1956 Russell WILLIFORD SIGNED Guitar Photo Gene Vincent Blue Caps vintage Movie

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CONGRATULATIONS to Russell Williford the 2012 (VCMA) Virginia Country Music Association PIONEER Award Winner and for being inducted into the Virginia Musical Museum in 2013! CHECK out my other Blue Caps items in my ebay . This is a RARE 10 x 8 photo SIGNED by Guitar Great Russell Williford September 18, 2013 when I visited him at his home in Virginia. The Photo shows Russell playing his 1952 Fender Esquire in the 1956 Movie "The Girl Can't Help It" next to GENE VINCENT. Russell also played a 1953 Gretsch Duo Jet with Gene and for years on the Grand Ole Opry with such greats as Tex Ritter, Stonewall Jackson, Little Jimmy Dickens and shows with Patsy Cline in Virginia and sessions in Nashville with Chet Atkins. This Glossy Color 10 x 8 Photo with SIGNATURE in GOLD Metallic sharpie is done on nice FUJI Film paper and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) from Vintage Sports Memorabilia. Check out my other Autographs listed on ebay along with other Signed items of Russell. Russell now 80 years old still lives in the Norfolk/Portsmouth Virginia area & still plays guitar doing some shows around the very area where it all started for Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps in 1956. Picture shows Russell playing with Gene Vincent in the 1956 Movie " THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT". Russell is also pictured on many of Gene Vincent's early album covers and in most publicity shots of Gene & the Blue Caps in the mid-late 50's. Russell was Good friends with Gene Vincent & replaced his Norfolk/Portsmouth Virginia area friend & Guitar legend Cliff Gallup in the Fall of 1956 and played into 1957 with Gene touring the USA and Canada. Russell had worked earlier in 1953-1954 in Korea serving in the US Military and grooming a young 17 year old & future Music GREAT named ROGER MILLER. Russell did the first ever music recordings of Roger playing fiddle & singing in Seoul Korea in October 1954 & he still possess these Rare recordings. Russell & Roger did a Radio show in Seoul for the Armed Forces Radio and remained friends after the War. Russell led the Go-Boys in the late 1950's with Phil Gray & playing around the Baltimore/Washington DC area in the 1960's with Dudley Calicutt, Roy Clark & Charlie Daniels & his group the Palisades who played at the World Famous Copa Cabanna in New York City playing opposite of another Virginia Native Wayne Newton. Russell played with such greats as Patsy Cline, Lefty Frizzell in the 1960's. In 1972 he went to Nashville Tennessee and played on the Grand Ole Opry with TEX RITTER. After Tex died he played for years with Stonewall Jackson & others like Randy Parton (Dolly's Brother), Tommy Cash (Johnny's Brother), Little Jimmy Dickens, Justin Tubb and many other Opry stars & while in Nashville did many recording studio sessions with Guitar GREAT CHET ATKINS. Russell said his greatest compliment as a guitar player came from CHET ATKINS who told Russell he really loved his guitar playing!!! In Maybe the last Performance of GENE VINCENT in 1971, Gene came to Virginia to visit friends & family & went to see Russell playing at a Hot spot in the late 60's early 70's called O'Hara's on the Beach in Norfolk/Virginia Beach. GENE got up on stage and did several songs & Rocked like the Gene Vincent of the 50's. Russell said the crowd went WILD!!!!! Gene told Russell he wanted to get the Blue Caps back together again and Russell was excited, but Gene died shortly after that in October 1971. Check out my Rare Gene Vincent Album that Gene gave to Russell that night in my ebay . Russell was a member of the Blue Caps in 1956-57 and the Blue Caps were inducted into the ROCK n ROLL Hall of Fame in 2012!!! Russell's 1953 Gretsch Guitar used with Gene can be seen at the Virginia Musical Museum 6316 Richmond road in Williamsburg Virginia 23090. Russell's Guitar is displayed across from the Gene Vincent exhibit. In the picture above it shows Russell by his '53 Gretsch Guitar at the Virginia Musical Museum. CHECK OUT MY SIGNED Pictures of RUSSELL WILLIFORD in my ebay . If you h... read more

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