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  2. Instrument destruction - Wikipedia

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    In 1956, on the Lawrence Welk Show, a zoot-suited performer billed as "Rockin' Rocky Rockwell" did a mocking rendition of Elvis Presley's hit song "Hound Dog." At the conclusion of the song he smashed an acoustic guitar over his knee. [1] US country musician Ira Louvin was famous for smashing mandolins that he deemed out-of-tune. [2] A broken ...

  3. Carillion - Wikipedia

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    Carillion was created in July 1999, following a demerger from Tarmac, which had been founded in 1903.Tarmac focused on its core heavy building materials business, while Carillion included the former Tarmac Construction contracting business and the Tarmac Professional Services group of businesses. [7]

  4. Cowtown Guitars - Wikipedia

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    Cowtown Guitars was a vintage guitar shop located in Las Vegas, Nevada, owned by husband and wife, Jesse and Roxie Amoroso. [1] The shop was well known having one of the largest collection of vintage guitars in North America and boasted a client list of celebrities, which includes Carlos Santana and Imagine Dragons.

  5. Charlie Christian - Wikipedia

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    Gibson ES-250 guitar (custom built by Gibson with a natural finish, an L-7 style neck, and custom inlays on the fingerboard), February 1941 – March 1942; Gibson L-5 guitar (custom built by Gibson with a "Charlie Christian pickup" instead of a P-90). This guitar was delivered to Christian just prior to his death in March 1942.

  6. Trigger (guitar) - Wikipedia

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    Trigger is a modified Martin N-20 nylon-string classical acoustic guitar used by country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson. Early in his career, Nelson tested several guitars by different companies. After his Baldwin guitar was damaged in 1969, he purchased the Martin guitar, but retained the electrical components from the Baldwin guitar.

  7. The collapse of TGI Fridays is a case study in how not to run ...

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    The other part of the problem is that I probably wouldn't go there in this day and age unless there really weren't any other options. And apparently, I'm not alone. Given the chain's struggles, a ...

  8. Gibson Everly Brothers Flattop - Wikipedia

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    As the pickguard covered most of the top of the guitar, it limited the vibration of the top, thus limiting the sound of the guitar. The standard finish on the guitar was black, though a few models were natural or sunburst finish. The Everly Brothers Flattop was discontinued in 1972, but was reissued as the Gibson J-180 in the mid-1980s.

  9. Man who smashed Taylor Swift guitar with hammer at Texas ...

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    The Texas man who smashed up a supposedly “signed” Taylor Swift guitar after paying thousands for it at auction has spoken out.. In footage that went viral this week, a man identified by US ...