Merle Travis' 100th Birthday Celebration

April 19, 2018

Music City/Guitar Town USA (Nashville, TN)

Story By Butch Worrell of One Heart Photo

Photos By Butch Worrell of One Heart Photo

Merle Travis was, a guitar player that influenced Chet Atkins and many others, a songwriter of classics such as “16 Tons” and “Dark as a Dungeon”, an actor (Sal Anderson in “From Here to Eternity”) and 15 other movies, and elder statesman of the country music industry in his later years, had his life celebrated at Nashville City Winery by some of the worlds great guitar players.

BUSH Tour stops at the Monarch Music Hall in Peoria, Illinois

Monarch Music Hall - Peoria, Illinois April 17th, 2018

Review and Photos by Jeremy Rickman of JKR Photography

 

Monarch Music Hall started off Peoria, Illinois spring concert season by bringing the BUSH Tour into Central, Illinois. Just back from their European Tour Dates they joined up with Australian Band Atlas Genius, and Big Jesus out of Atlanta, GA. 

Tommy Emmanuel Tears The Roof Off In Central Florida With Anthony Snape

April 8, 2018

The Plaza Live
Orlando, Florida

by Michelle Wilson of Rock Legends Photographers

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Tommy Emmanuel brought his explosive guitar dynamics to The Plaza Live in Orlando, Florida and played to a packed house of mesmerized fans. The Australian-born, Nashville-based guitar wizard, who was extolled by the late, great Chet Atkins as one of the greatest guitar players he had ever seen, incorporates a unique fingerpicking technique into his playing style and has twice been named "Best Acoustic Guitarist" in Guitar Player Magazine. Also noteworthy is the fact that Emmanuel never learned to read music and plays by ear. Every show is chock full of charm, personality and humor, and oh yeah - intense pickin'.