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James Charles Rodgers (September 8, 1897 – May 26, 1933) was an American country, blues and folk singer, songwriter and musician in the early 20th century, and became known known as “The Father of Country Music”.
He was a huge star in his day and most likely influenced more artists than any other singer, including Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan.
Continue reading “The WEYMANN “JIMMIE RODGERS” Special Model 890″
When I first bought a H. A. Weymann & Son guitar, there was very little known about the maker. One of the reasons for my site is to bring to light and preserve as much as I can about the Weymann Company.
I’m having a Weymann post blitz at the moment to get as much up about the company and clear out some of my files on the computer. So, for the Weymann geeks and history nuts out there this post features a magazine article about H. A. Weymann & Son published in 1929. It tells a lot about the company in 1929, when the Great Depression and the death of the principal driving force behind the company were both looming. I’m preserving the article here for posterity!
Written in April 1929, in the Musical Merchandise magazine, the entire article reads:
Continuing with featuring another readers’ Weymann guitar, I present this instrument owned by Neil Reck, Weymann aficionado and a collector of Weymann quality guitars. The latest addition to his stable is this Weymann guitar style 870:
In the words of Neil, it is as “exactly as described in the catalogue and is a powerhouse of a OM guitar.”
Johnny Depp owns a Weymann ‘f’ sound-hole guitar, and he played it briefly in a YouTube clip he made with Paul McCartney in a recording of Paul’s song, My Valentine (YouTube link below with Johnny Depp deaf language signing lyrics to McCartney’s song). When Paul McCartney first saw the guitar, he said “that’s a good-looking guitar, with those ‘f’ holes there’s something romantic about it.” And that’s true, these vintage Weymann ‘f’ hole guitars have a certain ‘mystique’ about them. They are valued highly by their owners and rarely do they come up for sale.
Continue reading “JOHNNY DEPP’S WEYMANN ‘f’ Sound-hole Guitar- Style 748”
H. A. Weymann & Son was a different type of wholesaler because they had a very stable and large retail outlet to augment the production from their workshop. They produced many different designs of guitars, often in small runs, but I suspect they also made guitars to order, or to satisfy the creativity of their crafts people. Consequently, the variety of their guitar styles never ceases to amaze.
I have photos of various Weymann guitars I want to feature in individual posts. I’m going to start with this guitar owned by a very nice lady, Judy Freeman, who has given me permission to share photos and information about her guitar. Whether this is a one-off instrument or a limited run, I guess we’ll only know if another turns up:
Continue reading “JUDY FREEMAN’S WEYMANN c.1911 Tailpiece Guitar”
My eldest son sent me this cartoon:
So sometimes the bigger they are, those with the biggest false egos, the harder they fall. And the harder they fall the happier they become because they experience, “ I am the most fallen, the worst. I am the most sinful person and yet God still forgives me.” They experience how unconditional God’s love for them is.
When I experience how unconditional God’s love is for me, then I know that I have a true friend, an unconditional friend and protector. I feel completely secure knowing there is nothing that I can be or do that would make me such that God does not love me. If I approach God completely naked, not in any way defending myself, or trying to hide my imperfections, then I experience how God’s love for me is perfect, and that I need no other protection, no other friend, no other source of happiness. This realization is complete self-realization.” Jagad Guru Siddhaswarupananda
Namaste Charles/Chaitanya das
It was originally devised to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (thus ANZACS) who served in the Gallipoli Campaign, their first engagement in World War I, (1914-1918).
It is a solemn day in Australia and New Zealand and rightly so. It honours the soldiers, irrespective of the right or wrong of the different wars they’ve participated in.
My father was born on the final day of this great war of the Anzacs, 11th November 1918. The eleventh of the eleventh 1918. This was called Armistice day, and as such his parents named him Ronald Armistice Robinson.
Continue reading “ANZAC DAY, MY FATHER and ‘REGIME CHANGE’ WARS”