Bill East

Jack Strayhorn · Post by **Jack Strayhorn** » 21 Jul 2023 11:42 am

Lost a dear friend and one of NC's finest players.

Jack Strayhorn · Post by **Jack Strayhorn** » 21 Jul 2023 11:44 am

Jack Strayhorn · Post by **Jack Strayhorn** » 21 Jul 2023 11:45 am

The photo was taken the night we presented him with a new guitar his wife had me build.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 21 Jul 2023 12:05 pm

Jack Strayhorn wrote:The photo was taken the night we presented him with a new guitar his wife had me build.

His wife loved him, obviously. We should all be so lucky. RIP Bill...

Paul Wade · Post by **Paul Wade** » 21 Jul 2023 4:11 pm

Prayers are sent

P.w

Nick Reed · Post by **Nick Reed** » 25 Jul 2023 8:24 am

I met Bill East back in '99 at The Knoxville Steel Show. I saw him playing that green Emmons LeGrande III and was just knocked out with the color. I couldn't even sleep that night in my hotel room because of it, and told my now ex-wife at the time, I just have to go down to the Emmons room and see at that guitar again. Next day I told Jack Strayhorn that I had to have a new Emmons that same color. Jack told me he had enough stain left from Bill's guitar so he could build me one to look like it. Bill's was a D-10 but I wanted a SD-10. I ordered my new green Emmons right there and gave them the deposit. This baby arrived on my front porch about 16 weeks later right before Labor Day weekend.

Larry Dering · Post by **Larry Dering** » 25 Jul 2023 9:10 am

I seen Bill play that Emmons at the Knoxville show. What a beautiful guitar. My prayers for Bill and his family.