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Lorene at book signing in Nashville, Tennessee. July 29, 2003

 

"My book signing at the CMHOF was a great success and I had a good time. I had so much fun meeting the many people who gathered around where I was signing. A few had known Jimmy, but others only knew him through his beautiful music on guitar and fiddle. I even sold some books!  My granddaughter, Candise Brooks, took some great pictures. The NAMM Show activities were absolutely wonderful. The Jimmy Bryant Telecaster is gorgeous like one of the guitars Leo Fender made for Jimmy in the fifties with the leather hand-tooled pick guard with his initials. Many musicians played the guitar and it sounded GOOD, but of course not like Jimmy could have played it. I even tried it out!"
 

"The next BIG thing that is happening this year to honor Jimmy, is the three CD set being reissued by Sundazed Music Company in NY. They have notified me that they are vigorously charging ahead with their final plans for the CD set, due out in November. I am so very thrilled! I'll have a picture of the CD on my website when I receive one, and announce the exact date the set will be out. Jimmy is to be the Featured Artist of the year! Their Catalog for 2003 will have special articles and pictures on Jimmy. By the way, their Catalogs are fantastic with a lot of Three D pictures and other 'stuff.'"