Bill Carson
Guitarist
1926 – 2007
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Who was Bill Carson?
Bill Carson, born in Meridian, Oklahoma, was a California Western swing guitarist for whom Leo Fender originally designed the Fender Stratocaster electric guitar in the early 1950s. Carson has documented his close relationship to the Strat in his autobiography, Bill Carson- My Life & Times with Fender Musical Instruments. In reference to the Stratocaster's "Custom Contouring", he once said, "It fits better to your body like a well tailored shirt should."
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- Born
- Jul 8, 1926
United States of America - Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Feb 15, 2007
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on July 23, 2013
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