guitarist, releasing three albums within a
15-month period in the late ’60s. Shortly
after the band dissolved, he worked with
Karla Bonoff and Andrew Gold in the group
Bryndle. They recorded an album, which
remained unreleased until a 1995 reunion
brought the group together again. When
Rondstadt began her solo career she called
on Edwards to join her band. He played
with Rondstadt from the mid ’70s through
the mid ’80s. Over the last decade, Edwards
has mainly performed as a solo singer/song-writer, in addition to playing duo shows with
Bonoff. His last record, Resurrection Road,
was released in 2009.
Axes & Axles Guitar and Car
Exhibit Opens
By Rebecca Dirks
Pomona, CA – To celebrate the 60th
anniversary of the Fender Telecaster,
Axes & Axles: The Art of Building Cars
and Guitars—a new exhibition that
The NHRA Motorsports Museum together with the Fender Custom
Shop in Corona, CA, recreated Jeff Beck’s Guitar Garage with Beck’s
own rocking ’ 32 Ford Highboy Roadster.
acknowledges the synergy between gui-
tars (axes) and cars (axles)—will be on
view at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports
Museum. Presented by the Automobile
Club of Southern California, the exhibition
runs from September 4, 2010, through June
30, 2011. This exhibit will feature a vast
collection of rare photographs, rock memo-
rabilia, and personal cars and guitars from
such rock icons as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck,
Michael Anthony, Kenny Wayne Shepherd,
Billy F. Gibbons, Brian Setzer, Jimmie
Vaughan, and many more.
As part of the 60th anniversary of the
Fender Telecaster, the exhibit will also illustrate the history of Fender and celebrate
one of the most famous guitar models ever
built, the iconic Tele.
“Guitars and cars have a great deal in common,” says Museum Director Tony Thacker.
“Both are means of expression, both
generate fanatical fans, and both offer a
stairway to freedom. This new exhibit will
showcase the amazing connection between
guitars and hot-rod building. It’s going to
make visitors want to rock!”
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