GaSGA Legend Award
Members

Established in 2004 by the GaSGA’s founding officers, this membership-category is to honor Georgia’s steel guitarists who, through their passion and commitment, have made significant contributions to the advancement of our beloved instrument.



 

 


Larry Sasser
was born in Gainesville, Georgia on August 19, 1947. His family soon moved to Conyers, Ga. near Atlanta. He grew up in the country where his Dad raised and trained horses. His dad also played guitar and sang, and Larry spent a lot of time either riding in a horse show or listening to his Dad play music. . . . more

 

 

Born in Ft. Payne, Alabama March 30, 1922, and raised in Buford, Georgia, Rick “Sunny” Allbright has seen just about all a musician’s life has to offer. He knows the good times and g iddy heights of success from his early years playing rhythm and steel guitar . . . more

 


Garland Nash's
musical interest was well-formed by age seven, when he decided that he wanted to be a musician. He couldn't wait for his favorite music programs to come on the radio. His father played banjo, and two of his sisters played guitar and sang . . . more

 

Vern Kendrick was born in Buffalo, New York on December 23, 1938 to a father who was an old Vaudevillian dancer and a Mother who was a concert pianist. Vern grew up listening to the Grand Ole Opry every Saturday night on the radio, and . . more

 

Gene Still was born in Belle Glade, Florida. At six months old, his parents moved back to their home area in Gwinnett County. He and Emily, his wife of 57 years, have lived mostly in the Lawrenceville, GA area. His two sons are professional musicians,
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