Biography | The Story of James Trussart

About this episode

Jamie Gale interviews legendary guitar maker James Trussart about his life and career.

In this episode, I'm sitting down with legendary guitar maker James Trussart in his workshop located in Echo Park, California. From growing up on a French horse farm near the border of Luxembourg to discovering American music through nearby airbases, to hitchhiking with aspirations of becoming a vagabond. James' story moves from farm life and American military influence to building his first instruments, later finding Cajun music in Louisiana, then eventually moving his workshop from Paris t...

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Gale

Guest: James Trussart

Topics covered

• guitar making
• biography
• American music
• Cajun music
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• James Trussart
• guitar maker
• Echo Park
• biography
• Cajun music
• American music
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Echo Park, California, Luxembourg, Louisiana, Paris

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