Description: "In the 1960s and 1970s, Randy Wood was one of the pioneers in the vintage instrument industry. He brought cherished pre-WWII instruments back to life, many of which owners and buyers thought could not be repaired. He crafted his own instruments as well and was operating in Nashville during the resurgence of country music and the rapid evolution of the music industry into a business juggernaut. All the while Wood's instruments collectively found their way into the hands of some of country music, and the music industry's, more renowned artists. Daniel Wile presents Wood as an important component of the overall history of country music in Nashville and beyond and presents his craftsmanship of stringed instruments as functional, musical works of art"--
Brief description:
Daniel Wile has written for Bluegrass Unlimited, Vintage Guitar, and The Bluegrass Standard. He is president of Southern Cast Products, a steel foundry in Meridian, Mississippi.