Les Paul: In His Own Words
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At thirteen, he took the tone arm from his father's phonograph, jammed theheavy needle into the top of his five-dollar guitar, and filled it with Plasterof Paris to quell feedback. The guitar didn't survive, but his idea worked, essentially creating the first solid-body electric guitar. Les Paul went on toalter guitars in his quest to create the perfect sound, making one breakthroughafter another along the way. Nonstop experiments in his homemade recordingstudio led to the invention of sound-on-sound, multi-track recording, echo, anda host of other discoveries that revolutionized the recording industry, while heand wife Mary Ford dominated early 1950s pop charts with a continual string ofhits. Taken together, the enduring influence of his unique contributions torecording technology, instrument design, and American popular music areunsurpassed. He truly is the man who changed the music, and now, Les Paul tellsthe whole story as only he could, in his own words.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1603600507
ISBN13:9781603600507
Release Date:October 2009
Publisher:Gemstone Publishing
Length:380 Pages
Weight:5.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 9.4" x 12.2"
Age Range:13 to 16 years
Grade Range:Grades 8 to 11
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