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    Aug. 10, 1909: Leo Fender and the Heart of Rock ‘n’ Roll

    Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:13:42

    Les Paul, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Holly


    Aug. 10, 1909: Leo Fender and the Heart of Rock ‘n’ Roll

    The designer, engineer and inventor would found the Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, the banner under which he created and produced the first wave of commercially successful electric guitars, basses and amplifiers. Fender’s panache for ...Full Story at Wired »

    Tags: Les Paul, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Holly, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck, Dick Dale, David Gilmour, Buddy Guy, Jonathan Richman, Bob Dylan