Freddie Tavares
Biography
Frederick Theodore Tavares (18 February 1913 – July 24, 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 Fender products including the Stratocaster electric guitar, the Precision Bass, and the Bassman amplifier.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
57 releases · 13 albums · active 1959–2024
- Performance · 63
- Other credits · 24
Studios: Radio Recorders · Sounds Of Hawaii · Private Island Trax · Twentieth Century Fox Studios
Frequent collaborators
- The Polynesians
- Various
- Axel Stordahl And Orchestra
- Ray Conniff
- Elvis Presley
- Harry Owens And The Royal Hawaiians
- Jerry Byrd
- Esquivel And His Orchestra