publication date: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 (part of Winter 2016)

category: Music

clue: His contributions to rock guitar got him inducted to both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Stan Iwanchuk


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