Fullerton's Fender Guitar Legacy
Date and Time
Wednesday Oct 19, 2011
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Wednesday, October 19th, 7:00 PM
Location
All programs are presented in the Main Library Community Room
Fullerton Public Library, 353 W. Commonwealth Ave.
Fees/Admission
Open to the public.
Contact Information
(714) 738-6326
Description
The Fullerton Public Library presents the Fullerton Reads Program, where the community is invited to come together by reading Orange County: A Personal History by Gustavo Arellano and by engaging in local history during a month of special events.
Come listen to Richard R. Smith give a talk about Leo Fender. Fender was born at his family ranch on what is now La Palma Avenue in Anaheim. While he attended Fullerton Union High School in the 1920s, he turned his hobby, electronics, into a radio repair business. By the early 1940s, he was designing and creating electric guitars and amplifiers at his downtown radio shop. This talk by Richard R. Smith, curator of the Fullerton Museum will detail Fender’s success story and his contribution to music. Smith is the author of the award-winning book, Fender: the Sound Heard ‘Round the World, and is a long distant cousin of Leo Fender.
