
Dean and I are going.
For details see: An All-Star Tribute & Benefit to Jerry Donahue at Bogies in Westlake Village.
Anyone else planning to attend?
Hey! I have that one too! Great book.sam wrote:Hey Craig,
You and Dean are at the benefit now, please send report when ya can. Any other GLDP'rs there send report as well.
It must be karma because this showed up on my doorstep today. I'll definitely be hitting the woodshed for these licks!
Yes, it was a full house inside and the outside patio bar (which had two video monitors of the show). A lot of cool merch was available and much of it sold, with all proceeds going to Jerry's medical fund.sam wrote:Craig,
Thanks for the review and pics, hopefully it was a full house and the funds raised were plentiful.Glad to hear the show was so good and great you saw Wayne as well. Those G&L players are everywhere.
Based on the pictures, looks like you were perched right up front.
Funny thing, I lived in Westlake Village back in the mid 70's when it was still the "country". Was out there two years ago and man it has grown.
Some of the biggest names in rock have signed a guitar, which will be auctioned to support stroke victim Jerry Donahue’s rehabilitation.
In 2016, Donahue suffered a stroke, almost certainly ending his career as a guitarist. He was known as a skilled session player and as the guitarist of The former Fairport Convention, Fotheringay and Hellecasters. Noted for his unique approach to bending, (Danny Gatton once referred to Jerry Donahue as “The string bending king of the planet”), Donahue was always in demand as a session guitarist.
The guitar has been donated by John Hornby Skewes Ltd. It is Jerry Donahue’s own Vintage Signature V58, built to his own specifications with Trevor Wilkinson and John Horny Skewes Managing Director Dennis Drumm.
Friend of Donahue and Fairport Convention bassist Dave Pegg said about the guitar, “To have so many famous signatures on this guitar is a fantastic achievement. We know that the guitar will raise many thousands of pounds and all the money raised from the auction will go towards Jerry’s rehabilitation in the USA.”
Matt Worley, another friend, notes that they have been “swamped with some of the biggest names in the music business” – so many that the guitar is full, and they’re having to move on to the guitar case.