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Les Paul

Background information
Born June 9, 1915 (1915-06-09) (age 93)
Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Genre(s) Jazz, Pop
Occupation(s) Musician, Songwriter, Inventor
Instrument(s) Guitar, Banjo, Harmonica
Years active 1928 – Present
Website www.lespaulonline.com
Notable instrument(s)
Gibson Les Paul

Les Paul (born Lester William Polsfuss on June 9, 1915) is an American jazz guitarist and inventor. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Waukesha (ˈwɔːkɨʃɔː is a city in and the County seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, in the the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both An inventor is a person who creates or discovers a new method form device or other useful means A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or The Gibson Les Paul is a solidbody Electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The term jazz guitar may refer to either a type of guitar or to the variety of playing styles used in the various genres which are commonly termed " Jazz An inventor is a person who creates or discovers a new method form device or other useful means He is a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which "made the sound of rock and roll possible. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder "[1] His many recording innovations include overdubbing, delay effects such as "sound on sound" and tape delay, phasing effects and multitrack recording. Overdubbing (the process of making an overdub, or overdubs is a technique used by Recording studios to add a supplementary recorded sound to a previously recorded Delay is an Audio effect which records an input signal to an audio storage medium, and then plays it back after a period of time A phaser is an Audio signal processing technique used to filter a signal by creating a series of peaks and troughs in the frequency spectrum Multitrack recording ('multitracking' or just 'tracking' for short is a method of Sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create In 2003, he was named the 46th best guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone although many seasoned rock artists feel he should have been rated much higher because of his longevity and guitar achievements and innovations. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published

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Biography

He was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin to George and Evelyn Polfuss. Waukesha (ˈwɔːkɨʃɔː is a city in and the County seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, in the the [2] His birth name was first simplified by his mother to Polfuss before he took his stage name of Les Paul. A stage name, also called a screen name, is a Pseudonym used by Performers and Entertainers such as He also used the nickname Red Hot Red. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name.

Paul first became interested in music at the age of eight, when he began playing the harmonica. A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or After an attempt at learning to play the banjo, he began to play the guitar. The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments But before he played guitar he played piano. By 13, Paul was performing semi-professionally as a country-music guitarist. At the age of 17, Paul played with Rube Tronson's Cowboys. Soon after, he dropped out of high school to join Wolverton's Radio Band in St. Louis, Missouri on KMOX. KMOX (1120 AM, "News/Talk 1120" is an Radio station broadcasting from St But his fame almost came to an end when he was hurt in a near-fatal car accident. After the crash, doctors had to position his arm at a ninety degree angle so he could still play guitar.

In the 1930s, Paul worked in Chicago in radio, where he performed jazz music. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Paul's first two records were released in 1936. One was credited to Rhubarb Red, Paul's hillbilly alter ego, and the other was as an accompanist for blues artist Georgia White. An alter ego ( Latin, "the other I" is a second self, a second Personality or Persona within a Person The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Georgia White ( 9 March 1903 – c1980 was an African American Blues Singer, most prolific in the 1930s and 1940s

Electric guitar innovations

Paul was dissatisfied with the electric guitars that were sold in the mid 1930s and began experimenting with a few designs of his own. Famously, he created "The Log," which was nothing more than a length of common 4' by 4' fence post with bridge, guitar neck, and pickup attached. A bridge is a device for supporting the strings on a Stringed instrument and transmitting the Vibration of those strings to some other structural component The neck is the part of certain String instruments that projects from the main body and is the base of the Fingerboard, where the fingers are placed to stop the strings A pickup device acts as a Transducer that captures mechanical vibrations (usually from suitably equipped Stringed instruments such as the Electric guitar For the sake of appearance, he attached the body of an Epiphone hollow-body guitar, sawn lengthwise with The Log in the middle. The Epiphone Company is a Musical instrument manufacturer founded in 1873 by Anastasios Stathopoulos This solved his two main problems: feedback, as the acoustic body no longer resonated with the amplified sound, and sustain, as the energy of the strings was not dissipated in generating sound through the guitar body. Audio Feedback (also known as the Larsen effect after the Danish scientist Søren Larsen who first discovered its principles is a special kind of Feedback Sustain is a Parameter of Musical Sound in Time. As its name may imply it denotes the period of time during which the sound is sustained before

