Hebron resident Glenn Holley is the keeper of a sacred object. It’s a blues guitar. The way he tells it, the guitar carries the same mythic importance as any of those found at the crossroads where musicians make a deal with the devil. It’s a guitar that stood behind Elvis Presley, that kept the spirit of rockabilly alive, that added flair to jazz as well and is now being shared with some of the best blues guitarists on the planet.

“This all started for me 50 years ago,” Holley said. “As a kid I was a huge Elvis nut — I had 35 of his albums when I was 10 years old. I was fascinated by Scotty Moore’s guitar playing. That rockabilly sound became part of my DNA.”

Years later, Holley came across an article in Guitar Player magazine about Danny Gatton. In the 1970s, Gatton was considered one

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