Graham Knight Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 Rock Hall Honors Music Innovator Les Paul The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will pay tribute to the "Father of the Electric Guitar" this fall. Les Paul will be honored at the annual American Music Masters series, a week long event that begins Nov. 10, Rock Hall officials said Tuesday. A tribute concert - artists will be named later - is scheduled for Nov. 15 at Cleveland's State Theater. He built a solid-body electric guitar in 1941 - an invention born from his frustration that audiences were unable to hear him play. In 1952, Gibson introduced the Les Paul model, which became the instrument of choice for musicians like Duane Allman, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. Paul is only the second living recipient of the annual American Music Masters award, which began in 1996 to pay tribute to artists who helped change American culture. Jerry Lee Lewis was the first living recipient in 2007. Past recipients include Woody Guthrie, Muddy Waters and Sam Cooke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 A well-deserved tribute....wonder who'll be playing?I saw him at one of his Monday night slots at Iridium in NYC.....still light years better than I'll ever be, even though he had bad arthritis in his hands, and was about 86 at the time. Must dig out some of my Les Paul/Mary Ford stuff today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Excellent documentary about Les on BBC4 next week.BBC - Press Office - Network TV Programme Information Week 42 Friday 17 October 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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