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The Saga of Willie Nelson’s Guitar

Willie Nelson Trigger

This short 12-minute film from Rolling Stone tells the story of Willie Nelson’s famous guiar, Trigger. In The Tale of Trigger, Nelson recounts how he acquired the guitar, why he named it “Trigger” (after Roy Rogers’s horse, of course), and how he started collecting autographs on it. The video follows the important role that the Martin N-20 acoustic guitar played in his career.

One of my favorite parts of my favorite Willie Nelson’s albums is his recognizable guitar sound. Now, The Tale of Trigger tells us a little more about the five-decade relationship involving one of the most important guitars in country music history. Check it out.

What is your favorite Trigger appearance? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    The Les Paul & Mary Ford Show

    Les Paul Guitar
    Les Paul, who passed away in 2009, was born in Wisconsin on June 9, 1915. His guitar playing and innovations, like his development of the solid-body electric guitar, are responsible for much of the music we hear today.

    Among his many accomplishments, in the 1950s he had a five-minute syndicated television show with his wife at the time, Mary Ford. During that decade, Ford and Paul had a string of hit jazz songs, and The Les Paul & Mary Ford Show was often used to fill in space between regularly scheduled shows.

    You may read more about Les Paul’s life at the Les Paul website.

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