"Junior Barnard (born Lester Robert Barnard in Coweta, Oklahoma, December 17, 1920; d. Fresno County, California, April 15, 1951) was a pioneering American electric guitarist. He is best known for his work with Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys. He is among the first electric guitarists to create a guitar effect that anticipated the later \"fuzz tone (the strength of his picking induced some slight \"overdrive\" in the low-power amplifiers typical of the times)."@en . . "American musician" . "1920Z"^^ . "Junior Barnard"@en . "Barnard, Junior"@en . "1951Z"^^ . . "non_vocal_instrumentalist" . . . "Lester Robert Barnard"@en . . . "1951-04-15Z"^^ . "1920-12-17Z"^^ .