Author: Kim Tomsic
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9781452159195
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"An exuberant introduction to a musician and creative genius." –Kirkus Reviews A beautifully-illustrated true story of rock and roll legend Les Paul: This is the story of how Les Paul created the world's first solid-body electric guitar, countless other inventions that changed modern music, and one truly epic career in rock and roll. How to make a microphone? A broomstick, a cinderblock, a telephone, a radio. How to make an electric guitar? A record player's arm, a speaker, some tape. How to make a legendary inventor? A few tools, a lot of curiosity, and an endless faith in what is possible, this unforgettable biography will resonate with inventive readers young and old. Perfect for young readers and rock and roll enthusiasts alike. Unforgettable biography that will resonate with inventive readers young and old. Featuring richly detailed, dynamic illustrations by Brett Helquist, the New York Times bestselling illustrator of many books, including the Lemony Snicket books, A Series of Unfortunate Events. "Les Paul was an innovator and musical force for the ages - he changed the world in a very real way. His story is a lesson from which kids of all ages can derive inspiration." –Billy Gibbons, lead guitarist of ZZ Top. This inspiring true story of rock and roll legend Les Paul teaches lessons of perseverance, overcoming obstacles, and following your dreams. Perfect read aloud book for family story time Books for kids ages 5-8 Great book for STEM programs Children's books for grades K-3
Author: Kim Tomsic
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452180180
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
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This is the story of how Les Paul created the world's first solid- body electric guitar, countless other inventions that changed modern music, and one truly epic career in rock and roll. How to make a microphone? A broomstick, a cinderblock, a telephone, a radio. How to make an electric guitar? A record player's arm, a speaker, some tape. How to make a legendary inventor? A few tools, a lot of curiosity, and an endless faith in what is possible. Featuring richly detailed, dynamic illustrations by Brett Helquist, this unforgettable biography will resonate with inventive readers young and old.
Author: Edwin Brit Wyckoff
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 0766057496
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Introduce your readers to one of the most prolific musicians of all time. Les Paul was an American jazz, country and blues guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was the inventor of the electric guitar which made the sound of rock and roll possible. He is also credited with many recording innovations. Although he was not the first to use the technique, his early experiments with recording sound on sound, and changing speeds were among the first to attract widespread attention.
Author: Edwin Brit Wyckoff
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9780766028470
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Describes how the entertainer invented the sound-on-sound recording style and developed one of the most famous brands of electric guitar.
Author: Dave Hunter
Publisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 1627881395
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 227
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The Gibson Les Paul is possibly the electric guitar most associated with rock ’n’ roll. The result of a collaboration between Gibson’s Ted McCarty and jazz guitarist Les Paul in response to the success of Fender’s Telecaster, the Les Paul has gone on to become a prized instrument played by most of the greatest guitarists in rock history. This massive illustrated history of the guitar examines its prehistory and origins as well as its evolution in the 60-plus years since its 1952 introduction. In addition to the Standards and Customs guitarists admire so much, author Dave Hunter also gives ample coverage to variations like Les Paul Juniors, Melody Makers, and SGs. And to bring the music to life, there are profiles of players well known for using Les Pauls and their offspring through the years, including Hubert Sumlin, Carl Perkins, Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield, Peter Green, Paul Kossoff, Jimmy Page, Neil Young, Peter Frampton, Keith Richards, Bill F Gibbons, Bob Marley, Mick Ronson, Steve Jones, Johnny Thunders, Angus Young, and more. Illustrated throughout with studio photography of the guitars, candid and performance photography of the artists, and relevant memorabilia, this book is prefect for music lovers and guitar enthusiasts.
Author: Robb Lawrence
Publisher: Hal Leonard
ISBN: 1476851921
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 706
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(Book). Journey through the career of musical giant, milestone guitarist, and recording innovator Les Paul, and marvel at the world of cutting-edge guitar design! This book, along with its companion book The Modern Era of the Les Paul Legacy 1968-2007 , emerged out of author Robb Lawrence's years of research, interviews, extensive vintage archives (including original Les Paul/Mary Ford articles, press photos, music and recordings), and gorgeous original photography. It's all here: the factory pictures, the designers, the electronics; the first experimtela "Log" and "Clunker" guitars, stories of the various Goldtops, the humbucking pickup evolution, and pages dedicated to the heralded '50s "Sunburst" Standard. Exclusive interviews with Les Paul, as well as Michael Bloomfield and Jeff Beck. A beautiful and insightful book on a legendary inventor, musician and his partnership with Gibson to make the world's most-cherished electric guitar.
