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Amid Bankruptcy Filing, A Look Back At The History Of Gibson Guitars

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A guitar, once owned and used by Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, stands on display at Christie's December 10, 2004 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A guitar, once owned and used by Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, stands on display at Christie's December 10, 2004 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The celebrated guitar maker Gibson filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week. Here & Now's Robin Young takes a walk through some of its most iconic moments with Walter Carter, owner of Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville. For years, he was the in-house historian at Gibson.

This segment aired on May 4, 2018.

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