was made in 1929 (I think). Great sounding instrument.

Martin is now making a "signature model" of this guitar. Here's some pertinent poop on it. TWANG!!

Don Firth