Bill Carson (musician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBill Carson (musician)
American musician
Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1926
Date of Death: 15-Feb-2007
Profession: songwriter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Bill Carson (musician)
- Bill Carson (July 8, 1926 – February 15, 2007), born in Meridian, Oklahoma, was a California Western swing guitarist for whom Leo Fender originally designed the Fender Stratocaster electric guitar in the early 1950s.
- Carson has documented his close relationship to the Strat in his autobiography, Bill Carson – My Life and Times with Fender Musical Instruments (co-written by Willie G.
- Moseley).
- In reference to the Stratocaster's "Custom Contouring", he once said, "It fits better to your body like a well tailored shirt should."
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