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Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor.He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, and his prototype, called the Log, served as inspiration for the Gibson Les Paul.
Paul had hosted a 15-minute radio program, The Les Paul Show, on NBC in 1950, featuring his trio (himself, Ford, and rhythm player Eddie Stapleton) and his electronics, recorded from their home and with gentle humour between Paul and Ford bridging musical selections, some of which had already been successful on records, some of which anticipated the couple's recordings, and many of which ...
The Best of the Capitol Masters: Selections From "The Legend and the Legacy" Box Set is a compilation album by American jazz guitarist Les Paul and Mary Ford that was released in 1992. It is a single CD with tracks from the four-disc box set The Legend and the Legacy .
Greeny is a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard, named after its first famous owner, Peter Green in 1964/5. He used it during his time in John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Fleetwood Mac, before selling it to Gary Moore in the early 1970s. Moore used the guitar throughout his career, both as a solo artist and in bands, such as Thin Lizzy. Due to ...
Chester & Lester is a collaborative album by guitarists Chet Atkins and Les Paul released by RCA Records in 1976. The album was recorded in the mid-1970s when Atkins was in his fifties and Paul in his sixties. Atkins coaxed Paul out of his decade-long retirement for this recording.
Les Paul composed the music. Fred Ebb wrote the lyrics, which were not recorded for the Les Paul release. [4] The song was also released as part of a Capitol Records four song picture sleeve 45 EP, EAP 1-559, in 1955 under the title "Whither Thou Goest", containing the title track and also "Nola" and "Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me".
The song also reached number one on the Cash Box chart where it remained at No. 1 for five weeks. [5] The song was ranked the No. 1 top tune of 1953, [6] and the second best selling song of the year. [7] The Les Paul and Mary Ford single reached No. 7 in the UK backed with the Les Paul instrumental composition "Deep in the Blues" as the flip side.
Rock 'n' Roll Party (Honoring Les Paul) is a live album by Jeff Beck, recorded as a tribute album to the late guitarist Les Paul. [1] The album is recorded at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City where Les Paul played almost every week until his death in August 2009. [1] It was recorded on 9 June 2010, which would have been Les Paul's 95th ...