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History - University of the Ozarks

Pat Hare, was born in Cherry Valley, Arkansas, USA, December 20, 1930. Was the first recorded electric guitarists to deliberately use a heavily overdriven amplifier to achieve a gritty, menacing tone. By turning his volume knob to its highest setting, he made the speaker “scream,” creating a ferocious sound that was decades ahead of its time. This technique can be heard most famously on James Cotton’s 1954 track “Cotton Crop Blues”. He is also recognized as the first to deliberately use power ch