Freddie Tavares
Frederick Theodore Tavares (1913 – 1990) was an American designer, engineer, and musician who played with Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Henry Mancini and many others, and was also a key figure at Fender Musical Instruments Corporation for many decades. Tavares is perhaps best known for his role in designing the Fender Stratocaster and other Fender instruments and amplifiers (including the classic Bassman amp). |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 18, 1913 (Maui), Died July 24, 1990
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D9VB-2606 | 10-in. | 12/14/1949 | Let's go west again | Ken Curtis ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with string band and vocal chorus | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-2608 | 10-in. | 12/14/1949 | Love at the country fair | Dale Evans ; Lloyd Perryman ; Sons of the Pioneers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band, and vocal chorus | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-2609 | 10-in. | 12/14/1949 | Wedding dolls (from your wedding cake) | Ken Curtis ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with string band and vocal chorus | instrumentalist, steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tavares, Freddie," accessed October 13, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/358036.
Tavares, Freddie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/358036.
"Tavares, Freddie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 October 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Tavares, Freddie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008086813
Wikidata: Freddie Tavares - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3087016
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/29346146
MusicBrainz: Freddie Tavares - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/73247c0e-2296-4319-b13d-028e0f2cd65c
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