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sweet_nothing
08-13-2009 05:41 PM
Les Paul was a guitar legend so enough RIP and more SHREDDING.
bungalow
08-13-2009 05:55 PM
We will all miss Scott. This is a great loss to the community.
Alfred
08-13-2009 05:59 PM
RIP Les Paul, certainly a loss that will be remembered. Still playing in his 90's with a couple of paralyzed fingers is impressive.
Neapolitan
08-13-2009 06:34 PM
I am huge Les Paul fan, I found out about him because of guitarists that mentioned him as a influence like Steve Howe and every other guitarist from the 60's and 70's. I collected some stuff of his, and from watiching videos of him you could he was fun to be around with, he had a great personality, he was hysterical too, always laughing and telling stories.
He was an awesome guitar player, and Les Paul & Mary Ford were one of the biggest acts in the 50's with 40 top 40 hits, 2 Numbers One hits. I always thought it was a shame that he contributed soo much to the musical industry but because he wasn't "Rock n Roll" his name very rarely came up in documentaries etc.
one of my favorite Les Paul songs:
Les Paul & Mary Ford - Smoke Rings
RIP Les Paul
Burning Down
08-13-2009 07:07 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Piss Me Off
(Post 719377)
Reading up on him i had no idea about the contributions he gave to music apart from his, pretty badass, guitar. Hopefully others will learn in the way i did. Lived a long life too.
I'm pretty sure he was a pioneer of multi-track recording. I could be wrong though :o
Akira
08-13-2009 07:09 PM
Yes he was. He changed a lot about how music was made.
J.S.3otR
08-13-2009 07:11 PM
damn, can't believe he's dead.
such an amazing person
RIP
Piss Me Off
08-13-2009 07:15 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Burning Down
(Post 719431)
I'm pretty sure he was a pioneer of multi-track recording. I could be wrong though :o
That's always a big part of the music i normally listen to so the guys a fucking legend i'm guessing. I feel bad i don't know more.
Akira
08-13-2009 07:16 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Piss Me Off
(Post 719439)
That's always a big part of the music i normally listen to so the guys a fucking legend i'm guessing. I feel bad i don't know more.
There was a pretty decent doc on the BBC this year about him.
He was a great guy, I saw him play live several times and chatted with him on two occasions, he always had more energy than I did.
Piss Me Off
08-13-2009 07:24 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ToeAndno
(Post 719441)
There was a pretty decent doc on the BBC this year about him.
