Les Paul - Audio Stream

Les Paul

Les Paul - Audio Stream

Les Paul's 90 th Birthday Celebrated With New Cd, Book And Guitar Releases, And Several Special Events And Honors

Les Paul & Friends: American Made WorldPlayed, An All-Star Collaborative Cd, To Be Released August 30 By Capitol/Emi

Les Paul’s First New Album Since His 1978 Grammy-Winner

New Cd Features Collaborative Tracks With Jeff Beck,

Neal Schon, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Sting, Joss Stone, And More

The Best Of The Guitar Legend's Capitol Recordings Reissued

In Special Expanded 90 th Birthday Edition Cd

Two New Les Paul Books Published This Year

Jvc Jazz Festival - New York To Present “All For Paul: Les Paul’s 90 th Birthday Salute” On June 19, A Star-Studded Celebration At New York’s Carnegie Hall

Les Paul Honored With Songwriters' Hall Of Fame Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award On His June 9 Birthday And Inducted Into The Inventors’ Hall Of Fame In May

Les Paul's Weekly Shows Continue At Nyc’s Iridium Jazz Club

Hollywood , California - June 15, 2005 - American guitar legend Les Paul turned 90 years old on June 9. To celebrate the world-renowned electric guitar innovator and performer's 90 th year, Capitol/EMI Music Catalog Marketing is joining other Les Paul admirers to put on quite a celebration, including new CD releases, two new books, and a host of special events fit for the father of the electric guitar. Les Paul, who continues to perform weekly at New York's Iridium Jazz Club, has finished recording Les Paul & Friends: American Made World Played, his first new release since his Grammy-winning 1978 album with Chet Atkins, Chester & Lester. Many of music's top artists joined Les Paul for his high-octane return to the studio, including Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, Billy Gibbons, Buddy Guy, Beth Hart, Steve Miller, Keith Richards, Johnny Rzeznik, Richie Sambora, Neal Schon, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Sting, Joss Stone, and more. Produced by Bob Cutarella and Fran Cathcart, the all-star collaboration CD will be released August 30 by Capitol/EMI.

An all-star celebration, Les Paul & Friends: American Made World Played brings Les Paul together with a legion of his greatest fans, all of whom have learned a thing or two from the master and have achieved their own great successes in music. From Eric Clapton to Joss Stone, Keith Richards to Sting, the artists joining Les on the rock-charged album share one clear common bond: Les Paul is one of their most respected and beloved mentors. With advanced arthritis limiting his own ability to shred like the younger guns, and always more of a melodic pluck-and-flutter player himself, Les was happy to set loose his rock & roll descendents on the leads and solos before adding his own signature riffs, trills and staccato exclamations to the arrangements.

On June 7, Capitol/EMM reissued Les Paul with Mary Ford: The Best of The Capitol Masters (90 th Birthday Edition), a collection of Les Paul's finest Capitol recordings, with new artwork, three bonus tracks and a new package essay written by Les Paul. On May 20, Les Paul was inducted into the Inventors’ Hall Of Fame at a formal ceremony at the Hall’s Akron, OH headquarters. On June 9, the evening of Les Paul's 90 th birthday, he was honored with the Songwriters' Hall Of Fame Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award at the organization's 2005 awards dinner at New York's Marriott Marquis Hotel.

One of the world’s greatest gatherings of guitarists will take the stage for “All For Paul: Les Paul’s 90 th Birthday Salute,” a star-studded celebration presented by Gibson Guitar at the JVC Jazz Festival - New York, at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, June 19. Throughout the next year, Gibson Guitar will issue 12 special edition custom Les Paul guitars to commemorate Paul’s 90 th birthday. Two new Les Paul books arrive in stores this year: The Les Paul Legacy by Rob Lawrence is due from Hal Leonard Publishing on October 27 (ISBN 0634048619). Les Paul In His Own Words, a limited edition autobiography with each numbered copy signed by Les Paul, was released June 9 by Russ Cochran Publishing.

Les Paul, born June 9, 1915 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, is not just one of the world's finest guitarists of all time, but is also a Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer, five-time Grammy Award winner, the inventor of the solid body electric guitar, and the pioneer of numerous enduring studio techniques, including multi-track recording and the use of reverb. His signature Les Paul line of Gibson guitars debuted in 1952 and quickly grew into a family of four models, the Junior, Special, Standard and Custom, all of which became Gibson classics. Gibson's Les Paul guitars, including new custom models from Jimmy Page, Neal Schon and Joe Perry, are universally hailed as the best and are the top choice for many of the world's premier players.

Les Paul continues to play weekly shows at New York's Iridium Jazz Club, with 8pm and 10pm sets every Monday evening.

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2. Sting, Joss Stone Love Sneakin' Up On You

3. Kenny Wayne Shepher d, Edgar Winter Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo

4. Eric Clapton & Sam Cooke (Somebody) Ease My Troublin’ Mind

5. Peter Frampton So Into You

6. Alsou How High The Moon

7. Billy Gibbons Bad Case Of Lovin' You

8. Neal Schon & Beth Hart I Wanna Know You

9. Jeff Beck & Sam Cooke Good News

10. Richie Sambora Let Me Roll It

11. Les Paul Caravan

12. Buddy Guy , Keith Richards & Rick Derringer Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

13. Johnny Rzeznik All I Want Is You

14. Les Paul & Friends (All-Star Jam) 69 Freedom Special

15. Steve Miller Fly Like An Eagle (2005)

16. Joe Perry & Mick Hucknall I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know

Key Les Paul dates and product release details for 2005 and ongoing:

Monday nights, weekly - Les Paul performances at Iridium Jazz Club in New York City ( 8pm and 10pm sets)

Friday, May 20 – Inventors’ Hall Of Fame induction ceremony ( Akron, OH)

Tuesday, June 7 – CD release date: Les Paul With Mary Ford: The Best Of The Capitol Masters - 90th Birthday Edition - Capitol/EMI

Thursday, June 9 - Les Paul’s 90 th birthday

- Songwriter's Hall of Fame – Lifetime Achievement Award ( New York, NY)

- Book release: Les Paul In His Own Words - Russ Cochran Publishing (limited edition autobiography, each numbered copy signed by Les Paul)

Sunday, June 19 - JVC Jazz Festival (NYC) - "Les Paul 90th Birthday Salute" - Carnegie Hall (several participating artists are also involved with Les Paul & Friends: American Made World Played)

Tuesday, August 30 – CD release date: Les Paul & Friends: American Made World Played (newly-recorded all-star collaborative CD, Les' first album since 1978) - Capitol/EMI

October 27 - Book release: The Les Paul Legacy - Hal Leonard Publishing

Ongoing for 12 months - Gibson Guitars will issue twelve special edition Les Paul guitars commemorating Les Paul’s 90th birthday