O.W. Appleton and the First Electric Guitar

Before the Fender Stratocaster, before the Gibson Les Paul, there was the App: arguably, the first solid-body electric guitar, invented by Burlington's O.W. Appleton, proprietor of the iconic App's Music House in downtown Burlington. Learn the real history of the electric guitar - in pictures, words and music - at one of its most dedicated venues, with Appleton's granddaughter, Vonda Kaye, and award-winning musician Steve Bonafel.