About
Creator of the famous Fender brand of guitars. He also created the Music Man and G&L Musical Instruments companies.
Before Fame
He made money repairing radios as a teenager in California.
Trivia
He was awarded a Technical Grammy Award in 2009 for contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field.
Family Life
His wife Esther died of cancer in 1979.
Associated With
He and Les Paul were early innovators of electrical instruments.
