Happy Birthday to U.S., Happy Birthday to U.S., Happy Birthday to U.S., Happy Birthday to U.S.
Last night, PBS had one of their specials. this one on Les Paul and all of his accomplishments. The solid body electric guitar, reverb, multitrack recording, overdubbing. Not to mention being a truly spectacular guitar player and entertainer. Those were the good ol' days. How well I remember.
Mary died in 1977 from diabetes. Les is apparently still alive and appearing at the Iridium in New York every Monday - at 93. Raise a glass to a great musician, inventor, pioneer, Les Paul.
by AZRON (PM , CC ) on Friday July 4, 2008 @ 11:03 AM
Back when Irving Wallace and his son and daughter were doing THE BOOKS OF LISTS (multiple volumes) Chet Atkins made a list of the ten most influential guitarists in history. Django Reinhardt was at the top, but Les Paul was up there too. (Chet ranked himself fifth, BTW--and his two greatest influences were Les Paul and Merle Travis.) Great post, Sid. Thanks!
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Les Paul really added sweetness to "Sweet Georgia Brown", my favorite of his.
You really got some videos of their early days.
there is a name I have heard of for years! you said it all - thanks for the listening pleasure
ron