caption death_date death_place birth_place name birth_date background image article_title birth_name
jim show in anaheim , california , united states , 21 marshall january 2007 signing autographs at the winter namm 2007 5 april 2012 milton keynes , buckinghamshire , england , uk acton , west london , england , uk jim marshall 29 july 1923 non_performing_personnel jim marshall at summer namm_2007 . jpg jim marshall -lrb- businessman -rrb-
 james charles marshall
jim marshall -lrb- businessman -rrb-

james charles `` jim '' marshall , obe -lrb- 29 july 1923 -- 5 april 2012 -rrb- known as the father of loud or the lord of loud , was an english businessman and pioneer of guitar amplification .
his company , marshall amplification , has created equipment that is used by some of the biggest names in rock music , producing amplifiers with an iconic status .
in 2003 marshall was awarded an obe for `` services to the music industry and to charity '' .
marshall is considered to be one of the four fathers of rock music equipment along with leo fender , les paul and seth lover .
