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Tributes to Jim Marshall
Written by admin on April 6, 2012 – 7:33 am -Jim Marshall, the guitar amplifier pioneer, died yesterday (April 5) aged 88 at his home in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
The so-called “Father of Loud” was born James Charles Marshall in Acton, London on July 29, 1923. He founded Marshall Amplification 50 years ago and his equipment was soon being used by some of the biggest names in rock, including Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix.
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Rock photographer Jim Marshall dies aged 74
Written by admin on March 24, 2010 – 10:05 am -Legendary rock ‘n’ roll photographer Jim Marshall died in his sleep last night at the age of 74.
Jim Marshall was born in 1936 and began his photographic career in 1960. Jazz musicians were the original focus of Marshall’s lens. He captured artists such as Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane. Marshall went on to take some of the most iconic photographs in rock history, featuring artists such as Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin and Johnny Cash.
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