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Charlie Derrington

  • Historic Bill Monroe video at Gibson released

    May 4, 2017 | by John Lawless

    Thanks to the folks at Mandolin Cafe, who first published it over the weekend, mandolin lovers and fans of bluegrass history can watch video of the day Bill Monroe's iconic F-5 was returned to him in February 1986 after being

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  • Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend scholarships announced

    October 16, 2006 | by John Lawless

    The recipients of this year's Charlie Derrington Memorial Scholarship to attend the Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend have been announced. Four young musicians (aged 13-24) were selected, each of whom will attend the three day instructional weekend with their full tuition, accommodations

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  • Charlie Derrington Memorial Fund

    September 4, 2006 | by John Lawless

    Our friends at Mandolin Cafe have posted about a Memorial Fund in honor of Charlie Derrington, longtime Gibson employee and good friend to the mandolin and those who play one. Charlie was killed in a tragic auto accident a month

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  • Gibson Scholarship named in Charlie Derrington’s honor

    August 28, 2006 | by John Lawless

    The staff and management of Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend have announced that their annual youth scholarship has been named in honor of Charlie Derrington. Charlie was a valued, long-time employee of Gibson, who sponsors the scholarship, and a friend to Roanoke

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  • Gibson establishes Charlie Derrington Memorial Fund

    August 7, 2006 | by John Lawless

    The Gibson company has set up a Memorial Fund for the family of Charlie Derrington, whose tragic death in a highway accident we reported last week. Charlie was a valuable (some would say indispensable) employee at Gibson's acoustic instruments division,

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  • Charlie Derrington accident in Nashville paper

    August 3, 2006 | by John Lawless

    Charlie Derrington's tragic death in a senseless accident on Tuesday night has received some attention in The Tennessean, the primary daily paper in Nashville. The details are not pleasant for any friend of Charlie's to contemplate. His funeral will be

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  • Charlie Derrington, drunk driving victim

    August 2, 2006 | by John Lawless

    Charlie Derrington, long time employee of the Gibson company and a noted luthier, was killed last night while riding his motorcycle in west Nashville. He was struck by a suspected drunk driver who was traveling against traffic on Briley Parkway,

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