08-13-2009, 04:59 PM
Played well into his 90's - that's a hell of a gig if you ask me
He literally changed the face of music forever.
I loved this quote - "He had been hospitalized in February 2006 when he learned he won two Grammys for an album
he released after his 90th birthday, "Les Paul & Friends: American Made, World Played."
"I feel like a condemned building with a new flagpole on it," he joked.
I have a friend that has an incredible archive of recordings. He was at one of Les' weekly club shows a few years back
and struck up a conversation with him between sets. My friend mentioned a particular recording that Les had done
and he seemed surprised he had ever heard of it. My friend said that he had a pressing of the
long out of print (and rare) recording and Les about fell off of his stool in disbelief. He didn't even have
a copy of the particular recording.
Les gave my friend his card and phone number and in return my friend sent him a CD copy of the original vinyl.
In return, Les sent him a very kind letter thanking him for his trouble and a sincere invitation to look him up
next time he was in the city. Sounded like Les was a class act.
He literally changed the face of music forever.
I loved this quote - "He had been hospitalized in February 2006 when he learned he won two Grammys for an album
he released after his 90th birthday, "Les Paul & Friends: American Made, World Played."
"I feel like a condemned building with a new flagpole on it," he joked.
I have a friend that has an incredible archive of recordings. He was at one of Les' weekly club shows a few years back
and struck up a conversation with him between sets. My friend mentioned a particular recording that Les had done
and he seemed surprised he had ever heard of it. My friend said that he had a pressing of the
long out of print (and rare) recording and Les about fell off of his stool in disbelief. He didn't even have
a copy of the particular recording.
Les gave my friend his card and phone number and in return my friend sent him a CD copy of the original vinyl.
In return, Les sent him a very kind letter thanking him for his trouble and a sincere invitation to look him up
next time he was in the city. Sounded like Les was a class act.