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    • Aug 10, 1909
    Instrument innovator Leo Fender is born in Buena Park, California. His brand of guitar and keyboard are played by numerous country artists, and one Baldemar Huerta adopts his last name for his own stage name: Freddy Fender
    Mar 24, 1953
    Leo Fender receives a patent for his Precision Bass, signaling the official beginning of the electric bass guitar
    Jan 4, 1965
    Leo Fender sells his company, Fender Guitars, for $13 million to CBS
    Apr 29, 1982
    Guitar-maker Leo Fender receives the Pioneer Award during the 17th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, telecast on NBC from Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California
    Aug 10, 1987
    Leo Fender, creator of the Fender guitar, takes his place in the Hollywood RockWalk
    Mar 21, 1991
    Fender guitar inventor Leo Fender dies of Parkinson's disease
    Nov 4, 1991
    The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame announces Johnny Cash as a new inductee. Also added: Booker T. & The MGs, Jimi Hendrix, Sam & Dave, Bobby "Blue" Bland, guitar maker Leo Fender, songwriter Doc Pomus and The Yardbirds, including Eric Clapton
    Jan 15, 1992
    Johnny Cash is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, along with Booker T. & The MGs, Jimi Hendrix, Sam & Dave, Bobby "Blue" Bland, guitar maker Leo Fender, songwriter Doc Pomus and The Yardbirds, including guitarist Eric Clapton
    Feb 7, 2009
    Gene Autry, Brenda Lee, Dean Martin and Tom Paxton are honored with Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards at Los Angeles' Wilshire Ebell Theatre. Allen Toussaint gets a Trustees Award, and Clarence "Leo" Fender earns a Technical Grammy
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