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- <text id=91TT0706>
- <title>
- Apr. 01, 1991: Died:Clarence Leo Fender
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991
- Apr. 01, 1991 Law And Disorder
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- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- MILESTONES, Page 61
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- <p> DIED. Clarence Leo Fender, 81, inventor of the 1954
- Stratocaster, the electric guitar whose design has become an
- industry standard; in Fullerton, Calif. Favored by rock legends
- such as Buddy Holly and Jimi Hendrix, the Strat has been used
- to play everything from country to blues to heavy metal. An
- original worth $300 in 1954 can fetch up to $15,000 today.
- </p>
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- </body></article>
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