Jim Marshall (businessman)

Jim Marshall
OBE
Marshall in 2007
Born
James Charles Marshall

(1923-07-29)29 July 1923
London, England
Died5 April 2012(2012-04-05) (aged 88)[1][2]
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Other names
  • The Father of Loud
  • The Lord of Loud
OccupationBusinessman
EmployerMarshall Amplification
Known forPioneering guitar amplification

James Charles Marshall OBE (29 July 1923 – 5 April 2012) known as The Father of Loud[3] or The Lord of Loud,[4] was an English businessman and pioneer of guitar amplification. His company, Marshall Amplification, founded in 1962, has created equipment that is used by some of the biggest names in rock music, producing amplifiers with an iconic status.[1][5][6]

Described by The Times as a "charismatic amplifier innovator and music entrepreneur",[7] Marshall was awarded an OBE at Buckingham Palace in 2003 for "services to the music industry and to charity".[1] In 2009, he was given the Freedom of the Borough of Milton Keynes for his work in the community.[8]

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  3. ^ Jim Marshall: 'They call me the Father of Loud' – The Guardian Tuesday 10 April 2012
  4. ^ Collett-White, Mike (6 April 2012). "Amp pioneer was 'Lord of Loud'". Calgary Herald.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Guitar amplifier pioneer Jim Marshall dies aged 88. Reuters. Retrieved 5 April 2012
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  7. ^ "Jim Marshall and Peter Wolff". The Times. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference MK work was invoked but never defined (see the help page).