Jim Alfredson Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9...;show_article=1 Wow. I was just talking about him to a friend two days ago and how amazing it was that he was still going. God Bless him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Hell of a day so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Seems he had a regular gig going on in NYC, weekly or something? r.i.p. - will play that JATP recording tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Another innovator gone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9...;show_article=1 Wow. I was just talking about him to a friend two days ago and how amazing it was that he was still going. God Bless him. A buddy in the know told me Sunday night it wouldn't be long. RIP Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 BBC obit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Barton Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Not a lot of good news this morning... R.I.P. Les Paul. What a long, full, rich, creative, innovative and influential life he led! Indeed, a life lived to its fullest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasstrack Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9...;show_article=1 Wow. I was just talking about him to a friend two days ago and how amazing it was that he was still going. God Bless him.Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 R.I.P. Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Johnson Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Here's an obit up at the Iridium website, where Les Paul had a standing weekly gig. Les Paul Obit @ Iridium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 He was marvelous. RIP Mr. Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Nicest and most gracious musician I ever met. Sad Day RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Sad news. Inevitable given his advanced years but he had a great innings and for sure left his mark on music. Great that he managed all those latter years gigs at Iridium - RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Man, RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Here's an obit up at the Iridium website, where Les Paul had a standing weekly gig. Les Paul Obit @ Iridium And as is so typical of me, I never went to go see him. I always think, "I'll catch a show next week", next thing you know, they're all gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Barton Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 BBC obit That BBC obit is very strange indeed. "Rock guitar pioneer Les Paul dies" Yes, as far it goes, but there's so much more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeCity Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 RIP, LP. I remember as a kid, I saw Les on the old Mike Douglas Show. He had a unit on his guitar that controlled a rack of multitrack recording gear behind him. He called the black box on his guitar the "Les Paul-veriser". He did a live demo of stacking up some parts, and I thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 I recently picked up a Red Callender 78 on the Sunset label. The personnel is listed on the label, and the guitarist was some nobody named Paul Leslie. After the guitar solo on "These Foolish Things," I ran to the computer to find out what else this incredible nobody had recorded. You can guess who it was - and he was already 30 years old at the time (1945). What an amazing career and what a brilliant man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 A pioneer passes! Thanks Les! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Never heard much of his music outside of the JATP sessions, as I'm not a guitar nut. An influential player, for sure. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 I actually think he was a better guitarist in his later years - with some exceptions I find the earlier stuff to have too many Django-isms, little gimmicky patterns which he repeats over and over - and which he seemed to have dropped whenever I saw him play on various tv shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Here's an obit up at the Iridium website, where Les Paul had a standing weekly gig. Les Paul Obit @ Iridium And as is so typical of me, I never went to go see him. I always think, "I'll catch a show next week", next thing you know, they're all gone. Yeah, me too. I remember when he had the weekly gig at Fat Tuesday's. Ah, well. RIP, you genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/results?search_quer..._type=&aq=f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold_Z Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Sorry to see Les go. Les was somewhat local to where I live and I've seen him and met him on several occasions. Real nice guy. WBGO was playing some of his music earlier today. I heard "HHTMoon" , "Lover" and "Zing went tsomh". They sounded so good! When I was a kid a relative had the 78s (capitol?) and I listened. Also the was a 15 minute tv show every weekday - iircc around 3:30 pm. Just to realize what he did wiht multitrack recording makes him unique. What a giant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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