Steve Craw
Formerly Lefty Elmo
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Some of you may remember, three years ago I bought a one-off, lefty ES-345 from 1964. The original owner was Jimmy Fey from Belleville IL, who ordered it built with his name inlaid into the fingerboard. That name led to a plethora of info about Jimmy, his bands, The Unknowns, later renamed Spur. The trail lead to the two surviving bandmates, both in their seventies, who recalled some great stories from the days when their band opened for some of the biggest acts of all time. Cream, The Byrds, The Youngbloods, The Greatful Dead, Bob Seger, Steve Miller and Vanilla Fudge to name a few. Recently, I was able to make contact with one of Jimmy's daughters, who provided more pics and stories. I thought it might be fun to share some of this stuff here.
Jimmy Fey, top left at 14, in his first band, "The Four Jays". Check out the kid with a 1952 Les Paul, lower right. Pic is from 1956.
Jimmy Fey, top left at 14, in his first band, "The Four Jays". Check out the kid with a 1952 Les Paul, lower right. Pic is from 1956.
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