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
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 April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/358036.

Tavares, Freddie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/358036.

"Tavares, Freddie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/358036

External Sources

Wikipedia: Freddie Tavares

Discogs: Freddie Tavares

Allmusic: Freddie Tavares

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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