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A new and growing web site that covers a lot of turf, music,clubs, photos , war stories, records etc
http://spoonercentral.com/BANDS/Bands.html

Hi I'm Hannah Holly's daughter and Manny's and Henry's granddaughter. I'm so honored to finally be apart of the site. If you have any questions about anything feel free to ask!!

When my son Grant was 12 or 13, graduating from middle school, we promised him a guitar. But he had a very specific guitar in mind..it had to be a Les Paul Epiphone, with a sunburst and a Bigsby Arm!



Our friend, a studio guitar player, had patiently trotted him over to Manny's and across the street to Sam Ash to play every guitar on the wall that came close to the specifications. There was a sunburst with no Bigsby (above) and there was a blue one with a Bigsby which we reluctantly put on hold until the big day...his graduation. Continue

BRUCE HAS BEEN KNOWN OVER THE YEARS TO BE A DRUMMERS DRUMMER/HAVING PLAYED WITH MOST OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF ROCK AND ROLL/PLAYING AND SUPPORTING ORIGINAL ROCKERS LIKE CHUCK BERRY BO DIDDLEY JOHN LEE HOOKER SCREAMING JAY HAWKINS AND B.B KING.BRUCE HAS ALSO TOURED WITH POPULAR SONG WRITER AND PREFORMER HENRY GROSS.BUZZY LINHART EARLY IN HIS CAREER BRUCE LIVED AND JAMMED WITH LONG ISLANDS VERY OWN BILLY JOEL. BRUCE HAS ALSO PLAYED FOR THE FIRST 6O'S SUPER GROUP AFTER THERE DRUMMER BILLY MUNDI LEFT THE BAND RHINOCEROS.BRUCE WENT ON TO PLAY WITH ONE OF THE FINEST FEMALE VOCALIST OF HER TIME GENYA-GOLDIE-RAVEN SUPPORTING HER FIRST SOLO ALBUM.A SHORT STINT WITH THE DREAM WEAVER GARY WRIGHT FOLLOWED ALONG WITH A QUICK MOVE TO L.A.TO REHEARSE WITH THE TALENTED BAND FROM ENGLAND AMERICA,THREE ARMY BRATS WAS HOW THEY DISCRIBED THEMSELVES.BEING FROM LONG ISLAND NEW YOUR BRUCE PLAYED AT MANY ROCK REVIVALS FOR BANNER AND UNIVERSAL TALENT.PLAYING WITH THE DRIFTERS THE COASTERS THE PLATTERS…

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For those of you who live in the NY area or have visited here, you may be aware that the stretch of 48th Street between 6th and 7th Avenue has been known for decades as Music Row. Dating back to the Forties, a string of music stores including Sam Ash, Rudy's Guitars and several others have been the destination for musicians and enthusiasts alike...and standing head and shoulders above them all was the store founded by Manny Goldrich back in the late 30's..Manny's Music.



You name it..they shopped there. The custom of putting artist's photos on the walls was initially to cover up a dodgy paint job but it became a calling card for the store.....I am sure that Glenn is in one of the countless pictures in the store....



Manny Goldrich was a man of many firsts; he was the first white man to sell instruments in Harlem, he was the first to offer a steep discount on manufacturers list prices and he gave musicians credit on a regular basis. His son Henry took over the store… Continue

Rather sad that this block on 48th street will never be the same. Besides purchasing my first guitar, a Dakota Red Fender Mustang at Manny's back in 1971, my fondest memory was meeting Peter Frampton there around 1974 and i believe it was Henry showing Peter the Pignose amp. Peter loved it and bought one. That day i had a chance to talk to Peter and it was a thrill as i was a big fan of Peter's music and his guitar playing. Peter was a true gentleman! Needless to say, i went back the following week and bought a pignose!

Thanks for the memories Manny's!

Peace,
Todd Wolfe
http://toddwolfe.com

16 year old Todd with his '68 "Dakota red" Fender Mustang

More to come on the Academy's dropping instrumental categories. The reaction has been predictable, outrage. I am compiling some of those reactions and will have them for you soon. I know that the people resposible have been given the truth about who we are. They are not pleased. Meanwhile WHO ARE WE? This forward says it nicely: MM



A guy calls the local musicians' union to get a quote on a six piece band for a wedding. The rep says: "Off the top of my head, I'd say about two thousand dollars." The guy says: "ARE YOU KIDDING? —— FOR MUSIC?!?"



The rep responds… "Let me suggest that you call the plumbers' union and ask for six plumbers to work from six to midnight on a Saturday night. Whatever they charge you, we'll work for half!"



This was the original sent to me: Subject: You better become a lyricist I guess!



IN CASE YOU WERE PRACTICING FOR YOUR UPCOMING INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING, HERE’S JUST A FEW OF THE CATEGORIES DROPPED OR MERGED BY THE… Continue

Dear Dear Henry & Judy,

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John Seabrook, staff writer for The New Yorker Magazine, did a beautiful article in the May 18th issue. It gives you a feeling of what it was like to "hang" at Manny's, which is why we built this site....so the hang can go on forever....