When I Was About 11 Years Old, Les Paul & Mary Ford Did Movie Shorts And That Was My Real Introduction To "Country - Western" Music, I Loved It, Then I Discovered R&B And of Course Elvis And Rock & Roll... Great Time To Be Growing Up: Swing, To Country, To R&B, And Rock & Roll... Don D.
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LES PAUL & MARY FORD
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, which made the sound of rock and roll possible. Paul taught himself how to play guitar and while he is mainly known for jazz and popular music, he had an early career in country music. He is credited with many recording innovations. Although he was not the first to use the technique, his early experiments with overdubbing (also known as sound on sound), delay effects such as tape delay, phasing effects and multitrack recording were among the first to attract widespread attention.
His innovative talents extended into his playing style, including licks, trills, chording sequences, fretting techniques and timing, which set him apart from his contemporaries and inspired many guitarists of the present day. He recorded with his wife Mary Ford in the 1950s, and they sold millions of records.
Among his many honors, Paul is one of a handful of artists with a permanent, stand-alone exhibit in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is prominently named by the music museum on its website as an "architect" and a "key inductee" with Sam Phillips and Alan Freed. Les Paul is the only person to be included in both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_PaulLes Paul & Mary - Ford How High The Moon - 1951
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkGf1GHAxhELes Paul & Mary Ford Show - World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iGXP_UBog4Les Paul & Chet Atkins - NBC Today Show 1978
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xut3N2O42HoLes Paul - Somewhere Over The Rainbow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzga5kA1wPYLes Paul - Sleepwalk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2lnd0Jf9y0Les Paul with ZZ Top
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3egBlDjMWtcLes Paul demos his black box / Eddie Van Halen - Cathedral (Live Session 1988)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx_LkeannBcLes Paul with Joe Walsh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU39FDWn4W8Les Paul with Chet Atkins Iridium N.Y.C. 1996
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IOBVTdHZiwChet Atkins & Les Paul Best Country Instrumental Performance【Grammy 1977】Live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrlsPz-X9ooLes Paul - Jeff Beck - Jamming Together HD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbwKPk5s0q8Les Paul with Larry Carlton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piQK0IuoTAILes Paul with Eric Johnson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfnQn5YAF-MLes Paul with Joe Satriani
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YunxyFPmLaQLes Paul with Slash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0QJ2-J-2p0Les Paul with Eddie Van Halen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JILwa51x1rcEddie Van Halen, Les Paul, BB King All Star Guitar JAM!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS_I8ajvD1YLes Paul - The Paulverizer HD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx1YW8SEygoLes Paul - Caravan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFpkWBoRVHULes Paul & Mary Ford - Alabamy Bound /Darktown Strutters Ball
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYlG7qb3iCsLes Paul & Mary Ford - Big Eyed Girl / I'm Sitting on Top of the World(1958)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idwQy7bZmkQLes Paul & Mary Ford - In The Good Old Summertime - Steel Guitar Rag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeHaWG1dyOwLes Paul - In The Mood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uSnOhLUw9cLes Paul - Story of the invention of the electric guitar - Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhdAWQaEsjALes Paul LIVE - and magnificent!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJaNMZmBR6ELes Paul - GREATEST HITS (FULL ALBUM)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJNoqdNJPmQLes Paul - Guitarist Extraordinaire #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ_5ubk2H4kLes Paul. Guitarist Extraordinaire #2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB2Szuw71C8Les Paul Trio - Dark Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR5zdYuustQLes Paul - Chasing Sound!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP7qI5RVtxwLes Paul, 93, Tennessee Waltz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSbpXh34VKELes Paul & Mary Ford - Song In Blue!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNENAklQHOYLes Paul & Nigel Tufnel on Dennis Miller
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09lmHPXYNksB.B. King / Les Paul - Everyday I Have the Blues (Live Session 1988)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7gs5PxMbtsLes Paul Live in New York City with Steve Miller
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u22ZkhEXynALes Paul Live in New York City with Keith Richards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCY-pMMzv68Les Paul Live in New York City with Jose Feliciano
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9u4D7AM118Les Paul & Merle Haggard - Pennies from Heaven (Live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsD_pMxk6ikChet Atkins, Les Paul "Birth Of The Blues"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlleQcVu4f8Les Paul House of Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc2OAJ4JqcE