Jim Marshall (businessman)

Jim Marshall, English businessman, founded Marshall Amplification (died 2012)

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Born: July 29, 1923
Died: April 5, 2012
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1923

About Jim Marshall (businessman)

James Charles Marshall (29 July 1923 – 5 April 2012) known as The Father of Loud or The Lord of Loud, was an English businessman and pioneer of guitar amplification. His company, Marshall Amplification, founded in 1962, has created equipment that is used by some of the biggest names in rock music, producing amplifiers with an iconic status. Described by The Times as a "charismatic amplifier innovator and music entrepreneur", Marshall was awarded an OBE at Buckingham Palace in 2003 for "services to the music industry and to charity". In 2009, he was given the Freedom of the Borough of Milton Keynes for his work in the community.

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Jim Marshall (businessman) timeline

1962His company, Marshall Amplification, founded in 1962, has created equipment that is used by some of the biggest names in rock music, producing amplifiers with an iconic status.
2003Described by The Times as a "charismatic amplifier innovator and music entrepreneur", Marshall was awarded an OBE at Buckingham Palace in 2003 for "services to the music industry and to charity".

The world when Jim Marshall (businessman) was born

Jim Marshall (businessman) was born in 1923. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1923

#1 song"Yes! We Have No Bananas"
Top movieThe Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille)
Best-selling bookBlack Oxen – Gertrude Atherton

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst 24 Hours of Le Mans race
Top headlineTime magazine publishes its first issue
Technology milestoneFirst neon signs appear in the United States
Defining fadDance marathons
Notable inventionFrozen food process (Clarence Birdseye)
World population1.93 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding / Calvin Coolidge
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population111.9M

1923 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jim Marshall (businessman)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1923	2026
Gas	$0.22	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,700	$435,000
Average income	$3,380	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	111.9M	341 million

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