The Les Paul Trio

In 1938, Paul moved to New York and landed a featured spot with Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians radio show. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Paul moved to Hollywood in 1943, where he formed a new trio. Events January 1, 1943 - Frank Sinatra appears at The Paramount causing a mob scene of hysterical bobby-soxers to As a last-minute replacement for Oscar Moore, Paul played with Nat King Cole and other artists in the inaugural Jazz at the Philharmonic concert in Los Angeles on July 2, 1944. Oscar Moore ( December 25 1916 &ndash October 8 1981) was an American swing Jazz guitarist. Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician Jazz at the Philharmonic or JATP (1944 - 1983 was the title of a series of Concerts and Recordings produced by Norman Granz (1918 - 2001 Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also that year, Paul's trio appeared on Bing Crosby's radio show. Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular Crosby went on to sponsor Paul's recording experiments. The two also recorded together several times, including a 1945 number one hit, "It's Been A Long, Long Time. " It's Been A Long Long Time " is a 1945 popular Song that became a major hit at the end of World War II. " In addition to backing Crosby and artists like The Andrews Sisters, Paul's trio also recorded a few albums of their own on the Decca label in the late 1940s. The Andrews Sisters were a Close harmony singing group consisting of sisters LaVerne Sophie Andrews ( Contralto; July 6, 1911 &ndash May Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis.

Les Paul and "the Les Paul"

In 1941, Paul designed and built one of the first solid-body electric guitars (though Leo Fender also independently created his own solid-body electric guitar around the same time, and Adolph Rickenbacher had marketed a solid-body guitar in the 30s). An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder Clarence Leonidas Fender ( August 10, 1909 - March 21, 1991) also known as Leo Fender, was an American inventor who This prototype guitar is known as "The Log" because the solid core is a pine block whose width and depth are a little more than the width of the fretboard. [3] Gibson Guitar Corporation designed a guitar incorporating Paul's suggestions in the early fifties, and presented it to him to try. The Gibson Guitar Corporation of Nashville Tennessee, USA is a manufacturer of acoustic and Electric guitars The company's most popular guitar He was impressed enough to sign a contract for what became the "Les Paul" model (originally only in a "gold top" version), and agreed never to be seen playing in public, or be photographed with, anything other than a Gibson guitar. That persisted until 1961, when Gibson changed the design without Paul's knowledge. He said he first saw the "new" Gibson Les Paul in a music store window, and disliked it. Though his contract required him to pose with the guitar, he said it was not "his" instrument, and asked Gibson to remove his name from the headstock. Gibson renamed the guitar the "SG", and it also became one of the company's best sellers. The Gibson SG is a popular model of solid-bodied Electric guitar that was introduced in the early 1960s It has been said that Les had ended his endorsement contract with Gibson because he was going through a divorce, and didn't want his wife to get all of his endorsement money. Later, Paul resumed his relationship with Gibson, and endorses the instrument even today (though his personal Gibson Les Pauls are much modified by him — Paul always uses his own self-wound pickups on his guitars). To this day, the Gibson Les Paul guitar is used all over the world, by both novice and professional guitarists. The Gibson Les Paul is a solidbody Electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s Also designed was the Epiphone Les Paul, with the same outer look, and much cheaper.

Multitrack recording innovations

In 1947, Capitol Records released a recording that had begun as an experiment in Paul's garage, entitled "Lover (When You're Near Me)", which featured Paul playing eight different parts on electric guitar, some of them recorded at half-speed, hence "double-fast" when played back at normal speed for the master. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as "Lover" is a popular Song written by Richard Rodgers, with words by Lorenz Hart. ("Brazil", similarly recorded, was the B-side. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s ) This was the first time that multi-tracking had been used in a recording. These recordings were made not with magnetic tape, but with wax disks. Paul would record a track onto a disk, then record himself playing another part with the first. He built the multi-track recording with overlaid tracks, rather than parallel ones as he did later. There is no record of how few "takes" were needed before he was satisfied with one layer and moved onto the next.

Paul even built his own wax-cutter assembly, based on auto parts. He favored the flywheel from a Cadillac for its weight and flatness. A flywheel is a mechanical device with significant Moment of inertia used as a storage device for Rotational energy. Cadillac is a Brand of Luxury vehicles owned by General Motors. Even in these early days, he used the wax disk setup to record parts at different speeds and with delay, resulting in his signature sound with echoes and birdsong-like guitar riffs. When he later began using magnetic tape, the major change was that he could take his recording rig on tour with him, even making episodes for his 15-minute radio show in his hotel room.

In January 1948, Paul was injured in a near-fatal automobile accident in Oklahoma, which shattered his right arm and elbow. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Doctors told Paul that there was no way for them to rebuild his elbow in a way that would let him regain movement, and that his arm would remain in whatever position they placed it in permanently. Paul then instructed the surgeons to set his arm at an angle that would allow him to cradle and pick the guitar. It took him a year and a half to recover.

