Resonator Guitar

Catfish Keith was proud to take part in the 40th anniversary of Santa Cruz Guitar Company in the fall of 2016.  He not only performed on his favorite SCGC model on stage at the Rio Theater but also took the time to talk about his early passion for music and his introduction to the Santa Cruz Guitar Company during his NAMM Oral History interview.

Del Rey lives and breathes musical passion! Since she was a child she had the skills and desire to communicate through music and soon realized her playing brought happiness to others. The bonus is that music brings her great joy too! Early in her career she played guitar in rock bands and thanks to record shop owner and music historian Lou Curtiss she was introduced to the blues. Lou suggested she listen to Memphis Minnie and the experience changed her musical direction. Del soon learned all she could about the music of the 1920s, to the point of writing songs (such as “Old Boy”)

Roman Zajicek was born in Kolin in the Czech Republic, where for several decades the government made it difficult to do business as an independent luthier.  In 2003, when he had the opportunity to open his own guitar shop he did. Based on his first name and his favorite wood to use for guitar building, Roman called his shop Rozawood and soon his instruments were being requested first by friends then by customers around the world.