Don Ballue recieved his first acustic guitar back in 1969 which was a loaner from his sister Marie, then in 1970 was given his own guitar by his Mother and step father . He learned to play by listening to old records and using a chord chart. He played in a Folk group which started as a project for a Music appreciation class.and enjoyed playing around the Manhattan Ks area until he left the service in 1989. Took 2 years off for medical reasons and has been playing just about any where he co...