[78-L] Les Paul

[simmonssomer]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graeme Jaye" <gj at telefonica.net>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 12:32 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Les Paul


> Hi Doug
>
> On 16/08/2009 you wrote;
>
> DP> The NY Times put Paul's picture on the front page.
> DP> Their article, written by critic Jon Pareles, has two errors
> DP> which should have been caught by the "paper of record":
>
> Les Paul has been credited with the invention of all sorts of things!
>
> The other day, I was informed - in all seriousness - that "..he
> invented the electric guitar, delay, reverb, multitrack
> recording....".
>
> Of course, he invented none of these. However, he did have the
> foresight to understand how they might be used to extend his own
> personal art form and he was the guy who put it all together to make
> the electric guitar and music recording what it is today.
>
> Graeme Jaye
>
Welllll...perhaps...but Charlie Christian might have had a hand in all this.

Al Simmons