Topic: New Bukka White book - "The Legend of Booker's Guitar"

[zantii]

Just a quick heads-up for those who may be interested in a new book about the legendary country blues singer/guitarist (and sometimes pianist  ) Bukka White.

The book is titled "The Legend of Booker's Guitar" and more information can be found here:

http://zantii7.wix.com/bookersguitar

Thanks,
Peter

[wreid75]

http://www.amazon.com/The-Legend-Bookers-Guitar-Story/dp/1291920420

for some people the previous link doesn't work so I inserted another

[Parlor Picker]

But go via the link here so the Weenie gets a commission.

[zantii]

The latest issue of Record Collector magazine in the UK features a review of the book - it can be found online here:

http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/the-legend-of-bookers-guitar

[huge furry whipinstool]

For any Weenie who would like to own a piece of history Bukka?s 1933 National is up for auction on 13th March. This will take place at UK guitar auctions in Bath.
It has a very reasonable reserve set at between ?80k to ?120k. See you all there.

[DerZauberer]

Nice web presence for the auction with a lot of background and story:
https://guitar-auctions.co.uk/portfolio-post/booker-t-washington-white-a-1933-national-duolian-hard-rock-resonator-guitar/

Interested to see how much it goes for in the end.

Looking at the prices that David Gilmour's Christie's auctions is trying to achieve, I find the estimate to be quite optimistic (unless of course, a prominent celebrity guitar player millionaire wants a piece of Blues history). For comparison, Gilmour's "Black Strat" is on sale, with an estimate of $100k to $150k, and arguably this is a much more widely know legendary holy guitar grail than Bukka's old National.

Let's see how it goes...