Leo Fender: The Quiet Giant Heard Around the World

Leo Fender: The Quiet Giant Heard Around the World

Occasionally, the world produces one of those rare thinkers that alter the course of history.

Disney reinvented entertainment, Einstein revolutionized science, Edison lit up our lives with the light bulb, Bell got the world talking with the telephone â€¦ and Fender revolutionized music.

If you think about it, Leo Fender has influenced every person on earth today â€“ at least everyone who has ever heard a song.

Guitar Player Magazine declared that Clarence Leo Fender is the father of the solid body guitar. Not only did he invent it, but Leoâ€™s guitars were used by everyone from Elvis Presley, to Eric Clapton and from Jimmy Page to Jimmy Hendrix. Indeed, Rolling Stone Magazine published a list of the world's top 100 guitarists, and 90 of them used one of Leo's guitars on stage, and the others used guitars that copied Leo's inventions and concepts.

Leo Fender was shy, had one glass eye, and was nearly deaf. Yet, from the small town of Fullerton, California, he built an iconic worldwide empire that is worshiped by the rock stars themselves. The highest price ever spent for music memorabilia was not for Michael Jacksonâ€™s glove, original Beatlesâ€™ handwritten lyrics or even Elvisâ€™ killer pantsuit. It was for a Fender Stratocaster, which sold for a staggering $2.7 million.

Written by the wife of the late Leo Fender, for the very first time, this book provides a rare look into the wonderful mind and world of this quiet genius.
Country USA
Brand Leadership Institute Press
Manufacturer Leadership Institute Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780996793148
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780996793148
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Leadership Institute Press
Manufacturer	Leadership Institute Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780996793148
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780996793148
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Leo Fender: The Quiet Giant Heard Around the World

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