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Born in 1916 in Missouri, Quilla Hugh "Porky" Freeman was a Western swing performer, bandleader, and songwriter. He was also an electric guitar pioneer and inventor. In the 1940's he lead a popular California band, the Porky Freeman Trio. People have cited one of his early hits, "Boogie Woogie on Strings", as helping lay some of the roots for rock & roll music. As a session artist he backed many of the popular musicians of the time. His early experimentation with the electric guitar lead to several patents for the instrument. One of the paten...read more