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Old 08-13-2009, 05:41 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Les Paul was a guitar legend so enough RIP and more SHREDDING.
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Old 08-13-2009, 05:55 PM   #12 (permalink)
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We will all miss Scott. This is a great loss to the community.
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Old 08-13-2009, 05:59 PM   #13 (permalink)
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RIP Les Paul, certainly a loss that will be remembered. Still playing in his 90's with a couple of paralyzed fingers is impressive.
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Old 08-13-2009, 06:34 PM   #14 (permalink)
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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


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Old 08-13-2009, 07:07 PM   #15 (permalink)
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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
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Old 08-13-2009, 07:09 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Yes he was. He changed a lot about how music was made.
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Old 08-13-2009, 07:11 PM   #17 (permalink)
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damn, can't believe he's dead.
such an amazing person
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Old 08-13-2009, 07:15 PM   #18 (permalink)
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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.
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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.
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There was a pretty decent doc on the BBC this year about him.
What was it called, can't find it on the iplayer?
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