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arnie |
He pawned the banjo and got drunk and died at 39 years old - but I sure like the music he played!
3 comments on “Charlie Poole and his Gibson Mastertone”
paulrobertwagner Says:
Friday, September 21, 2007 @9:10:24 AM
Does anyone know what happened to this Mastertone?
arnie Says:
Friday, September 21, 2007 @9:55:04 AM
I'd ask Pete Peterson (he's on the hangout). I bet you he knows.
Arnie
gailg64 Says:
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 @2:19:58 PM
Charlie had or had his hands on many banjos. That one looks like the Reed Rakes RB-4 (an early archtop mastertone) which is in a safe place. Kinney Rorrer tells its story in his bio of Poole Rambin. Blues, & Poole used it in his last recording session. One of my favorite old-time pickers, Reed Rakes, plays it solo on Chicken Reel and with a band on Mississippi Sawyer on the WPAQ CD that came out a few years back.
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