Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Hall of Fame benefactor pays $575,000 for Mother Maybelle's guitar
From the Tennesseean:
A Murfreesboro benefactor has put up $575,000 to purchase "Mother Maybelle" Carter's guitar and return it — permanently — to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
The 1928 Gibson L-5 guitar had been on loan to the museum since 1998, but it was put up for sale by its anonymous owner three months ago.
Read the Details:
The Tennesseean
A Murfreesboro benefactor has put up $575,000 to purchase "Mother Maybelle" Carter's guitar and return it — permanently — to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
The 1928 Gibson L-5 guitar had been on loan to the museum since 1998, but it was put up for sale by its anonymous owner three months ago.
Read the Details:
The Tennesseean
# posted by Dave Sichak @ 9:25 AM 
