Slim Jim Phantom is Rockabilly Royalty. Born not too far from the Gretsch factory in Brooklyn and raised in Massapequa, New York, Phantom grew up immersed in music, especially his parents’ jazz records which featured many legendary Gretsch drummers. “I was a jazz...
Fred #1: Friedrich Gretsch – The “First Fred” Who Started It All. If you had a time machine and attended any Gretsch family reunion in the past 100 years, you’d probably meet more than one Fred Gretsch. As many of you reading this article know, the name Fred...
“I step onstage like I own it. Like I’ve got something to say and with a little bit of authority,” says Gretsch-endorsed artist Jane Rose. And for more than a decade, Rose has been fronting Jane Rose & The Deadend Boys, a high-octane rockabilly, blues, and...
With historic gift and partnership, Georgia Southern names the Fred & Dinah Gretsch School of Music The “grit and grace” that defines the historic Gretsch sound is also a perfect label for Georgia Southern, as the university’s school of music will now be named...
A Sensational Selection of Gretsch Drums – the Choice of Drum Legends, Tony Williams, Max Roach, Phil Collins, Vinnie Colaiuta, Steven Ferrone and More – to Stand Atop the Auction Stage. Guitars from the Renowned Bachman-Gretsch Collection, Banjos, Mandolins, Awards,...