Top 40 with Mary Ford

In the early 1950s, Paul made a number of revolutionary recordings with his wife, Mary Ford, who sang. Mary Ford (aka Iris Colleen Hatfield) ( July 7, 1924, El Monte California, &ndash September 30, 1977, Arcadia California These records were unique for their heavy use of overdubbing, which he did by recording to disc and bouncing from one disc to the other. The couple's hits included "How High the Moon", "Bye Bye Blues", "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise", and "Vaya Con Dios". " How High the Moon " is a Jazz standard with Lyrics by Nancy Hamilton and music by Morgan Lewis. " Bye Bye Blues " is a popular and Jazz standard written by Fred Hamm, Dave Bennett, Bert Lown, and Chauncey Gray and published " The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise " is a popular ballad with Lyrics by Gene Lockhart and Music ( Toronto 1918 by the concert pianist " Vaya con Dios " (translated as "Go with God" is a popular Song written by Larry Russell, Inez James, and Buddy Pepper These songs featured Mary harmonizing with herself, giving the vocals a very novel sound. Close harmony is an arrangement of the notes of chords within a narrow range

After WWII, Jack Mullin brought the German Magnetophon (tape recorder) back to the USA in pieces, reassembled and first presented it to Bing Crosby, who used it for his radio program in the late 1940's. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including John T "Jack" Mullin (1913&ndash1999 was an American pioneer in the field of Magnetic tape sound recording and made significant contributions to many Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular The Ampex company, with Crosby's backing. Ampex ( is an American electronics company founded in 1944 by Alexander M created the Ampex Model 200, the world's first commercially-produced reel-to-reel audio tape recorder. Ampex ( is an American electronics company founded in 1944 by Alexander M Reel-to-reel, open reel tape recording is the form of magnetic tape audio recording in which the recording medium is held on a Reel, rather than being Bing Crosby gave Les Paul what was only the second Model 200 to be produced and Les immediately saw its potential both for special effects, like echo and flanging, and its suitability for multitrack recording, for which he is considered the father. Flanging is a time-based Audio effect that occurs when two identical signals are mixed together but with one signal time-delayed by a small and gradually changing amount Multitrack recording ('multitracking' or just 'tracking' for short is a method of Sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create Using this machine, Paul developed his tape multitrack system by adding an additional recording head and extra circuitry, allowing multiple tracks to be recorded separately and asynchronously on the same tape. Paul's invention was quickly developed by Ampex into commercially-produced two-track and three-track recorders, and these machines were the backbone of the professional recording studio, radio and TV industry in the 1950s and early 1960s.

In 1954, Paul continued to develop this technology by commissioning Ampex to build the first eight track tape recorder, at his expense. This article deals mainly with analog tape recorders for audio applications information on digital recording, recording of video signals, and The machine took three years to get working properly, and Paul says that by the time it was functional his music was out of favor and so he never had a hit record using it. His design, later known as "Sel-Sync," (Selective Synchronization) in which a specially-modified recording head could either record a new track or play back a previously-recorded one, was the core technology for multi-track recording for the next thirty years.

Like Crosby, Paul and Ford also used the now-ubiquitous recording technique known as close miking, where the microphone is less than six inches from the singer's mouth. See also Microphone There exist a number of well-developed Microphone techniques used for miking musical film or voice sources This produces a more intimate, less reverberant sound than is heard when a singer is a foot or more from the microphone. It emphasizes low-frequency sounds in the voice due to the microphone's proximity effect and can give a more relaxed feel because the performer isn't working so hard. The proximity effect in audio refers to a change in the Frequency response of a Directional microphone as the sound source is brought close to the Microphone The result is a singing style which diverged strongly from un-amplified theater-style singing, as might be heard in musical comedies of the 1930s and 40s.

Radio program

Paul had hosted a 15-minute radio program, The Les Paul Show, on NBC in 1950, featuring his trio (himself, Ford, and rhythm player Eddie Stapleton) and his electronics, recorded from their home and with gentle humour between Paul and Ford bridging musical selections, some of which had already been successful on records, some of which anticipated the couple's recordings, and many of which presented dazzling re-interpretations of such jazz and pop selections as "In the Mood," "Little Rock Getaway," "Brazil," and "Tiger Rag. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's " In the Mood " is a song popularized by the American bandleader Glenn Miller in 1939 and one of the best-known arrangements of the Big band era " Tiger Rag " is a Jazz standard, originally recorded by the Original Dixieland Jass Band in 1917 " Several recordings of these shows survive among old-time radio collectors today. Old-Time Radio (OTR and the Golden Age of Radio refer to a period of Radio programming lasting from the proliferation of radio broadcasting in the early 1920s until

