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Gibson Foundation launch events to benefit flood relief
Gibson Guitar and its philanthropic division, the Gibson Foundation, have announced a series of programs to help aid the victims of the recent Nashville floods that devastated the city and surrounding...
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Gibson stocks running low
Guitar retailers soon expect to run out of popular brands of Gibson guitars after the flooding of a company plant that manufactures some of the best-known electric guitars in the nation. The nation’s...
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Guitar fish finds temporary home in Nashville
The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga will serve as a temporary home for Gibson, a guitar fish that was located inside the Nashville Aquarium. The restaurant was damaged as a result of the flooding...
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Speedway Les Paul to be auctioned for Nashville flood relief
Fans of Nashville Superspeedway will have the opportunity to get their hands on another special, commemorative Sam Bass-designed Gibson Les Paul trophy guitar following the Nationwide Series race on...
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Nashville Guitar Legend Fred Carter Jr. Dies at 76
One of early rock’n’roll and country music’s premier guitarists, Fred Carter Jr., died Saturday (July 17) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville following a stroke. He was 76. Carter is...
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First post-flood Gibson rolls off assembly line
After the floods shut down Gobsin’s Nashville plant in May, operations are just beginning to return to normal. The first post-flood electric guitar rolled off the assembly line at Gibson Guitar’s...
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Slash presented with the first post-flood Gibson
Slash was presented with a very special “first guitar” from Gibson USA. The story of their recovery and resurgence from the May 2010 floods in Nashville was presented with strong testament in West...
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Gibson commemorate flood with new Les Paul “swirl” finish
Almost one year on from the Nashville flood, Gibson has introduced the Anniversary Flood Les Paul Studio. From the press release; “The Nashville flood of May 2010 devastated not only the city in...
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Billy Grammer dies aged 85
Solo artist, session guitarist and Grand Ole Opry member Bill Grammer has died of natural causes at the age of 85. He co-founded the Grammer Guitar Company in 1965, designing a distinctive acoustic...
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Guitar News Daily decide not to publish Gibson story
You may well have seen the reports about the recent raids on Gibson’s Nashville and Memphis sites by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Perhaps you’ve even read or listened to Henry Juszkiewicz’s...
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