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Nick Reed
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Rip Wilson

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Nashville Guitarist Rip Wilson passed away Saturday 3/5/11. You can click on below for the obit information. . .

http://www.springhillfh.com/obituary/us ... e?id=44113

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Bob Martin
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Oh Nick, that's terrible news! Rip was a great friend and one of the very best customers I ever had in the beginning days of my studio!! He was a great player and even a better person! Anyone that ever met Rip sure knows that! May the Lord have mercy on Rip's soul and let him rest in peace!! Good bye old friend!

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Ron Elliott
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3-10-2011

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Rip Wilson was a good friend for many years. We have played many shows together, worked the road together, and been on many rabbit-hunting trips. Rip was a great player,...I loved his "Atkins" thumb-style guitar. Just a great person is so many different ways. I miss him.
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Rip and I were good friends for many years also. We worked gigs/tours together back throughout the 70's and still met at various locations around town, up until most recent times! I'll miss him too!
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Rip was a unique character to say the least...one of the funniest men i was ever around. I have been priveleged over the years to be around his family from NC, and after meeting some of them i understood where he received that humor from. Many funny moments, one was on a Sunday morning...it was Mothers Day and they were wondering about playing a song in honor of the occasion...Rip tears into "mama tried" lol.
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