Israel Nash Gripka

Israel Nash Gripka was born and raised in the heartland of Missouri. The son of a southern Baptist minister, Israel was introduced to gospel music and later, finding classic albums of his father’s past, he became well versed in rock n’ roll classics such as CCR and The Rolling Stones. While pleasing his mother’s wishes to learn the piano and its accompanying weekly lessons and practice, Israel discovered a classical guitar missing 2 strings and a chord book in the shadows of his parents’ closet. He soon focused on guitar and began writing songs by the time he was 12 years of age.