During a visit a few years ago, Thomas H. Bryant II sat in the home of his father, Slim, in Dormont and watched him play the 1936 Gibson L-5 that he had strummed for more than 70 years.
"What do you want to hear?" the elder Bryant said. After running through a list of favorites, he put the guitar back in its case, saying his age was catching up with him.
"It hurts too much to play anymore," he told his son.
Thomas H. "Slim" Bryant, a legendary country musician, died Friday, May 28, 2010. He was 101.
Mr. Bryant's musical career took off when Jimmie Rodgers recorded Bryant's song, "Mother, the Queen of My Heart," on Oct. 21, 1932. The song has since been done by singers ranging from George Gobel to Merle Haggard.
At a time when band leaders such as Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller were driving popular music in a new direction, Slim Bryant and his Wildcats were helping to move country music to the next level.
John Rumble, senior historian at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, once said that Mr. Bryant's band updated string band music, taking it in a "hot, jazzy direction."
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Only answer if you know a lot about guitars
If it's in excellent to mint condition , about $3500-4000.
Regular, used condition, maybe 3 grand if you find the right buyer.
You should check Ebay and see what they are going for
I know they were made in the 70s and 80s, then re-released it in the early 2000s but are they still being made today?
If not, where could I find one?
I don't know, check it out:
http://www2.gibson.com/Gibson.aspx
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