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April 24, 2007Guitar Celebs Perform at 30th Annual Dallas Guitar Festivalby Tom Watson; photos by Melody Syer
One of the main attractions at this year's festival was the Holy Grail Exhibition, a display featuring Eric Clapton’s “Blackie,” the most expensive guitar ever auctioned, Clapton’s Gibson ES-335 from Cream, the first Telecaster ever made, Leo Fender and Gibson’s original patent drawings, the 1936 D45s first Jumbo Martin Guitar (valued at $500,000), Jimi Hendrix’s Strat, guitars from Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Lenny” and his signature black hat, and Pete Townshend’s “Flying V”. Below are performance photos of Eric Johnson (2005 interview), Joe Bonamassa (2006 interview), Johnny A. (2006 interview), Gary Hoey (2007 interview), and Rick Vito, who were part of Saturday's entertainment lineup. Related articles
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