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Leo lost most of his hearing, a devastating injury for a man who loved music and the musicians who played his creations. Later, advances in hearing aids would improve his situation. Leo Fender was a workaholic and by 1964, he was ill and exhausted. Doctors diagnosed him with a severe staph infection.
Jan 24, 2020 · Family & Personal Life. Leo Fender’s first wife was Esther Klosky, whom he met in 1933 and married in 1934. In 1979, Esther died of cancer. He got married to Phyllis Fender in 1980. She was made an honorary chairman at his ‘George & Leo Musical Products’. On 21st March 1991, Leo Fender passed away.
Leo Fender. Clarence "Leo" Fender, född 10 augusti 1909 i Anaheim, Kalifornien, död 21 mars 1991 i Fullerton, Kalifornien, var en amerikansk konstruktör av musikinstrument som grundade The Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company . Fender konstruerade och byggde de första serietillverkade elgitarrerna med solid kropp under 1950 ...
Fender, Clarence Leonidas (“Leo”) ( b. 10 August 1909 in Anaheim, California; d. 21 March 1991 in Fullerton, California), inventor who developed some of the most popular electric guitars, the first fretted electric bass, and improved amplifiers. Fender was born to the farmers Clarence (known as Monty) and Harriet Fender in a barn on their ...
Sep 9, 2017 · And now, his wife Phyllis Fender gives readers a memory-filled look into the wonderful world of this quiet genius in the book, Leo Fender: The Quiet Giant Heard Around the World. The book was co-written by Randall Bell, Ph.D., who grew up in Fender’s neighborhood and whose father was the head of the R&D department at Fender’s company.
Feb 1, 2021 · เมื่อ 96 ปีที่แล้ว ย้อนกลับไป Leo Fender อายุเพียงแค่ 13 ปี เขาได้ไปเยี่ยมลุงของเขาซึ่งเป็นเจ้าของร้าน Automotive-Electric Shop ที่ Santa Maria, California ที่นั้นเต็มไปด้วยวิทยุ ...
This instrument is the first solid-body electric Spanish guitar prototype built by Leo Fender. It was inspired by the work of Paul A. Bigsby and Les Paul, with whom Fender frequently met in Southern California to discuss their work in guitar and amplification technologies.
