FEATURED TRIBUTE
STEVE MILLER
10/12/08
It’s a pleasure to see Les Paul being honored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum. It’s especially good to see the dust and fog of time removed from his legacy if for only one week. Be sure to listen to ten or twenty of his top ten hits, check out the exhibits, listen to the early night club recordings, watch the film, and attend the concert of adoring super guitarists being given in his honor and discover for yourself what it means to be a GIANT.
If you built a pyramid of all the electric guitar players in the world, including T Bone Walker, B B King, Tal Farlow, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Freddy King, Albert King, Eric Johnson, Jimmy and Stevie Ray Vaughn and anyone else who has touched your soul with an electric guitar, the complete base of the pyramid would be LES PAUL. Every electric guitar player that has ever existed is standing on Les Paul’s very creative, very strong and very B-R-O-A-D shoulders. You can find out why in this American Music Masters celebration.
The best thing is you can see him play live every Monday night at the Iridium in Manhattan and find out where the word “chops” was invented. I know that’s where I’ll be. See ya in a minute.
Cheers Les!
Steve Miller
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| | Art Greenhaw | On behalf of all The Light Crust Doughboys, past and present, it warms our hearts to see Les Paul continued to be honored as the ultimate symbol of American guitarist-inventor. If the whole world would look to Les as a role model for musician-businessman, our world, our countries, our economies and our industry would be stronger.May blessings continue to flow upon Les Paul. Thanks for being a long-time friend to me and The Light Crust Doughboys. A historic highlight of our music career was when Les told me that his mother told him in the 1930s that her goal for him was to be in The Light Crust Doughboys' and Bob Wills' bands! Now, seven decades later, our goal is to be with Les Paul on stage or in recordings as "Les Paul & The Light Crust Doughboys"! Always your amigos, Les Paul forever, Art & The Light Crust Doughboys www.thelightcrustdoughboys.com
| | Robert Rua | Too often we pin the word “innovative” on the undeserved. Like Miles, Hendrix and Dylan, Les Paul is the real thing – a true innovator. We should honor Les not just because he gave us great music or classic guitars or multi-track recording – we should honor him for his intrepid spirit, and for showing us that magic results when imagination, passion and integrity are wed. The world of popular music has always been filled with dreamers chasing fortune and fame – and that’s fine – but to achieve a lasting legacy requires something more. It matters what you dream about. Les dreamt of an elusive sound, and in the process of chasing it down, he changed the world of music in ways few can match. Thank you, Les. Thank you for doing it for the love of making music and sharing it with others. Congratulations. |
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