McCartney Times

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Former Paul McCartney and Wings guitarist Laurence Juber is scheduled to speak at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum on Thursday, April 20, about the history of the acoustic guitar and its role in music.Juber was first recognized the lead guitarist in Wings, and is now a solo performer, recording artist, composer, and arranger. His style fuses folk, jazz, blues, pop and classical, a news release says. He won a Grammy award with Wings.“This session of ‘guitarology’ focuses on the six-string guitar and its relatives, from its roots in antiquity through its explosive popularity in early 19th century Europe and documents the instrument’s subsequent journey to the United States, its mass marketing, social function and continued utility in popular music,” according to an event announcement.

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