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Kmgreensman

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I came on this board back when I bought Bob's Roy Smeck. Bob was "RAR" here as one of the original Gibson Forum members and his wife is "AMP". Bob passed away last year and I was honored to be able to buy one of his guitars. It was his 34 Roy Smeck. I posted the following post below if you want to refresh your memory or catch up on this story. I said in that post that I feel like the guy in Saving Private Ryan when he was asking his wife "Did I do enough, was I a good man?" because in the movie the Captain played by Tom Hanks told him to "earn it".

http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/124408-i-bought-bobs-smeck-and-want-to-say-a-few-things-to-this-board/

 

I respect the fact that it was Bob's guitar before it was mine and I just wanted you guys to know that it was used by a young artist named Kelby Costner in Nashville when recording a song I wrote with him called "Hold On". Please check it out on iTunes. You can hear it very good at the very first of the song when he is fingerpicking it. He asked me if I could bring one of my old guitars for him to use in the studio, and I KNEW exactly which one to pick. The 1934 Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe that I bought from Amp (Bob's Wife).

 

It has seen some tough life through its 82 years on this earth and has a few battle scars and cracks and scuffs and scratches but when it sings, its beautiful! Thank you all for being so nice to me when I posted that post back in September of last year and I just wanted you to know that I am trying everyday to "Earn it" by keeping this guitar alive and using it to create songs.

 

Give it a listen and if you like it, help a young artist in Nashville by buying it. Its a tough life in Nashville trying to make it as a singer/songwriter but I think Kelby is special and have kind of took him under my wing so to speak and helped him however I can. He sings at the World Famous Honky Tonk Tootsies in Nashville, following the footsteps of 100s of former and present recording artists.

 

That is the toughest gig to get because everyone wants it. He has only been singing and playing guitar for a few years and is just learning how to perform by what they call the "Honky Tonk Boot Camp" which is by under fire up on stage at Tootsies and their sister venues like Rippeys and Honky Tonk Central all on Broadway in Nashville. If you're in Nashville find out when he plays by his facebook site and check him out. He is a GREAT kid and has zero ego! You know how hard it is finding a talented person like him without huge ego in Nashville? like a Needle in a stack of needles! lol Such a joy to work with and to hear that amazing voice when we are writing songs is such a cool thing!

 

I hope Bob (RAR) would approve if he were still with us. I would be honored if he did!

Thanks again for welcoming me to the family here and being so kind!

 

Hold On by Kelby Costner

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hold-on-single/id1133859791

 

https://www.amazon.com/Hold-on/dp/B01ICX36KM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468946004&sr=8-1&keywords=kelby+costner+hold+on

 

Here is his facebook page...follow him if you like him..

https://www.facebook.com/KelbyCostnermusic/?fref=nf

Kmgreensman

Kmgreensman

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Yeah. I'd agree with sal

 

Would be honoured to know one of my guitars had went to such a worthy owner

 

That was so nice of you to say! I appreciate that very much. I've never met Bob, but knowing how much he loved his Gibson's and the fact that he never sold this guitar, makes me feel like I am just the keeper of it and feel obligated to treat it well. I just hope this was something that would have made him smile.

 

Thank you to all of you on this Forum for welcoming me into your group. Just knowing a song I wrote was chosen to play at someones wedding is the best thing that could happen to a songwriter. There are millions of songs to choose from and when those two people picked it is why I write songs. I am 50 and only been writing for about 8 years. I was in Nashville for the first time with a new job and went to the world famous Bluebird Cafe. I heard Casey Beathard sing his song "Don't Blink" that Kenny Chesney recorded and I walked out of there so touched that I said. "I have GOT to learn how to do that!" I started searching that night for resources to learn how to do it. I am a long way away from being where I want to be, but I enjoy it so much and I appreciate the fact that I have this beautiful old Gibson to inspire me. Thanks you guys again!

 

Curt

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