Leo Fender and Les Paul were pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar. Their innovations helped change the course of music — and put the guitar at the center of the rock 'n' roll revolution. Fender ...
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Jon Pareles THE BIRTH OF LOUD Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped ...
Electric guitars are as American as baseball and apple pie. In his new book from CBS sister company Simon & Schuster, author Ian Port dives into the rivalry that shaped the evolution of the electric ...
Consider the Fender Stratocaster. Asked to picture an electric guitar, most people will immediately bring to mind inventor Leo Fender’s most famous creation. Upon its introduction in 1954, the ...
No less an authority than Beethoven is said to have called the guitar a “miniature orchestra,” since it ranged over four octaves and played lush chords as well as lively melodies. Only one problem: ...
The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock ’n’ Roll
A titanic rivalry is rendered in highly personal terms by this loud, racketing history of how two men’s obsession for perfecting the electric guitar shaped the post-WWII music scene. Music critic Port ...
It is easy to take the electric guitar for granted. The instrument, which powered decades of postwar popular music, has never been more affordable or so well-made. But what if history had unfolded a ...
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