San Diego Music Hall of Fame®
Bob Taylor & Kurt Listug – These cofounders launched their wildly successful craftsman guitar-building business Taylor Guitars more than 40 years ago.
Inducted 2021
Bob Taylor &
Kurt Listug
Headquartered in El Cajon, CA, Taylor Guitars was founded in 1974 by Bob Taylor & Kurt Listug. The two first met while working at a hippie guitar shop in San Diego called the American Dream & later partnered to buy the business. Though young when they started (Bob was 19, Kurt was 21), their shared passion for guitar making, along with their gritty resolve to make a living doing what they loved, nurtured the company’s gradual transformation from a struggling shop into the leading global manufacturer of premium acoustic guitars.
Today, Taylor Guitars employs over 1,200 people & produces hundreds of guitars per day in its state-of-the-art factory complexes in both El Cajon & in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico. The company maintains an active dealer network, selling guitars through hundreds of retail locations in North America & with international distribution to 60 countries, including a distribution warehouse & factory service center in the Netherlands.
Paraphrased from taylorguitars.com