On August 10, 1937, the United States Patent Office recognized
the electric guitar—the instrument that revolutionized jazz,
blues and country music and made the later rise of rock and
roll possible—with the award of Patent #2,089.171.
It went to George D. Beauchamp, a musician-turned-inventor
for an electrified instrument known as the Rickenbacker
Frying Pan (shown above).
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