The Fred Thread: Four Gretsch Presidents Named…Fred (Fred #4)
Fred #4: Fred W. Gretsch – Leading The Return Of “That Great Gretsch Sound.”
In 1984, ownership of the Gretsch Company returned to the Gretsch family and was placed in the capable hands of Fred William Gretsch, the great-grandson of founder Friedrich (and the son of William “Bill” Gretsch, who was president from 1942 until his untimely death from cancer in 1948).