Pretty much spot on Jon, except it wasn’t Mary that competed against Buster and Johnny Weissmuller, it was her dad Johnny Ukulele.
Mary was born Mary Ka’aihue. Her father was Johnny Ka’aihue, related to Hawaiian royalty, otherwise known as Johnny Ukulele. He was a gifted swimmer as well as a gifted musician, so When he wasn’t playing he competed against the Olympic gold medalists Buster Crabbe and Johnny Weissmuller. They, of course, played Flash Gordon and Tarzan in the thirties.
The Mary Kaye Stratocaster was the first custom guitar, by the way, and she never owned it, only used it for a photo shoot.
Jon, that’s Rory Gallagher strat. Saw him play it at Poole arts center back in the early eighties.....was that your next question, not hard enough mate LOL
Cheers
Tim
Mary was born Mary Ka’aihue. Her father was Johnny Ka’aihue, related to Hawaiian royalty, otherwise known as Johnny Ukulele. He was a gifted swimmer as well as a gifted musician, so When he wasn’t playing he competed against the Olympic gold medalists Buster Crabbe and Johnny Weissmuller. They, of course, played Flash Gordon and Tarzan in the thirties.
The Mary Kaye Stratocaster was the first custom guitar, by the way, and she never owned it, only used it for a photo shoot.
Jon, that’s Rory Gallagher strat. Saw him play it at Poole arts center back in the early eighties.....was that your next question, not hard enough mate LOL
Cheers
Tim
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