Heritage Sighting

[skydog52]

John Lawrence playing his Blue Heritage's at the Blue LLama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor.

 

[ESchmidt]

I usually don’t care for blue guitars, but those look classy! Great eye and thanks for sharing!

[Genericmusic]

[DetroitBlues]

Nice pair of Heritages!  Both hollowbodies w/ humbuckers.

[Yooper]

I loved hearing him gush over his Kenny Burrell model, playing its first gig. He sounds just like we do when we get a new Heritage.

Back to the basement for me. I have standards to learn.

[TalismanRich]

Some really nice playing there!    Just the thing to get a glass of spirits,  a few snacks, and  pull it up for an evening on the big screen.

[Gitfiddler]

Nice grooves on that big blue KB. 

Thanks for sharing.

[skydog52]

John E. Lawrence is a Great Player and even Greater Man.  He was head of the Music Department at Washtenaw Community College for years.

He retired from there a few years ago and is having great fun with his music now. I try to go see him when ever he plays out. Not many opportunities this year 

but I'll get back at it after Covid is over. 

He has a lot of guitars and a lot of Heritage's. At one time he was a Heritage Artist but they are not doing any of that now.

http://johnelawrence.net/

[tsp17]

dig it.  very groovy.  

[DetroitBlues]

Definitely does make me want to learn the style.  The tone is so creamy, yet clear.  Amazing stuff.  Looks like a George Benson Signature Fender Hod Rod Deluxe?

[skydog52]

Check it out at 33:10. John is talking about the Kenny Burrell model, good story.

[Steiner]

I took a Jazz guitar course from John E. some 40 years ago.  To this day, I remember him instructing us to tell a story with leads.  Give ups and downs along the way and finish with a big crescendo.

I have absolutely NO idea why he passed me...

[DetroitBlues]

16 minutes ago, Steiner said:

I took a Jazz guitar course from John E. some 40 years ago.  To this day, I remember him instructing us to tell a story with leads.  Give ups and downs along the way and finish with a big crescendo.

I have absolutely NO idea why he passed me...

Did you play sports?

[Steiner]

2 hours ago, DetroitBlues said:

Did you play sports?

Not anything organized after ~14-15yrs old.  You?

I took John E.'s class in college.

[DetroitBlues]

3 hours ago, Steiner said:

Not anything organized after ~14-15yrs old.  You?

I took John E.'s class in college.

Just the ye ol college athletes automatically passing theory...