Dennis Morgan
Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Famer Dennis Morgan is one of the most successful songwriters in Nashville history. With 52 BMI Awards and 17 Million-aire Performance awards to his name for songs such as “Smoky Mountain Rain,” “I Wouldn’t Have Missed It For The World,” “She Keeps The Home Fires Burning” by Ronnie Milsap, “I Knew You Were Waiting For me,” by George Michaels and Aretha Franklin, “My Heart Can’t Tell You No,” by Rod Stewart,” “Let Me Let Go” by Faith Hill, and hundreds of others around the world. His songs have been recorded by arstists as diverse as Fleetwood Mac, Joe Cocker, Climie Fisher, Delbert McClinton, Willie Dixon, Tina Turner, Jonny Lang, and the list goes on and on! Dennis is one of the first to own and operate his own publishing company, Little Shop of Morgansongs, setting a standard for many to come. He has been on the row for 35 years and his “Little Shop” is 23 years old this year
Bobby Vee
“It’s the best sounding guitar I’ve ever owned”
Tom Velline
"This was a challenge because Tom is such a good upright bass player, trying to get that same tone from an electric bass with frets was no easy undertaking. What did help is that Tom knew exactly what kind of sound he wanted and is so articulate that I could understand what he was after. We tried a good number of preamp combinations to get it right. The colors came from an old Rockabilly album cover. Tom knew right off, that that's what he wanted. I think it really looks cool. Tom tours with his Dad and plays a good number of dates with "The Vees." They've got a couple of damn good CDs and if you like Rockabilly you've got to have these in your collection."
Paul Diethelm
" I saw Paul on the Jay Leno show last night, he is such a good player. Currently he's working with Jonny Lang, but he's always got a number of projects going. I had already started building this guitar when Paul said he wanted a good acoustic guitar. I had seen the Bob Taylors" pallet guitar" and thought if someone can build a good guitar from a shipping crate, he must be pretty good! So I found some scraps at a local pontoon manufacturer and got to work. I was more than honored when Paul picked the guitar up and said it was one of the nicest acoustics he's ever played. I don't know if I'll do that again, it was a lot of work, but I am happy with how the guitar turned out!"
Richard Leach
Ronnie Wood
“I love it, It’s going to be my main Guitar”
Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones
Rob Velline
“...everyone is flipping over it.......
When I first took it out of the case it was like
a kid at Christmas. I just couldn’t stop playing it and
looking at it”-Rob Velline
Martin Zellar
"My sincere thanks to you. I treasure this guitar and I know that
I'll get many good songs out of it. As I mentioned before, I definitely
want to talk about a companion for it. It is already the clear favorite
of both of my sons." -Martin Zellar
Dan Neale
Rock. Blues. Pop. Country. Country-rock. Psychedelic. Christmas. Acoustic. Hit Parade….and every variation therein, Dan Neale has played them all on one kind of guitar, mandolin, banjo or another. From the roots rock of Bo Diddley and ‘60s pop star Bobby Vee to his critically acclaimed contemporary work with Martin Zellar and The Hardways, Slim Dunlap and others, Neale just might be Minnesota’s Most Valuable Guitar Player (MVGP). A frequent guest on Garrison Keiller’s A Prairie Home Companion he’s a consummate studio pro and live performer for whom the often misused term “sideman” might have been invented.
Merle Haggard
With over three dozen Number One country hits, countless awards (from the Academy of Country Music, Country Music Association, BMI and the Grammys to mention a few) and accolades from fans and contemporaries alike, it seems that Country legend Merle Haggard has achieved more than most in this business. As a performer, singer, and musician, he was one of the best, influencing countless other artists. Not coincidentally, he is the best singer/songwriter in country music since Hank Williams, writing a body of songs that became classics.
And of-course all the other fine Artists playing Our Guitars!