THE DJANGO MYSTERY

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. INTRODUCTION ix
4. A NATIONAL STEEL AMONG THE HOPI DOLLS 1
5. THE RED 355 7
6. THE GIG AND THE JOB 11
7. SOMETHING PERFECT 15
8. RISEN FROM THE ASHES 19
9. A CHUNK OF WOOD 23
10. THE GREAT MISTAKE 27
11. ALL THE BEST, TOM T. HALL 31
12. BLACKA AND THE BANDIT 35
13. THE MOUSE 39
14. THOUSANDS OF SONGS 43
15. ONE NIGHT AT THE CONTINENTAL 47
16. OLD WOOD 51
17. THE GOYA AND THE GIBSON 55
18. NUMBER 7 59
19. SARA JANE’S TUNE 63
20. THE NEW OLD NOCASTER 67
21. THE WONDERS OF THE GALAXIE 71
22. AN EDUCATION IN THE BLUES 75
23. THE DJANGO MYSTERY 81
24. CLIPPED WINGS 85
25. NOT VINTAGE, JUST OLD 89
26. THREE NEW HEADS AND FIVE NEW HANDLES 93
27. THE STRAT UNDER THE BED 97
28. DOC’S MARTIN 101
29. TWENTY BUCKS WELL SPENT 105
30. ONE GUITAR, ONE THOUSAND GIGS 109
31. THE $80 TELECASTER 113
32. MORE THAN JUST A GUITAR 117
33. A RARE FIND 121
34. A GOOD KIND OF WORN 125
35. NOTHING LIKE A DON 129
36. CURTIS RAY’S LAP STEEL 135
37. MI JARANA 139
38. CONNECTED UP, AUSTIN STYLE 143
39. A GOOD GUITAR IS A GOOD GUITAR 147
40. A LONG WAY IN A SHORT TIME 151
41. CLARENCE WHITE’S ’54 TELE 155
42. THE FIRST AND THE LAST 161
43. THAT GOOD BUCK OWENS SOUND 165
44. THE BEST DEAL EVER 169
45. A CATALOG GUITAR 173
46. LITTLE SISTER 177
47. SOMETHING THAT MATTERS 181
48. ONE GUITAR FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE 185
49. PATTY THE BLUESHAWK 191
50. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 195