Great guitars

From the New York Times:

Al Casey, a guitarist whose playful acoustic rhythms and solos were a defining feature of Fats Waller's band in the 1930's and 1940's, died on Sunday in Manhattan. He was 89.

And--

Clarence Gatemouth Brown, an eminent guitarist and singer who spent his career fighting purism by synthesizing old blues, country, jazz, Cajun and R & B styles, died on Saturday. He was 81.

The Times obituary for Al Casey makes no mention of the wonderful name of Fats Waller's small group: Fats Waller and His Rhythm.

LINK: "Al Casey Dies at 89; Early Jazz Guitarist"

LINK: "Guitarist Clarence Gatemouth Brown Dies at 81"

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