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Daily MailNews report · Nov 8, 10:21 PM
Del Casher, guitarist and inventor of the wah-wah pedal who played with Elvis Presley and Frank Zappa, dead at 88
The musician, who was also a film and TV composer, passed away on October 1.
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Del Casher, guitarist and inventor of the wah-wah pedal who played with Elvis Presley and Frank Zappa, dead at 88
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What happened The musician, who was also a film and TV composer, passed away on October 1.
The headline split The left frames it as "Del Casher, Guitarist Who Invented the Wah-Wah Pedal, Dead at 88". The right frames it as "Del Casher, guitarist and inventor of the wah-wah pedal who played with Elvis Presley and...".
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Rolling StoneNews report · Nov 8, 7:13 PM
Del Casher, Guitarist Who Invented the Wah-Wah Pedal, Dead at 88
Musician and inventor who played with artists like Elvis Presley, Gene Autry and Frank Zappa died October 1 after cancer battle
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