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1. 1. The Birth Of Loud

   Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll

   

   A lively narrative history of how the electric guitar and its innovators transformed music and culture, tracing the technical tinkering, shopfront inventions, studio breakthroughs and business rivalries that produced the iconic instruments and amplified sounds of rock, blues and pop. By following key makers and players, the book shows how circuitry, craftsmanship, marketing and recording techniques converged to create a new, louder musical voice that reshaped mid‑20th‑century American life and global popular culture.

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