Guild at Little Richard's Show in Liverpool 1962

[Rich Cohen]

In 1963, Little Richard played in Liverpool, England, singing "Shake Baby Shake." One of the guitarists in the band is playing a Guild, probably a Starfire. Check it out at 5:18 in the video.

 

[GGJaguar]

Looks like it might be an X-500.

 

[Rich Cohen]

That's what I thought when I first saw it last night on the PBS program about Little Richard. Man, he was much abused by the record industry, as were so many other black musicians before the 1990s, not paying him what he was owed and had earned.

 

[SFIV1967]

Looks like it might be an X-500.

Nice brown sunburst, gold hardware, Diamond shaped tuners:




Ralf

 

[Rich Cohen]

Nice sleuthing, SFIV!

 

[SFIV1967]

Nice sleuthing, SFIV!

This is where you see the guitar better:



Ralf

 

[Rocky]

I tried finding the name of that guitar player but was not successful.

This is where you see the guitar better:



Ralf

Based on these notes, it's probably the guitarist from Sounds Incorporated, John St. John.

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[GGJaguar]

Agree with Rocky. Assuming Sounds Incorporated were the backing band (as per the kick drum), the guitarist would have been John St. John.

 

[SFIV1967]

Yes, in the meantime I found the same. "John St. John", born John Gillard on 1 April 1940.

Here with another Guild, see below picture in next post #12:





Ralf

 

[Rocky]

Here he is with a Duane Eddy with Mary Wells in 1964

 

[Rich Cohen]

Yes, in the meantime I found the same. "John St. John", born John Gillard on 1 April 1940.

Here with another Guild, see below picture in next post:





Ralf

Isn't his guitar too thin to be a X-500?

 

[SFIV1967]

Since those videos have good resolution, it's a Duane Eddy B Model as explained in Hans book on page 77.



Ralf

 

[SFIV1967]

Isn't his guitar too thin to be a X-500?

Not the same as the guitar in the Little Richard video.

Ralf

 

[Rich Cohen]

You beat me to it, SFIV!

 

[walrus]

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[Rich Cohen]

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Walrus, I agree with you; also the comaraderie is a big part of LTG. There's something about Guild guitars that attract really good folks.

 

[Teleguy61]

Sounds Incorporated were the band on Beatles Good Morning.
The PBS Little Richard show is excellent, very well done.