Les Paul dead at 94

[Clipper]

It is a sad day for the music world as they mourn the passing of Les Paul. I am sure Jon Hynes, Kit and some of our other member musicians can better address this than I can, but I remember listening to Les Paul and Mary Ford singing Tennessee Waltz, and Mockingbird Hill when I was a kid.

I am sure that many of our musicians have also wrapped their hands around the neck of a Les Paul solid body, Gibson guitar also.

I will leave the reminiscing and more history to be posted by those more informed than myself, but along with the rest of the world I will be remembering him and his music today while the Tennessee Waltz plays in my mind.

[dgriffin]

Aug 14, 2009 10:38:46 GMT -5 Clipper said:

but I remember listening to Les Paul and Mary Ford singing Tennessee Waltz, and Mockingbird Hill when I was a kid.

I guess I was only ten years old, but I remember playing Vaya Con Dios on our Zenith phonograph over and over.

[dgriffin]

Here's Les Paul later in life without Mary, playing How High The Moon as an instrumental. Nice finger work!

[dgriffin]

This is really neat. Les Paul and Mary Ford interviewed by (I think) Alastair Cooke, adding track numbers 25 and 26 to a 24 track version of How High The Moon!

[Clipper]

Wow Dave, that is great. Thanks for putting it up.