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Peter Frampton thought he had lost his 1954 Gibson Les Paul guitar forever when it disappeared in a cargo plane crash in Panama in 1980. Amazingly, the guitar showed up last year (no one knows who had it). Gibson in Nashville restored the guitar -- and h
Last month, we reported the news that Peter Frampton had been reunited with his 1954 black Les Paul Custom - the very same instrument he was pictured with on the cover of the mega-selling album, Frampton Comes Alive! The guitar, which was believed to hav
A 1960 Gibson Les Paul Special, formerly owned by reggae musician Peter Tosh, from the guitar collection of actor Richard Gere is displayed at Christie's, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 in New York. The collection includes over 100 vintage American guitars and... View Photo »
Rock 'n' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul
Google Valentine's Day Google doodle By Athima Chansanchai You may not need to put a lot of effort into making someone's day today, but Google didn't skimp when it came to its Valentine's Day doodle, a heart-warming animated interpretation of the archety
02/14/2012. Peter Frampton will play his restored 1954 Gibson Les Paul for the first time in 32 years at the Beacon Theater in New York on February 18th. Sacks &Co sent over these details: His long-lost guitar was recently discovered on the Dutch Cari
Steve Jobs was honored with a posthumous Grammy Saturday night, when the Recording Academy gave the late Apple cofounder a Grammy Trustees Award at a special merit ceremony. It recognizes “individuals who, during their careers in music, have made signifi
Jamaican musician David "Ziggy" Marley looks at his father's primary guitar, a modified mahogany Gibson Les Paul, on the opening day of the exhibit "Bob Marley, Messenger" at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles May 11, 2011. The exhibit celebrates the life... View Photo »
I own a lot of guitars. I’ve been playing Gibsons the last eight years but my main guitar right now is a 1959 Les Paul Junior
The story of Poppea is an interesting one. A mistress of the Roman Emperor Nero back in the mid-first century, she lived to see herself crowned Empress of Rome. Her story was immortalized in a very, very early opera by Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi
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Les Paul (born Lester William Polsfuss on June 9, 1915) is an American jazz guitarist and inventor. He is a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which "made the sound of rock and roll possible." His many recording innovations include overdubbing, delay effects such as "sound on sound" and tape delay, phasing effects, and... Full Article
Slash owned custom Gibson Les Paul studio guitar is on display during the preview of the sale of exclusive property from legendary guitarist and musician Slash at Juliens Auctions in Beverly Hills, California on March 7, 2011. Included in the auction sale are some of the iconic,...
View Photo »A 2010 Gibson Eric Clapton 'Beano' Les Paul on display during a press preview March 4, 2011 at Bonhams New York for the auction to sell some of Eric Clapton's guitars and amps in aid of the Crossroads Center, Antigua. The sale will feature over 70 guitars and 70 amps which have...
View Photo »Jamaican musician David "Ziggy" Marley looks at his father's primary guitar, a modified mahogany Gibson Les Paul, on the opening day of the exhibit "Bob Marley, Messenger" at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles May 11, 2011. The exhibit celebrates the life and music of Bob Marley.
View Photo »A personalized guitar pick is placed in the strings of a Gibson Les Paul standard Eric Clapton 'Beano' tribute model at the Bonhams auction house in New York March 4, 2011. More than 70 guitars belonging to legendary British music icon Clapton will go on the auction block in New York...
View Photo »A woman looks up info on a Gibson Les Paul standard Eric Clapton 'Beano' tribute model (L) at the Bonhams auction house in New York March 4, 2011. More than 70 guitars belonging to legendary British music icon Clapton will go on the auction block in New York next week to raise money for...
View Photo »Guitarist Eric Clapton's 2010 Gibson Les Paul Standard 'Eric Clapton Beano Tribute' model is on display at Bonhams in Los Angeles on February 17, 2011. Guitars and amps from Clapton's personal collection come to auction at Bonhams in March 9, 2011 in New York to benefit The Crossroads...
View Photo »Slash owned custom Gibson Les Paul studio guitar is on display during the preview of the sale of exclusive property from legendary guitarist and musician Slash at Juliens Auctions in Beverly Hills, California on March 7, 2011. Included in the auction sale are some of the iconic,...
View Photo »Rock 'n' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul
I own a lot of guitars. I’ve been playing Gibsons the last eight years but my main guitar right now is a 1959 Les Paul Junior
As a lead player, he always plays the right thing for the right spot - he's got such remarkable taste ... He was writing the songs, playing them, producing them - I can't think of any other guitar player since Les Paul that can claim that.
Every time I’ve worked with a big name like Lionel Hampton, Mel Tormé or Les Paul, it ratchets up my own skills
Interviewing Les Paul hands down! As a guitar player, Les Paul is number one. He created the instrument the way it is. He created the recording technology that we use today. I am a recording engineer as well, and he was someone I really look up to. I spent 20 to 25 minutes with the gentleman, just a few...
Interviewing Les Paul hands down! As a guitar player, Les Paul is number one. He created the instrument the way it is. He created the recording technology that we use today. I am a recording engineer as well, and he was someone I really look up to. I spent 20 to 25 minutes with the gentleman, just a few...
I met Beck at (last year’s) New Orleans Jazz Festival when he came to one of our 2 a.m. shows ... He then asked me to his own Les Paul tribute in New York.
