Gibson Guitars

I know it's hard to believe, but at one time auto designers, stylists if you wish, were rock stars. Names like Harley Earl, Ferdinand Porsche, Dick Teague, Carroll Shelby, and Raymond Loewy, and many, many more, designed and molded so much sheet metal into shapes that made our hearts race. And …

This 1939 Gibson guitar made in Kalamazoo is a beauty, and may be the ticket to stardom for a Youngstown, Ohio musician who plays his grandfather's old six-string.

Many things about the legendary bluesman are still a mystery. A scholar may have just uncovered where Robert Johnson bought his Gibson guitar made in Kalamazoo.

Scott Napier, who plays and teaches mandolin professionally, made a recent visit to the Gibson Guitar factory in Kalamazoo to play his vintage mandolin at the place it was crafted and first strung.

Turning quarantine time into creative time, Steve Earle has a YouTube series called "Guitar Town," where he plays his favorite axes- some made here in Kalamazoo.

One woman survives today to tell her story of making Gibson guitars at the Kalamazoo factory after all the men had gone off to war.

The Gibson Guitar Company, whose roots go back over a century to Kalamazoo, is offering a major reward for the return/recovery of a set of shipping ledgers dating back to the late 1950's.

Between 1974 and 1984, production of one of the most popular guitar brands stopped production in Michigan and the rights were sold to a company in Nashville. Now, Gibson guitars are coming home

Your mind may not be prepared for the sheer awesomeness of what it's about to witness.