Luther Brandon
Luke Brandon (February 1, 1925 – February 15, 2012)[1][2] was an American guitarist from Roane County, Tennessee. He played on several major records throughout his career as a guitarist. Noted artists that feature Brandon's guitar work are the Everly Brothers, Bobby Bare, Fats Domino, Frankie Avalon, and Sgt. Barry Sadler. Perhaps his career peak was a stint in Ohio at Fraternity Records fronting the house band known as "Luther Brandon and His All-American Boys Orchestra". He returned to East Tennessee where he worked at Ciderville Music in Powell and gigging locally.
Brandon died on February 15, 2012, at the age of 87.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Dawson, Eric (May 13, 2015). "All-American Guitar: Local Country Hero Luke Brandon Also Dabbled in Rock 'n' Roll". The Knoxville Mercury.
- ^ "Rockstar Death Notices". Maximumink.com. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ "Local guitar legend Luke Brandon dies". Knoxnews.com. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
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