>In around January 1949, King played at a dance hall in Twist, Arkansas. As it was wintertime, the hall was heated by a barrel half-filled with burning kerosene set in the middle of the dance floor, a common practice at the time. During a performance, two men began to fight, knocking over the barrel and sending the burning fuel across the floor. The hall burst into flames and was evacuated.[1]>Once outside however, King realized that he had left his guitar inside so he went back into the burning building to retrieve his beloved $30 Gibson guitar. King learned the next day that the two men who started the fire had been fighting over a woman who worked at the hall named Lucille. King did not know Lucille but named that guitar, and every guitar he subsequently owned, Lucille, as a reminder never again to do something as stupid as run into a burning building or fight over a woman.[2]
I actually already knew this cause he has a song called Lucille where he tells the whole story
>>130565921>$30 Gibson guitarI love my Epiphone too
>>130565921i never thought Arkansas got very cold in wintertime and...uh...what about all the smoke and fumes from burning the kerosene. wouldn't they all choke on that shit?
>>130565947I'm sure they used hip-hop slang in 1949, anon.
>>130565962Twist is in the north of the state, in Zone 7. It can get fairly chilly in wintertime.
>>130565921$30 in 1949 would be over $400 in today's money. I don't blame him for risking life and limb to save his guitar.
illiterate blacks pre civil rights played Gibson instruments and wore suitsthese days, white college educated zoomers play Squiers and mario brothers tee shirts
>>130565921>dance hall in Twist, ArkansasYou can’t make this shit up
>Sam Phillips of Sun Records recalled that black musicians in the 50s would tend to "tighten up" in the presence of white people, instinctually smoothing out their sound to be more white and not as raw as when they were performing in front of a black crowd.[2]
>>130565992It's in the light green area so you can get semi-regular freezing spells in winter. In Zone 8 or up temperatures below freezing are rare and buildings typically lack heating or insulation.
>>130566021probably had to buy it on an installment plan. instruments were never cheap in any era, at least not good ones.
>>130566049>illiterate blacks pre civil rights played Gibson instruments and wore suits>these days, white college educated zoomers play Squiers and mario brothers tee shirtsi blame that one on retards like Cuckgau pushing the punk aesthetic>yeah you don't have to play, dress nicely, or even have good gear all you need is attitude, maaan
>>130566220and these zoomer fags don't even have attitude they just play the most boring buttindie
>>130566021don't forget the amps too, that's more expense
