Gods Of The Guitar The Myths Behind The Riffs

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mankai Muddy Waters plugged in his guitar in Chicago, transforming acoustic country blues into a loud, urban force.

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mankai Sister Rosetta Tharpe pioneered heavy electric distortion and showmanship long before rock music became a global phenomenon.

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Fun Facts

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Fun Fact

Guitar pioneer: Sister Rosetta Tharpe played her electric guitar so fiercely that she was nicknamed "the Godmother of Rock and Roll" decades before the genre peaked.

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Quizzes

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What electric guitar model did gospel pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe famously play in the late 1930s and 1940s?

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What was the nickname of the solid-body guitar prototype built by Les Paul in 1940?

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How many songs did blues legend Robert Johnson record during his lifetime before his mysterious death?

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What major technical issue did early acoustic-electric guitars face when played at high volumes in the 1930s?

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Which famous British rock band took their name from a 1950 song by blues guitarist Muddy Waters?

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Why did Muddy Waters switch from playing an acoustic guitar to an electric guitar when he moved to Chicago?

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Which blues artist is famously rumored to have sold his soul to the devil at a Mississippi crossroads?

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Which guitar brand introduced the first mass-produced solid-body electric guitar, the Telecaster, in 1950?

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Glossary

pickup (noun)
An electromagnetic transducer that converts the mechanical vibrations of metal strings into electrical signals. In 1931, George Beauchamp used this technology to invent the first commercially viable electric guitar.