With the rise of the 1980s urban-cowboy phenomenon, Stuart watched traditional country music fall out of fashion. “Their costumes, manuscripts, instruments, and all things pertaining to the old world of country music were being forgotten. During a U.K. tour with Cash, he visited the London Hard Rock Cafe, which had recently begun displaying celebrity guitars and music memorabilia. The instrument that perhaps best embodies that mission is the sunburst 1954 Fender Telecaster that belonged to country-rock pioneer Clarence White. The $1,450 price tag has become one of vintage guitar’s great bargains, but Stuart has never viewed Clarence as a collector’s trophy.