Santa Cruz Coffee Break # 74 Zoomin’ with John Thomas

[indexless]

Greetings From,

One of the great one’s here. There is a little background noise here, it was Friday afternoon after all, if you hear a dog bark, it’s mine. The SCGC content is limited but the truth on Gibson shows through. Guitarist and Author John Thomas gives us the truth on what really happened with Gibson Guitar Company and World War II. John the author of Kalamazoo Gals set’s the record straight on what really happened. John is THE authority on wartime acoustics, this is a must watch/hear podcast. A little bad language and a lot of laughs. Please check out his links, buy the book if you don’t have it and check out his charity, John is one of the big boys, Hope you enjoy. scroll down for the links      Apple Podcasts

You Tube https://youtu.be/Vfy1JSlljXw

SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/4Ksk2

Kalamazoo Gals: https://kalamazoogals.com/

Kalamazoo Gals on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Kalamazoo-Gals-Extraordinary-Gibsons-Guitars/dp/0983082782

https://johnthomasguitar.com/

The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation: https://www.tbhef.org/

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[iim7V7IM7]

John is a good friend and a treasure to the vintage Gibson guitar collecting/playing Community and this podcast is well worth listening to (thanks).

[LukeF]

Just listened to the podcast.  I thoroughly enjoyed listening to John’s stories.  He’s been through a lot, and he has a very healthy perspective on life.

Thank you Richard and Tad.

 

Luke

[Hank]

John Thomas is a very talented and empathetic man. His history of the Gibson Ladies and the complete denial by Gibson of thier “Wartime”  Production is a complete mystery……It could have been one of the great adaptaion/survival marketing stories of the war years.

I first took guitar lessons from a music teacher in the western suburbs of Chicago about 1957 . My mom rented  a Gibson Sunburst Archback for me to learn on. The teacher insited that I learn scales before I ever learned a song. These were the days of Elvis & chuck Bery and “Rock Around the Clock”….I didn’t want to learn “No Stinking Scales”.

Years later i got one of the Gibson Flat Tops with the white pick guards on both sides of the soundhole and started learning folk songs from the old “Sing Out” Magazines…..Gibsons were an early part of my guitar life.

Thanks for the memories and the stories John. Thanks Richard & Tad for your Podcasts.

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