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Robert Francis Flemming Jr. (July 1839 [1] – February 23, 1919) was an American inventor [5] and Union sailor in the American Civil War. [7] [8] He was the first crew member aboard the USS Housatonic to spot the H.L. Hunley before it sank the USS Housatonic.
Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, 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.
Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His singing, guitar playing and songwriting on his landmark 1936 and 1937 recordings have influenced later generations of musicians.
First Black man to receive a Ph.D. in Geology Goode, Sarah E. 1855–1905 Inventor Folding "cabinet-bed", forerunner of the Murphy bed; first African-American woman to receive a patent in the United States [83] [84] [85] Grant, George F. 1846–1910 Dentist, professor
George Delmetia Beauchamp (/ ˈ b iː tʃ ə m / [citation needed]; March 18, 1899 – March 30, 1941) was an American inventor of musical instruments.He is known for designing the first electrically amplified guitar to be marketed commercially.
From there, the trio made the jump from small clubs to the big time. Young, Baker, and Harris started working at one of the most storied live venues for Black music of the time, the Uptown Theater.
Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings — wearable guitar picks — adorning his right ...
Electric guitar necks vary in composition and shape. The primary metric of guitar necks is the scale length, which is the vibrating length of the strings from nut to bridge. A typical Fender guitar uses a 25.5-inch (65 cm) scale length, while Gibson uses a 24.75-inch (62.9 cm) scale length in their Les Paul. While the scale length of the Les ...