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PublisherGemstone Publishing, Incorporated

ISBN-101603600507

ISBN-139781603600507

eBay Product ID (ePID)70913745

Product Key Features

Book TitlePaul: in His Own Words : in His Own Words

Number of Pages380 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicComposers & Musicians, General

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorMichael Cochran, Les Paul

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight86.6 Oz

Item Length12 in

Item Width9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2010-560154

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingLes

Dewey Decimal787.87092

SynopsisAt 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., 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., At thirteen, he took the tone arm from his father's phonograph, jammed the heavy needle into the top of his five-dollar guitar, and filled it with Plaster of 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 to alter guitars in his quest to create the perfect sound, making one breakthrough after another along the way. Nonstop experiments in his homemade recording studio led to the invention of sound-on-sound, multi-track recording, echo, and a host of other discoveries that revolutionized the recording industry, while he and wife Mary Ford dominated early 1950s pop charts with a continual string of hits. Taken together, the enduring influence of his unique contributions to recording technology, instrument design, and American popular music are unsurpassed. He truly is the man who changed the music, and now, Les Paul tells the whole story as only he could, in his own words.

LC Classification NumberML419.P47A3 2008