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| name = Fred Gerlach | image = | caption = | alt = | birth_name = Fred Gerlach | birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1925|8|26}} | birth_place = {{nowrap|Detroit, Michigan, U.S.}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2009|12|31|1925|8|26}} | death_place = {{nowrap|San Diego, California, U.S.}} | resting_place = | occupation = Singer, 12 string guitarist, luthier | spouse = | relatives = Jesse Lee Kincaid (Nephew) | children = | home_town = | education = | awards = | signature = | module2 = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | instrument = Vocals, guitar | background = solo_singer | genre = {{flat list|
| label = Folkways Records, Eyrie Records, Takoma Records | years_active = 1962–2006 | associated_acts = | website = }} Fred Gerlach (August 26, 1925 – December 31, 2009) was an American folk musician and luthier, perhaps most famous for his recording of the traditional song "Gallows Pole", which Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page credited with inspiring his own band's version. CareerIn the early 1950s he sang in the Jewish Young Folksingers chorus conducted by Robert De Cormier. Gerlach was among the first folk artists to adopt the 12 string guitar as his medium. A friend of fellow folk musicians Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, his first album was even called Twelve-String Guitar. Its flagship song, "Gallows Pole", was heard and covered by Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, saying: I first heard it ('Gallows Pole') on an old Folkways LP by Fred Gerlach, a 12-string player who was, I believe, the first white to play the instrument. I used his version as a basis and completely changed the arrangement[1] Gerlach was inspired to adopt the 12 string by his mentor and one-time roommate Lead Belly, a blues guitarist famous for using the instrument.{{citation needed|reason=Lead Belly as a roommate is disputed in a number of sources|date=November 2015}} At the time Gerlach became interested in the instrument, it was almost unknown. He later related:
Because of the difficulty in finding 12 string guitars, Gerlach began to make his own, for himself and his peers. Pete Seeger, Leo Kottke, Dick Rosmini, and other name-brand folk musicians came to use his instruments.[2] DiscographyAlbums
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References1. ^1 2 Fred Gerlach, American Music biography {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Gerlach, Fred}}"I first heard it ('Gallows Pole') on an old Folkways LP by Fred Gerlach, a 12-string player who was, I believe, the first white to play the instrument. I used his version as a basis and completely changed the arrangement." 2. ^[https://freevenicebeachhead.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/folksinger-fred-gerlach-venice-circa-1969/ Folksinger Fred Gerlach – Venice – circa 1969] Fred’s reputation as a guitar maker was well known. He made 12 string guitars for Pete Seeger, Leo Kottke, Dick Rosmini and others. Once when he was in San Diego He walked into a Music Store and saw a guitar he had made on the wall with a $10,000 price. When he asked why it was so expensive, the owner said “This is an original Gerlach! He’s dead.” Fred said “Oh!” and left. 3. ^Fred Gerlach – Twelve-String Guitar 4. ^Fred Gerlach – Songs My Mother Never Sang 5. ^Various – The Twelve String Story, Volume 1 6. ^Takoma Eclectic Sampler, Vol. 2 12 : 1925 births|2009 deaths|American folk guitarists|American male guitarists|American folk singers|American people of German-Jewish descent|Ashkenazi Jews|Jewish American musicians|Jewish folk singers|20th-century American guitarists|20th-century American singers|20th-century male musicians |
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