Les Paul in His Own Words
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Les Paul in His Own Words

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Les Paul in His Own Words

About this book

In 2009, the legendary Les Paul passed away at the age of 94. In celebration of his life, this book, capturing Paul's own reflections on his remarkable inventions and guitar playing, was published as a high-end collector's edition. In 2015, Les Paul reached his centennial, and Backbeat Books is pleased to celebrate the legend once more in the first-ever paperback edition of Les Paul in His Own Words, making his fascinating story available to a wide range of readers.

This book is the definitive work on the recording and electric guitar pioneer whose prodigious talents and relentless work ethic single-handedly launched a new era in American popular music. This authentic account of Les Paul's life is packed with words of wisdom and experience from one of the most important contributors to modern music.

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Information

Publisher
Backbeat
Year
2016
eBook ISBN
9781493079285
Edition
1
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Music Biographies

Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Preface
  3. Foreword
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter One. Waukesha Childhood
  6. Chapter Two. Red Hot Red
  7. Chapter Three. St. Louis Blues
  8. Chapter Four. Springfield Via Kalamazoo
  9. Chapter Five. Chicago (1934–1938)
  10. Chapter Six. New York, New York (1938–1941)
  11. Chapter Seven. Back In Chicago (1941–1942)
  12. Chapter Eight. California Bound (1943)
  13. Chapter Nine. Armed Forces Radio
  14. Chapter Ten. Swinging On A Star (Connecting With Bing)
  15. Chapter Eleven. The Garage Studio
  16. Chapter Twelve. Along Came Mary
  17. Chapter Thirteen. Back To The Woodshed
  18. Chapter Fourteen. Fateful Journey
  19. Chapter Fifteen. On The Mend
  20. Chapter Sixteen. The Gift From Bing
  21. Chapter Seventeen. A New Beginning
  22. Chapter Eighteen. Back To New York
  23. Chapter Nineteen. Love And Marriage
  24. Chapter Twenty. How High The Moon
  25. Chapter Twenty-One. Hooking Up With Gibson
  26. Chapter Twenty-Two. The Whirlwind Of ’51
  27. Chapter Twenty-Three. The Move To Mahwah
  28. Chapter Twenty-Four. Overdrive
  29. Chapter Twenty-Five. Vaya Con Dios
  30. Chapter Twenty-Six. Gibson Resurrection
  31. Chapter Twenty-Seven. The Last Tango
  32. Chapter Twenty-Eight. Back In The Swing
  33. Chapter Twenty-Nine. Heart Trouble
  34. Chapter Thirty. All That Jazz
  35. Chapter Thirty-One. Chasing The Sound
  36. Chapter Thirty-Two. The Gift
  37. Chapter Thirty-Three. Encores And Echoes