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Friday Coffee Break: A Les Paul Custom

Posted at 2:16 PM on August 14, 2009 by Steve Seel (1 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

The music world has been continuing to mourn the passing of a true legend and innovator with the death of Les Paul on Thursday at the age of 94. Paul's invention of the solid-body electric guitar - in essence, an innovation that made the sound of rock n' roll possible - can not in any way be underestimated.

Barb Abney began our tributes yesterday afternoon after we first got the news of Paul's death by playing a set featuring guitarists who have been visible players of the iconic Gibson guitar that bears Les Paul's name. This morning for the 9:30 Coffe Break, Jill and I continued that salute with your input. We also began by playing a little Les Paul himself, along with his wife Mary Ford.

1) Les Paul and Mary Ford, "How High The Moon"
2) Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page - '58 and '59 Standard Sunburst), "Dancing Days"
3) Green Day (Billy Joe Armstrong - Les Paul "Junior"), "Know Your Enemy"
4) Guns N' Roses (Slash - Standard Sunburst), "Sweet Child O' Mine"
5) KISS, (Ace Frehley, Les Paul Custom) "Shout It Out Loud"
6) Neil Young ('56 Goldtop painted black), "Hey Hey My My"

Comments (1)

RIP Les Paul. True legend.

Posted by Lex | August 15, 2009 3:24 AM

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