Charlie Apicella & Iron City
Cart 0
Press Kit Purchase Contact Tip Jar
Charlie's Bio Charlie's Musical Roots Videos Solo Guitar Lessons
BluesAlive Griots Blues Braden/Sharpe/Intorre Madame Pat Tandy Classic Guitar vinyl notes
Cart 0
Press Kit bio Charlie's Bio Charlie's Musical Roots Videos Solo Guitar Lessons PurchaseContactTip Jar LPs, bands BluesAlive Griots Blues Braden/Sharpe/Intorre Madame Pat Tandy Classic Guitar vinyl notes
Charlie Apicella & Iron City
New York City's Hard Bop Groove Machine
personal message from Yusef Lateef
personal message from Yusef Lateef

personal message from Yusef Lateef

Yusef wrote this note to me during one of my composition lessons. It’s in the front of his method book.

Part Martino and Charlie Apicella

Part Martino and Charlie Apicella

Backstage at Iron City’s first gig playing after The Pat Martino Trio at Chris’ Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia, 2013.

The following year Pat invited me to start taking guitar lessons after one of his concerts at Blue Note in NYC.

Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock guitar

Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock guitar

Jimi’s performance at Woodstock inspired my musical journey.

I visited the Jimi Hendrix Museum, a permanent exhibit at the MoPop in Seattle. It also is home to the original engineering console from his Electric Lady Studios in NYC, on which he created my favorite recordings made in the final months before his passing.

LP autographed by Pat Martino

LP autographed by Pat Martino

Pat Azzara (Pat Martino) was just 17 years old as a member of Willis Jackson’s band.

This was his first recording session and Iron City played the opener, Brother Elijah, on our 2019 CD Groove Machine.

Pickguard signed by BB King

Pickguard signed by BB King

I met BB King in 1999 and he signed my first Guild, a 1977 Starfire IV. He was incredibly gracious and offered me some wonderful encouragement in my fledgling music career.

1960 Guild catalog

1960 Guild catalog

I began playing vintage Guild guitars in 2018 and I love collecting vintage materials like catalogs, magazine ads, etc.

Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan

I met the legendary pickup designer at NAMM in California in January of 2018. The Seymour Duncan Phat Cat is my favorite guitar pickup.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Previous Next
personal message from Yusef Lateef
Part Martino and Charlie Apicella
Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock guitar
LP autographed by Pat Martino
Pickguard signed by BB King
1960 Guild catalog
Seymour Duncan