The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll

by Ian S. Port

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"A hot-rod joy ride through mid-20th-century American history" (The New York Times Book Review), this one-of-a-kind narrative masterfully recreates the rivalry between the two men who innovated the electric guitar's amplified sound--Leo Fender and Les Paul--and their intense competition to convince rock stars like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton to play the instruments they built.

In the years after World War...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1501141651

ISBN13:9781501141652

Release Date:January 2019

Publisher:Scribner Book Company

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.21 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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