During his radio shows, Paul introduced the legendary "Les Paulverizer" device, which multiplies anything fed into it, like a guitar sound or a voice. This even became the subject of comedy, with Ford multiplying herself and her vacuum cleaner with it so she could finish the housework faster. Later Paul made the myth real for his stage show, using hidden equipment which over the years has become smaller and more visible. Currently he uses a small box attached to his guitar; it is not known how much of the device remains off-stage. He typically lays down one track after another on stage, in-sync, and then plays over the repeating forms he has recorded. With newer digital sound technology, such an effect is available commercially. To this day, no one knows exactly how the Les Paulverizer works.

In the late 1960s, Paul went into semi-retirement, although he did return to the studio occasionally. He and Mary Ford (born Iris Colleen Summers) had divorced in December 1964, as she could no longer tolerate the itinerant lifestyle their act required of them. Paul's most recognisable recordings from then through the mid-1970s were an album for London Records, Les Paul Now (1967), on which he updated some of his earlier hits; and, backed by some of Nashville's celebrated studio musicians, a meld of jazz and country improvisation with fellow guitar virtuoso Chet Atkins, Chester and Lester (1977), for RCA Victor. London Records is a Record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins ( June 20, 1924 &ndash June 30, 2001) was an influential Guitarist and Record producer RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment.

In 1978, Les Paul and Mary Ford were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences He received a Grammy Trustees Award for his lifetime achievements in 1983. The Grammy Trustees Award is awarded by the Recording Academy to "individuals who during their careers in music have made significant contributions other than In 1988, Paul was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Jeff Beck, who said, "I've copied more licks from Les Paul than I'd like to admit. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, England) is an English " Les Paul was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in May 2005 for his development of the solid-body electric guitar. The National Inventors Hall of Fame is an organization that recognizes Inventors and invention everywhere promotes creativity and advances the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship In 2006, Paul was inducted into the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame. He was named an honorary member of the Audio Engineering Society. Established in 1948 the Audio Engineering Society (AES draws its membership from amongst engineers scientists manufacturers and other organizations and individuals with an interest [4]

By the late 1980s, Paul had returned to active weekly live performances in New York City. In 2006, at the age of 90, Les Paul won two Grammys at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards for his album Les Paul & Friends: American Made World Played. He also performs weekly, accompanied on piano by John Colianni, at the Iridium Jazz Club, on Broadway in New York City, despite the arthritis that has stilled all but two of the fingers on his left hand. John Colianni (born 1962 Paterson New Jersey) is an American Jazz pianist, soloist band leader recording artist and accompanist The Iridium Jazz Club is a Jazz club located on Broadway in New York City. The City of New York

A biographical, feature length documentary, titled Chasing Sound: Les Paul at 90, made its world premiere on May 9, 2007 at the Downer Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Paul appeared at the event and spoke briefly to the enthusiastic crowd. The film is being distributed by Koch Entertainment and was broadcast on PBS on July 11, 2007 as part of its American Masters series. Koch Entertainment LP is a North American entertainment company with offices in New York, Nashville, and Toronto. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. American Masters is a PBS Television show which produces biographies on what it considers are the best Artists Actors and [5][6]

Museum Exhibit

In April 2008, Paul reached an agreement with Discovery World in Milwaukee for an exhibit showcasing his legacy. The exhibit will feature items from his personal collection. [7] In June 2008, Paul will play a concert in Milwaukee to coincide with the opening of the exhibit. [8]

Family

Paul is the godfather of rock guitarist Steve Miller of the Steve Miller Band, to whom Paul gave his first guitar lesson [9]. Steve Miller (born October 5, 1943, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American Guitarist and Singer/songwriter. The Steve Miller Band is an influential American Blues rock band led by Steve Miller on Guitar and lead vocals Paul resides in New York City.

Discography

Hit singles

Albums

References

  1. ^ Voices from the Smithsonian Associates. Les Paul, Musician and Inventor
  2. ^ American Masters (2007 Season) - "Les Paul: Chasing Sound" - thirteen WNET New York
  3. ^ Image of "The Log"
  4. ^ List of Awardees of the AES
  5. ^ Les Paul: Chasing Sound
  6. ^ American Masters - Les Paul
  7. ^ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Discovery World lands Les Paul exhibit
  8. ^ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Paul to perform at Pabst Theater
  9. ^ Steve Miller at Allmusic

See also

External links

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