Josh White Guitar

What role did this guitar play in the transformation of the music industry in the 1960's?

A Michigan man owns a Guild brand acoustic guitar that he thinks may have belonged to Josh White. Our contributor met White when he was a kid, and the guitar reminds him of a confidence White had shared with him: the Guild Company was talking to White about making a signature guitar built to his specifications and to be marketed under his name. Is this the guitar White had spoken of?

AIR DATE 2/22/09

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