Of course anyone who plays electric guitar or records multitrack owes Les Paul a huge debt of gratitude. What really got to me was seeing the clips of him playing his weekly gigs in New York City. He was grace personified. His innovation paved the way for modern music, and when his records were eclipsed in the sixties by Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townsend, Jimmy Page, the Beatles, and all the rest, he just quietly kept on playing once a week in a small club, for the sheer joy of it. And he did it well, all the way to the end, ripping licks at 90 that a 20-year-old would be proud of. In the clips you can see his hands were gnarled by arthritis, but he just kept pickin' through the evident pain and doing it well. If ever there was a man totally in love with music, he was the one!
An inspiration unequalled and sorely missed....
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
THE DREAM MACHINE PRODUCTION
Heather Kefalas Studios in colaboration with Producer Douglas Meyers just finished the Dreamers Fun-Shop in Las Vegas. It was 5 fun-packed days of music, recording at Son Songs Recording Studio, acting, guest-speakers, choreography at Delgado Dance Studio, and filming in several different locations. Youtube teasers will be out in the next few weeks, along with a few photographs of the Dream Team. The DVD will be available in early September.....along with CD's of the Black Velvet Girls and The Crazy Little Thing Called Love Kids. YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT!!!!!
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