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materials belonging to Don as well as a collection of the highly regarded guitar method teaching books which are out of print. Along with fellow guitar legend, George Golla, he gave highly popular regular recitals at the
Conservatorium combining their talents with duets in jazz and classical music. Don also had a long stint as resident guitarist in Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza (formally Peppers) in Terrigal.
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Born 29 May 1929, Andrews took up the violin as a child but began studying the guitar seriously at the age of 10. His early influences included
Phillip Skinner, with whom he studied the guitar in his early days, Ralph Skinner, an American arranger attached to a U.S Army Band stationed for a time in
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Don
Andrews suffered serious injuries during a fall in early 2012 - he was transferred from Royal North Shore hospital to Gosford where he died on 5 March 2012 with his wife, Monica, by his side. He was also survived by his first wife, Ayleen, his children Gail and Steen, and grandchildren, Peter,
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Andrews was also well known in
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In a career that covered more than 6 decades, Andrews became one of the most prominent guitarists in
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guitar company and in 1976 the company manufactured a custom-made 7-string semi-acoustic guitar, the DA-7, specifically for him.
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