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Roberts endorsed Epiphone and later the Epiphone Howard Roberts model was introduced, this guitar being a modified Gibson L-4 based loosely on the design submitted by Roberts and Nelson. It was a 16" wide hollow body guitar with a Gibson
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Improvisation" for
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Roberts Fusion model, an electric
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2459:Jay Migliori
2454:Plas Johnson
2423:Leon Russell
2403:Mike Melvoin
2328:Milt Holland
2277:Upright bass
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1984:the original
1980:Guitarchives
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1687:Bibliography
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151:Years active
92:(1992-06-28)
2640:1992 deaths
2635:1929 births
2525:Tony Terran
2371:Earl Palmer
2366:Jim Keltner
2333:Joe Porcaro
2263:Ray Pohlman
2258:Bill Pitman
2238:Max Bennett
2210:P. F. Sloan
2195:Bill Pitman
1960:29 November
1926:29 November
1668:Bobby Troup
1664:Bobby Troup
1652:GĂĄbor SzabĂł
1616:(GRP, 1984)
1590:(ABC, 1968)
1583:(ABC, 1967)
1577:Della Reese
1517:Herbie Mann
1425:ABC Records
1411:(ABC, 1967)
1345:Bobby Darin
1275:With others
1171:(Dot, 1968)
1066:Rugolomania
1038:Pete Rugolo
1004:I Like Men!
836:(VSP, 1966)
767:Discography
761:semi-hollow
646:Jimmy Smith
642:Chet Atkins
634:the Monkees
630:Dean Martin
527:Green Acres
497:I Love Lucy
483:Ted McCarty
443:ABC Records
425:Earl Palmer
397:Henry Fonda
382:Max Bennett
366:Bill Holman
362:Marty Paich
296:Bobby Troup
261:Sonny Stitt
186:Early years
2614:Categories
2464:Nino Tempo
2393:Al De Lory
2361:Jim Gordon
2356:Hal Blaine
2318:Frank Capp
2310:Percussion
2290:Jimmy Bond
2253:Joe Osborn
2243:Carol Kaye
2180:Mike Deasy
2175:Jerry Cole
2055:References
2014:2012-06-14
1719:B0080YPG16
1635:Look at Us
1604:RCA Victor
1467:Hank Jones
1431:Lena Horne
1339:RCA Victor
1244:Bob Cooper
925:As sideman
757:humbucking
694:Later work
688:Ron Benson
677:Hal Blaine
557:Peter Gunn
470:Gibson L-4
466:Herb Ellis
393:The Deputy
288:Neal Hefti
241:Pete Jolly
209:Steve Voce
201:Art Farmer
155:1950sâ1992
140:Instrument
101:Washington
69:1929-10-02
54:Birth name
2510:Roy Caton
2487:Dick Nash
2433:Saxophone
2408:Don Randi
2385:Keyboards
2295:Lyle Ritz
2185:René Hall
1511:Righteous
1329:Sam Cooke
1231:Bud Shank
1181:Paramount
988:Peggy Lee
979:Specialty
906:Discovery
772:As leader
715:Hollywood
638:Roy Clark
614:Peggy Lee
533:Get Smart
374:Peggy Lee
172:guitarist
2598:Category
2474:Trombone
2449:Jim Horn
2413:Dr. John
2170:Al Casey
2104:Archived
1990:17 April
1856:17 April
1846:Allmusic
1803:(1989).
1727:79391800
1709:(1961).
1081:, 1957])
1051:Columbia
846:Guilty!!
748:Epiphone
713:(MI) in
454:mandolin
423:(bass),
343:DownBeat
176:educator
134:educator
2497:Trumpet
2152:Guitars
1614:Deedles
1606:, 1958)
1479:, 1977)
1427:, 1974)
1399:, 1956)
1383:, 1975)
1357:, 1964)
1350:Winners
1341:, 1964)
1262:, 1959)
1250:, 1957)
1216:, 1970)
1204:, 1968)
1197:Bullitt
1183:, 1968)
1163:, 1967)
1151:, 1964)
1121:, 1961)
1119:Mercury
1093:, 1956)
1079:Harmony
1053:, 1954)
981:, 1958)
908:, 1981)
898:, 1978)
876:, 1971)
874:Impulse
816:Goodies
800:, 1963)
798:Capitol
784:, 1957)
742:Guitars
605:Bullitt
569:Dragnet
509:Bonanza
417:Capitol
354:A&R
257:jamming
120:country
97:Seattle
80:Arizona
76:Phoenix
2073:
1811:
1788:
1769:
1746:
1725:
1717:
1477:Galaxy
1381:Arista
1188:Mannix
1149:Colpix
1091:EmArcy
880:Sounds
752:Gibson
539:Batman
475:pickup
386:double
192:Gibson
178:, and
144:Guitar
108:Genres
103:, U.S.
82:, U.S.
2348:Drums
1823:Notes
1624:Sugar
1570:Harry
1377:Terry
1242:with
1229:With
1134:With
1036:With
986:With
956:With
930:With
782:Verve
439:scale
403:1960s
378:Fever
317:with
247:1950s
197:blues
2071:ISBN
1992:2013
1962:2021
1928:2021
1858:2013
1809:ISBN
1786:ISBN
1767:ISBN
1744:ISBN
1723:OCLC
1715:ASIN
1355:Atco
750:and
656:and
435:H.R.
411:and
364:and
321:and
267:and
235:and
169:jazz
116:rock
112:Jazz
87:Died
63:Born
1214:MGM
1161:Dot
671:'s
253:amp
207:by
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2065:.
2031:.
1978:.
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