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Article: LES PAUL A TRUE ORIGINAL 1915 - 2009
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- September 25, 2009
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CopyrightCopyright Krause Publications Sep 25, 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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He was renowned, quite possibly worldwide, for so many things.
As a record producer, and alongside vocalist Mary Ford, he scored no less than 42 U.S. hits between 1945 and 1961, including more standards than most performers of the era could shake a stick at. As a musician, he has been cited among the most influential guitar players of any age, not simply the rock 'n' roll era.
And as a technological visionary, he was responsible for many of the studio tricks that we now so take for granted we cannot imagine a time in which they did not exist - multi-tracking, overdubbing and special effects included.
Yet mention Les Paul to many, if not most, people and he is synonymous not with his own ...