jim marshall, the man who helped to shape the sound of rock has died at the age of 88.oneered the guitar amplifier. introduced in the 1960s and used by some of the greatest names in rock. >>> jimi hendrix, one of the legendary rock guitarists who used the marshall amp. so did eric clap ton, so did van halen. and the who -- he used to destroy his own stage. >> pete was very clever, actually. he only had the speaker, the clock on the front of the speakers. so he never damaged the speaker. we would just get a new speaker frame. >> jim marshall was the man who put the real power into the world's mightiest art form. the first amp was designed in 1962 to produce what he called the dirtiest sound. and he produced thousands of amps a week, the secret is old fashioned bows made in russia. you'll find marshall amps where the rock music is played. for those who said it was too loud, he said he never met a deaf guitarist and they're still popular with the latest generation of musicians. >> everybody who picked up an electric guitar at one point in time at least has plugged into a m

jim marshall, the man who helped to shape the sound of rock, has died at the age of 88. ♪ >> jimi hendrixjust one of the legendary rock guitarist who swore on the marshall amped. so did eric! that is inserted eric clapton and led zeppelin. >> as far as smashing of the cabinet is concerned, it was just the clock on the front with the speakers. he just tore it. you just put a new speaker front on. >> jim marshall was the man who put the real power into the world's most noisy art form. it came out in 1962, set out to create the world's dirty is sound. the secret was old-fashioned valves made in russia. ♪ you will find marshall lamps where the rock music plays. he said he never met a deaf and guitarist. they are still popular with the latest generation of musicians. >> everybody who has picked up an electric guitar has at least once plugged into a marshal amped. it is related to rock-and-roll. but it can be bluesy as well. i am a blues guitarist and i had used martial amps for years. >> he gave millions to charity. he has now gone to a better place which just got louder. >> you have been watc

. >> he was known as the father of loud, we look back at the legacy of jim marshall. it is time for our newspaper review where we look at the stories making headlines around the world. we start with this toy dominating european papers. the punishment being doled out to spain. reporting on the follette after the countries risk premium rose to its highest level the times analyzes the increase in americanization of british politics after the candidates in london's mayoral elections disclose the tax records. -- disclosed their tax records. the paper says swiss authorities have agreed to pay germany billions of dollars on funds hidden there by german tax dollars to restore the image of its banks. gulf news highlights the fall in u.s. jobless claims to the lowest level since 2008. the figure comes from a government report that shows healing in the legal market -- in the labor market. this is newsday on the bbc. >> the headlines this hour. disturbing data. scientists could be losing the battle to contain malaria. the russian arms dealer known as the merchant of death has bee

jim marshall helped change the sound of rock music with his amplifier. people are playing -- paying tribute around world. here is a small sample of his lasting impact. ♪ ♪ >> i've just got to have marshall. almost in the next breath, he said i don't want anything given to me. i want to pay the full retail for it. we were great friends. >> remembering jim marshall, the father of loud. that brings today's show to a close. thanks so much for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, union bank, and shell. >> this is kim, about to feel one of his favorite sensations. at shell, we're developing more efficient fuels in countries like malaysia that can help us get the most from our energy resources. let's use energy more efficiently. let's go. >> "bbc world news america" was presented by kcet los angeles.

commissioner wu: jim marshall and our next speaker. >> i am a hayes valley resident in fault with the hayes valley neighborhood association. -- involved with the hayes valley neighborhood association. i am strongly supporting eric mar's amendment and the clarification that it provides. we thank him tremendously for making this clarification. our history from statements by supervisors gonzales and -- and others that were instrumental. this should never have come up. at this point, it is not to go backwards. we have that clarification in front of you and we strongly support it. for the same reason i reject removing sales and services under retail, that should remain in it at this point. it needs considerably more vetting before anything is taken out. the wiener alternative is not acceptable. i think supervisors mar and olague infor bringing this. thank you. -- thank supervisors mar and olague for bringing this. >> i am here to speak in favor of the legislation. financial institutions can be an amended t -- an amenity but when they began to dominate it causes problems. one is the loss of

>> it's one louder, isn't it in. >> jim marshall really changed, made rock really what it is. mber one fan, woo! he'll be out of breath, had a spring in his step so instead of just tossing out the first pitch, he took a lap around the bases, and did the most awkward slide ever. the cubs ended up losing to the nationals 2-1. >> says the white sox fan over here. >> yes, i've been to one game, i went last year. what was it, cross town classic actually. it's a lovely field. needs a little bit of work. >> i love even though you're a sox fan and you love me even though i'm a cubs fan. >> that's "early start," i'm zoraida sambolin. >> i'm christine romans in for ashleigh banfield. soledad o'brien's "starting point" starts right now. >> thank you very much. our starting point is the centerpiece hopefully of the economic recovery, the huge jobs report for march is going to come out in just about 90 minutes. why economists expect an upswing in the economy and what that means for jobs in this country. >>> what was that word? a new analysis of the 911 tape from the night that trayvon marti

jim marshal died thursday in london at the age of 88. marshal didn't invent the amplifier.er, a lot louder. a drum store owner with an engineering background, marshal developed his name sake amplifier in the early 1960s at the urging of rock musicians like the who's peter townsend who wanted louder and fuzzier sound. soon stacks of marshal amplifiers were staples on every rock concert stage. and rob reiner's 1984 faux documentary "this is spinal tap," rock musician played by christopher guest explains how he would renumber the volume control on his marshal in the delusional belief that it would sound even louder. >> the numbers all go to 11. look. right across the board. 11, 11, 11. >> amps go up to ten. does that mean it's any louder? >> well, it's one louder, sint it? >> osgood: not that the marshal needed any relabeling. as most concert goers would agree, ten on one of the marshal amplifiers is quite loud enough. and we learned of the pass of thomas kinkaid, a very popular painter who died friday at his california home. warm and cozy images of home and hearth were his un

jim, to speak on his behalf. let him speak for the deform r. requester. and this get -- let's get some resolution today. thank you. >> thank you. >> my name is james marshall, i'm with the neighbors association, this property is at 640 hayes, i live at 700 hayes, i'm also pretty involved with this and have been over quite a while. as i understand it, the last meeting i had with the planning department and project sponsors, there were a great number of concerns expressed regarding the building and march 15 was the date that project sponsors had agreed to have everything ready. from the last email communication i had from mr. marquez who is requesting the d.r., he moved around a lot of offshore travel so he would be here and available for march 15 when they then said they weren't ready on march 15 and needed the april date of today, he couldn't do that one and that therefore he is requesting the extension to may. this is troubling because this is a project that really has sort of gone on forever. and it's been more problematic than any single family issue i've ever experienced in the community. in conversation with the sponsors during the break, i inquired i

. >> hi, jim, a big boo-yah to you from california. i'm a recent graduate of the marshallbusiness. >> which we love. >> thank you for your stock market wisdom. my question is regarding linkedin. with the upcoming facebook ipo, the other social network companies will also get a boost. will linkedin go up? >> it's a very good company. that said, i am not a believer. i recommend stocks that are overvalued. i think the stock is expensive. not going there. joe in new york. >> joe from long island, boo-yah to jim cramer. >> boo-yah back at you, partner. >> many times listener. cost plus world market. metamorphosis over the last two years. is it a buy? >> i don't know. i got to do work on cost plus. i do not know the answer to that. i'm sorry, i don't. we will come back. let's take joris in pennsylvania. >> out here in philly country. i'm a fairly new investor, strong positions in three credit card stocks, but i want your take on discover. >> it's a very inexpensive stock. people feel it's rolling over. i think it's cheap and can be bought and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the c