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October 13, 2025
On a cold February afternoon in 2018, we saw Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives at the Stoughton Opera House in Stoughton, Wisconsin.
It was a great show in a beautiful theater and it is one of Marty's favorites venues.
He was going to build his theater in Mississippi to resemble the opera house as much as possible. That's how much he loved it. During his performance that day he wouldn't bring out his Clarence White B Bender Fender guitar that was friend Clarence Whites from The Byrds.
My previous blog goes into that story with Clarence White.
Marty said that "it would blow the paint of the walls of the little theater"! I'll never forget that.
Marty is coming to our neighborhood to the Wilson Center for the Performing Arts on October 24, 2025 here in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Hope the B Bender comes out that night because he really plays it well and Clarence White would be proud of him.
Take a look at Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives. They are all fabulous musicians. "Cousin" Kenny Vaughan, "Handsome" Harry Stinson and Chris Scruggs whose dad and his grandfather ,Earl Scruggs, I've had the pleasure to meet and photograph. Even did an interview with Earl Scruggs many years ago who started an amazing musical family.
Hope you are coming to the show. I think and expect tickets are sold out.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
September 29, 2025
I just edited again some photos of The Byrds from April 30th 1972 that I have had on my website before but revisited with Lightroom.
I was 18 years old in 1972 working with the Bugle American newspaper and Columbia Records in Milwaukee.
Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Skip Battin and Gene Clark were The Byrds in 1972 and they had a bunch of different lineups through the years.
This show was at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. John Hagar of Columbia Records and I went to say hi and get permission for me to do a review and take few photos.
We went backstage before the show and introduced ourselves and I asked Roger McGuinn if I may take a few photos during the show and he quickly said no.
The great Clarence White was sitting on a church table and looked at my surprised expresssion and said to Roger, "let the kid take a few shots".
I was then allowed to do that and witnessed one of the best guitarists play his custom B Bender guitar. It was just amazing to see it and hear it. I had never seen such an awesome guitar.
Being a lover of the pedal steel guitar and to hear a guitar doing something similar was amazing!
Clarence was killed a year later by a drunk driver while he was loading equipment in California.
The B Bender is now owned and played by Marty Stuart. It's awesome to hear it again.
On October 24, 2025, my friend Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives are coming to the Wilson Center for the Arts here in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Come join us for some great music and we hopefully will see the B Bender in action again.
Thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
September 15, 2025
Here is part 2 of the Indy Car race at the Milwaukee Mile on August 23rd and 24th 2025.
Saturday was hot and humid with Alex Palou taking the pole position and Sunday was a cool jacket weather day. Christian Rasmussen getting his first win in Indy Car was the excitement of that day.
Alex Palou finished second with Scott McLaughlin in third. Nolan Siegel spun right in front of me and was the first car out of the race on lap one.
Indy NXT had a great race with Salvador de Alba taking the win and his Andretti Global teammates Dennis Hauger second with Lochie Hughes third.
The driver to keep an eye on is Myles Rowe. He got the win in the final Indy NXT race in Nashville a week later.
The main grandstand sold out which was great to see and hear as they were very loud and into the race.
Marshall Pruett, Dario Franchitti and Will Buxton had a little meeting with the media on the 10th anniversary of Justin Wilson's passing. Marshall told us that a documentary is in the works and can't wait to see it as Justin was a great racer and friend. Miss him.
Enjoy the photos and thanks,
Rich Zimmermann
