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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

08-13-2009, 06:34 PM	#14 (permalink)
Neapolitan carpe musicam Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Les Barricades Mystérieuses Posts: 7,710	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 Last edited by Neapolitan; 08-13-2009 at 06:41 PM.