April 27th, 2021, 2:00PM / BY Megan Salocks
April is an important month for the guitar and music world: It s Jazz Appreciation Month! And no one exemplifies guitars quite like Les Paul. An American jazz, blues, and country guitarist and songwriter, Les Paul is remembered for his experiments with innovative recording techniques and with solid-body amplified guitars. Les Paul live at Iridium Jazz Club in New York City in October 2008. (Thomas Faivre-Duboz, Wikimedia Commons)
In a salute to one of the grandfathers of the unforgettable sound of the electric guitar, we are taking a moment today to look through the array of electric guitars in the National Museum of American History s collection. Did you know that the museum has over 90 acoustic and electric guitars and bass guitars in our musical instruments collection? Join us as we share five of our favorite electric guitars from the collection, highlighting exciting moments in history that led to t
Tech Deck Fingerboard Line Becomes Official Sponsor of USA Skateboarding 04/27/21
Spin Master Corp. (TSX: TOY) (www.spinmaster.com), a leading global children’s entertainment company, today announced that its Tech Deck brand is an official sponsor of USA Skateboarding, the national governing body for skateboarding in the United States.
A global leader in the world of fingerboarding, the Tech Deck brand creates working replicas of skateboards that skateboarding enthusiasts ‘ride’ by mastering tricks and maneuvers with their fingers. Well-known in the skateboarding community, the brand has built a loyal following of skilled fingerboarders, collectors and kids and now the fan-favorite joins forces with USA Skateboarding as the sport makes its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this summer.
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Celebrating the Women Who Have Driven Auto Innovation Cari Shane
Of the women in history who became famous for their inventions, Hedy Lamarr (pictured above) may be one of the most recognizable. But most people probably know her as one of the biggest movie stars of the 1930s and 40s, not because of her work that helped make Bluetooth and GPS possible.
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As the U.S. Department of Transportation notes on its website, the invention of the car gave women ample opportunity for invention. In 1920, a federal agency known as the Women s Bureau was established to represent the needs of wage-earning women in the public policy process. Three years later, roughly half of the 345 inventions listed under Transportation in the bureau s bulletin were related to autos, including traffic signals, turn indicators, a carburetor, a clutch mechanism, and an electric engine starter.
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