‘I witnessed Jack White and Elvis’s guitarist James Burton on the same stage – it was historic’

Kingfish, Jack White and Emma Zinck were among the star-studded performers at Fender’s Tele Town event, celebrating 75 years of the Telecaster guitar.

Bruce Springsteen. Keith Richards. Joe Strummer. George Harrison. Prince.

Just some of the legendary artists synonymous with Fender’s iconic Telecaster guitar.

75 years ago, the firm’s founder Leo Fender had a vision to create a reliable and versatile instrument for ‘working players’.

Now decades later, the guitar’s landmark anniversary was celebrated at Fender’s Tele Town show hosted at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium – famously the original home of the Grand Ole Opry.

And Metro had front row seats for the extravaganza in the City ...