Ain't it funny how on the 40th Anniversary of the so-called Summer of Love, we'd be experiencing The Summer of Death? Since June of 2009 we've lost a number of notables including Ed McMahon, Walter Cronkite,Farah Fawcett, Micheal Jackson, Steve McNair, John Hughs and Gidget the Taco Bell Dog.
Now it's guitarist/engineer/innovator Les Paul who passed on from complications with pneumonia. He was 94. Les revolutionized music when he invented the SOLID BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR. Gibson Guitars began a production model in 1952 and it is still one of the most widely-used guitars in the world.
With his wife, Mary Ford, on vocals he also developed the recording process of multi-tracking, where singers are able to sing along with themselves on two or more different takes.
Although the Rock & Roll world has much to thank him for, he also had Country connections: he did an album with Chet Atkins called "Chester and Lester" that won a Grammy in 1976 and followed that with "Guitar Monsters a couple years later.
If you want to hear some prime Les Paul, use this link: http://www.rhapsody.com/les-paul
My favorite is "How High The Moon?" great guitar, great multi-track sound.
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