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Tom Rutledge
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George L Little Known Fact

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This caught me by surprise in today's Nashille newspaper. I thought it was an interesting steel guitar/Peal Harbor connection, if you use George L's. Here's the link: http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/01/11/11145877.shtml?Element_ID=11145877
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Post by Bill C. Buntin »

My sincere thanks goes out to George and many just like him for doing their parts to make this a free land for us to live in. Great article and thanks for the link to it.
God Bless the USA!
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Post by Earl Erb »

Is this the same George Lewis who worked for Shot Jackson at Sho-Bud for all those years?
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Post by Billy Easton »

Yep..the same George Lewis. I have known him since I was a little kid growing up in Illinois. He worked and had an interest in Sho-Bud, and used to come back to Illinois once in a while and make me drool over a new Sho Bud he always carried in the trunk of his car. George and Mona (and daughters and grandchildren) are very special folks. I salute you George!!

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George sold me my single channel Sho-Bud amp in 1973 which I still have and play through to this day.I remember trading in an old beat up Twin Reverb amp just after returning to Nashville from my short employment with Roger Miller. ImageGeorge was always very nice to me and I salute him. Image
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Post by Jimmy Campbell »

Tom.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
To George and all the other Pearl Harbor survivors, I also salute you.
George, Mona and the Family are wonderful people.
Jimmy
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Post by Gregg Galbraith »

I was at L&L Sales today for the first time in years. (Their cords never wear out, but I DO tend to leave them at various places of employment.)
Anyway, Mona told me that George was at Pearl Harbor for the anniversary, and that the kids had gone with him.
I hope he knows how much his sacrifices as a young man are appreciated today by a nation that has been shocked back to consciousness. Thanks again, George!
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Post by Al Marcus »

I met George Lewis at the old sho-bud store in Nashville in 1967. Quite a guy, I must say....al Image Image
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Post by Gary Walker »

I have in my momentos old brochures from Sho-Bud and it was sent from and had George's name on them. That was a few days ago and it is always wonderful to talk to Mona and her daughter at the NAMM show each year and now this article makes George more dear to my heart, thanks, Gary
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Post by Buck Grantham »

Our hats are off to you George and we're glad you had a chance to go back . We love you and Mona,, Buck & Mitzi
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Post by Kevin Mincke »

"My sincere thanks goes out to George and many just like him" I'll echo Bill's comment as I have an uncle who was a Marine & was shot, but was saved by an Army soldier who saw he was still alive. He lost a lung and had a wrist wound. He is in somewhat poor health today.
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Post by chas smith »

Thank You, George, good for us that there were guys like you.
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Post by Mike Perlowin »

I thought this was common knowledge. I first learned about it 6 or 7 years ago. George is a real hero.

He makes great steel pickups too.
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Post by Jerry Roller »

Thank you George Lewis!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Paul Graupp »

Lest we forget....Thank you George !
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