Author: Andy Babiuk
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780615243047
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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(Book). Most musicians are familiar with the famous Bigsby Vibrato, but not as many know about the wonderful guitars that Paul Bigsby built in the 1940s. Bigsby, who was responsible for developing and refining the pedal steel guitar, also built the first modern solid body electric guitar for Merle Travis in 1948, predating Leo Fender and Gibson's Les Paul by a number of years. The Story of Paul A. Bigsby tells how Bigsby influenced Fender and Gibson, as well as a number of other guitar manufacturers, in building techniques and design. This deluxe illustrated coffee table book contains over 300 color and black & white photos. Many of these have not previously been published, and over 50 are actual Bigsby instrument photos taken by fine arts photographer Greg Morgan. The book also comes with an audio CD of Paul Bigsby, recorded in the late 1950s, telling stories of his business.
Author: Michael Mahin
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1250849640
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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The picture book biography of ingenious American inventor Leo Fender, creator of the world’s most iconic Fender electric guitars. For readers who love Iggy Peck, Architect. Leo Fender loved to thinker and tinker and take things apart and put them back together again. When he lost an eye in a childhood accident, he refused to think of himself as broken. With a new pair of magnifying glasses, Leo got back to doing what he loved, fixing machines big and small—even broken instruments. His inventions—which included the Telecaster and the Stratocaster—would inspire the rock ’n’ roll generation and go on to amplify the talents of legendary guitarists Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Bonnie Raitt, among others. Fender’s brilliant engineering vision connected science and art forever. Christy Ottaviano Books
Author: Jim O'Donnell
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781492218913
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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Five newly discovered, never-before-published interviews with Les Paul, inventor of the solidbody electric guitar and multi-track recording.Imagine if you had run into guitar legend Les Paul and asked him the following questions:"Les Paul, what is your favorite Les Paul?""If you were talking to someone looking to break into the music business, or just starting to play guitar, what would you say to him or her?""When Leo Fender was planning to come out with his solidbody electric guitar, did he ask you to join him to produce a 'Fender Les Paul" guitar?""You've had so many setbacks in your life, yet you keep bouncing back. How do you do it?"Those are the exact questions--among many, many others--that music writer Jim O'Donnell puts to the late Les Paul in the course of five deeply engrossing conversations.The world class musician-inventor doesn't disappoint in his candid, humorous, often surprising responses. See how the mind of a genius works. Don't miss a word of these revealing question-and-answer sessions that bring Les Paul the person to the printed page.There are also four helpful appendices: a Les Paul discography, filmography, webography, and bibliography. As a special bonus, a Les Paul profile by Jim O'Donnell is included--a story that the guitarist enjoyed so much he had it hanging directly behind him onstage for two years. // LES PAUL: GUITARIST, GENIUS, GOOD GUY: Guitar players from Jimi Hendrix to Jimmy Page, from Andrés Segovia to B.B. King, have acknowledged the genius of Les Paul, inventor of the solidbody electric guitar and multi-track recording. A virtuoso guitar player in his own right, Les Paul won five Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. “The history of popular music without Les Paul,” writes music journalist and author Jim O'Donnell, “would be as diminished as the history of the Beatles less Paul.” The guitarist's many contributions to the world of popular music are well-known. What's not so well-known is the struggle he has had to endure to achieve his stunning success. From quintuple bypass heart surgery to four operations on his inner ear to encroaching arthritis in his hands, the guitar legend had to battle every inch of the way to the top. Along with critical health issues, his career in music was also a battle. “Just about everything that I ever thought of,” he says, “it seemed as though there was someone put on this earth to just stick his foot out and trip me.” In the course of his five interviews with Jim O'Donnell, Les Paul tells why he never quit, despite all the battles. The guitar great also talks about helping Jimi Hendrix build his recording studio; what it takes to make it in the music business; how to buy a guitar; creating the first solidbody electric guitar; how he developed the distinctive Les Paul sound; and a wide variety of other fascinating topics. What finally emerges is an authentic portrait of Les Paul the person—a person who turns out to be even bigger than the guitarist, the genius, or the guitar.// ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jim O'Donnell is a longtime music writer whose work is in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame library in Cleveland. He received his first professional newspaper byline for a sports story in 1969. Since that time, his features, profiles, columns and essays have focused mostly on rock 'n' roll. O'Donnell has written several books, including Queen Magic: Freddie Mercury Tribute and Brian May Interview and The Day John Met Paul, which was published by Penguin in several languages. He holds a Master's Degree from St. Peter's College and studied journalism under New Journalism pioneer Richard Goldstein at New York University. According to Michael Lydon, a Founding Editor of ROLLING STONE: “Jim O'Donnell has a reporter's curiosity, a rock 'n' roller's heart, and he writes like a lyrical Irish poet.”
Author: Tony Bacon
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780879307110
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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In 1952 the first Gibson Les Paul solidbody electric guitar was made and 2002 will be the 50th anniversary of its creation. This book is a chronicle of the entire range of Gibson Les Paul guitars, the stories surrounding their creation and the artists (such as Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton) who played them. Made by the Gibson company, the Les Paul was the result of a collaboration with brilliant guitarist Les Paul, one half of the famous Les Paul and Mary Ford Duo. Every model is described and its different specifications unravelled, with colour photographs that reveal the complexity and beauty of these important guitars over the last 50 years.
