Rock Out With the Guitar Guys

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It’s not easy to make a living fixing and selling guitars, yet Billy Fels and Doug Montgomery have been at it for more than 40 years. They invited Growing Bolder into the Guitar Factory, their small shop, which is a converted gas station stuffed with guitars and guitar parts, to show us why some of the biggest names in music come knocking on their door when they need the job done right.

From helping guitarists like Jimmy Buffett to Bruce Springsteen to everyday Joes and Janes keep strumming, see how, against the odds, they’ve managed to become grey-haired men still in the rock and roll business … without the spandex!

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Bolder Backstage with Tommy Roe

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Do you remember the name Tommy Roe? In the ’60s, when it came to musical stars he was one of the biggest in the world! In fact, when the Beatles and the Stones were moving up the charts, he was one of the guys they had to climb over. He had 27 songs that made top 30, like Sheila, Sweet Pea and Dizzy! Roe was a worldwide hit. In 1963 he did a tour of England, and you know who opened for him? Four lads from liverpool!

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