Junior Barnard
| Junior Barnard | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lester Robert Barnard |
| Born |
December 17, 1920 Coweta, Oklahoma |
| Died |
April 15, 1951 (aged 30) Fresno County, California |
| Instruments | Electric guitar |
| Associated acts | Bob Wills, Texas Playboys |
Junior Barnard (born Lester Robert Barnard; December 17, 1920 in Coweta, Oklahoma – April 15, 1951 in Fresno County, California) was a pioneering American electric guitarist. He is best known for his work with Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys. He is among the first electric guitarists to create a guitar effect that anticipated the later "fuzz tone (the strength of his picking induced some slight "overdrive" in the low-power amplifiers typical of the times).
External links
See also
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, November 19, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.