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).
TIM MAGUIRE
Les Paul records with wife Mary Ford in his home studio
in the 1950s.
Les Paul (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009)
Les Paul, was a jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter,
and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body
electric guitar, and his prototype, called the Log, served as
inspiration for the Gibson Les Paul.
Paul is credited with many recording innovations. His early
experiments with overdubbing (also known as sound on
sound), delay effects such as tape delay, phasing, and
multitrack recording.
NASHVILLE, TN. (KATU) — The search is on for an iconic guitar
used in a major motion picture, and you could help find it.
Gibson and Michael J. Fox say the Cherry Red Gibson ES-345
guitar played on stage has been missing for 40 years.
The guitar was featured during the “Enchantment Under The
Sea” school dance scene when Marty McFly played “Johnny
B. Goode.”
Officials say that during the making of the film, filmmakers went
to look for the guitar, and it was nowhere to be found.
Along with the hunt for the missing Gibson ES-345 and to further celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Back to the Future” this year,
Gibson Films has now started production on a new documentary
film titled “LOST TO THE FUTURE”.
If you have tips about the guitar or know where it is, you are
asked to contact Gibson at 1-855-345-1955 or on the web at www.losttothefuture.com.
Michael J. Fox was born June 9, 1961 in Alberta, Canada.
Eric Patrick Clapton is an English rock and blues guitarist,
singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most
successful and influential guitarists in rock music.Clapton
ranked second in Rolling Stone‘s list of the "100 Greatest
Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson‘s "Top 50
Guitarists of All Time." He was named number five in Time
magazine’s list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in
2009.
George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001)
Harrison was an English musician, singer and songwriter who
achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.
On 29 November 2001, Harrison died at a property belonging
to McCartney, on Heather Road in Beverly Hills, California. He
was 58 years old.
