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Comment by Jake Doga on November 7, 2009 at 5:33pm

Thanks, cyn!! Yep, I really liked Let's Active - knew very little about Dex before now, but can see he's been very influential.

Comment by cyndromeda on November 7, 2009 at 4:17pm

this one's for you jake - i remember you were a fan of sara.

Comment by Nick Danger on November 4, 2009 at 5:40am

Happy Birthday, Delbert

Comment by james fahey on October 30, 2009 at 11:42pm

what about dave clock 5

Comment by Letha Robinson on September 24, 2009 at 9:27pm

Comment by Jake Doga on September 2, 2009 at 3:07pm

One of the coolest songs in this or any other universe ...

I Call My Baby Pussycat - Parliament

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-jbkAHjGe0

Comment by OCNaturalDoc on August 14, 2009 at 9:58pm

Interviews with Slash, Billy Gibbons and Richie Sambora honoring Les Paul (2008)

Comment by Bob Mehlick on August 14, 2009 at 8:39pm

Comment by Amanda T. Wills on August 14, 2009 at 7:15pm

Yesterday was a very sad day indeed...the music world mourns the loss of Les Paul and all his creative genius!!! I wonder how many people on this planet even know what we're talking about!!! HA!!! Godspeed...

Comment by Nick Danger on August 13, 2009 at 10:03am

R.I.P. Les Paul


Les Paul, Guitar Legend, Dies at 94

Les Paul, one of the most revered guitarists of all time and the forefather of the electric guitar, passed away last night, August 12th at the age of 94. Paul’s manager confirmed to Rolling Stone that cause of death was respiratory failure, and a statement from Gibson indicates Paul was suffering from severe pneumonia and died at a hospital in White Plains, New York. An inductee of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy Hall of Fame, Paul is credited as the creator of the electric body guitar and the pioneer of recording techniques like electronic echo and multi-tracking. Paul also had a celebrated career as both a solo artist and with singer Mary Ford, his wife until 1964. In 2003, Rolling Stone named Les Paul to our list of the Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

In the early ’50s, Paul and Ford had a string of hits including Mockin’ Bird Hill,” “How High the Moon,” “The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise” and “Vaya Con Dios.” Paul also began experimenting with the electric guitar, building the Les Paul Recording Guitar, an instrument that allowed for “hot” pickups and “fatter” tone than the Fender on the market. Paul linked up with Gibson Guitars and his six-string became one of the guitar maker’s signatures.

Around this time, Paul also made the first-ever eight-track recording, as well as the dual-pickup guitar, the 14-fret guitar, and various types of electronic transducers used both in guitars and recording studios. For his achievements as a technician, Paul was also inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2005, joining Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla.

Paul was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1915, a fact celebrated in the name of the 1980 Les Paul documentary The Wizard of Waukesha. Last November, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honored Paul with its annual American Music Masters Concert, where Slash, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Richie Sambora and the Patti Smith Group’s Lenny Kaye all paid tribute to Paul. Kaye told the audience, “Before Les, guitars were only amplified. Les made them truly electric.” During his acceptance speech, Paul joked, “Everybody thought I was a guitar until I played here tonight.” One thing is for certain: Les Paul is responsible for changing the way rock & roll sounds and he will be greatly missed.

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