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Peter van houten un dolor imperial3/30/2024 ![]() After a series of concerts and shows in Naples, he was contacted by pianist and singer Renato Carosone, who was asked to put together a group for a club's opening night, and the Trio Carosone, with Gegè Di Giacomo on drums, was formed. Ībout this time he acquired his signature guitar, a custom Gretsch White Falcon this was allegedly a personal gift or "endorsement" from Fred Gretsch, and was humorously dubbed by an Italian TV host "the Texan milkman's guitar". In 1946 he performed at the London Palladium and in 19 he toured all over the world, including concerts at the Olympia theatre in Paris and at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He was among the first to use the electric guitar with special effects such as echo and reverb. At the same time he started listening to great jazz guitar players and began playing in small groups in and around the Netherlands. He began playing guitar when he was fourteen years old, and studied at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. Peter Van Wood was born as Peter van Houten in The Hague. ![]()
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