Bibliograph

The birth of loud, Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the guitar-pioneering rivalry that shaped rock 'n' roll, Ian S. Port

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The birth of loud, Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the guitar-pioneering rivalry that shaped rock 'n' roll, Ian S. Port

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The birth of loud

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1038021698

Responsibility statement

Ian S. Port

Sub title

Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the guitar-pioneering rivalry that shaped rock 'n' roll

Summary

"In the years after World War II, music was evolving from big-band jazz into the primordial elements of rock ’n’ roll—and these louder styles demanded revolutionary instruments. When Leo Fender’s tiny firm marketed the first solid-body electric guitar, the Esquire, musicians immediately saw its appeal. Not to be out-maneuvered, Gibson, the largest guitar manufacturer, raced to build a competitive product. The company designed an “axe” that would make Fender’s Esquire look cheap and convinced Les Paul—whose endorsement Leo Fender had sought—to put his name on it. Thus was born the guitar world’s most heated rivalry: Gibson versus Fender, Les versus Leo"--Amazon.com

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