R.I.P. Les Paul, Vaya Con Dios

I gotta admit I have no idea who Les Paul was prior to my introduction of him through that CD above. I didn't even know what they're music like but i just asked the sales lady if it's ok to play it and see if i'll like it. And because it's a bargain CD (only P200), that was allowed.

So i listened. And I fall in love with it. Since then i wanna grab anything they ever released but only found that CD and the other "pirated" one from DYNA MUSIC PHILIPPINES that's actually being sold in the mall here in the Philippines. and i couldn't found any albums of them in the blogs either. So i instead settled on finding other bands, new bands, that sounds a little closer to Les Paul & Mary Ford. Bands like Hot Club of Cowtown, Patti Page, Pearl Django, etc...

Then i went to a guitar shop to look for an acoustic guitar and then i noticed something on this particular electric guitar. It has a name i'm familiar with on it's top, Les Paul. It was then i realized that Les Paul is more famous as a guitar maker and player than a singer and producer.

Then later found out that rock icons like Jimmy Page, Steve Howe, and Pete Townsend all made Les Paul their six-string trademark...

Les Paul also helped developed the over-dubbing technique during his time with Mary Ford.

And today is a sad day for all of us music lover because the great inventor, innovator, producer, arranger, and guitar player died yesterday, August 13, 2009. "According to Gibson Guitar, Paul died at White Plains Hospital. His family and friends were by his side."

Here's the yahoo article about his death:

http://new.music.yahoo.com/les-paul/news/guitar-legend-inventor-les-paul-dies-at-age-94--61992735