Les Paul Foundation Noteworthy News June 2011

Les Paul Living History Interview

 

 

The Les Paul Living History

The foundation is now featuring excerpts from the Les Paul Living History, an interview with video footage and transcripts produced by the Recording Academy for a show that was never produced / published. The Les Paul Foundation is pleased to present this unique content here from interviews of Les conducted in October 2005.   READ MORE  

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Blog Highlights  
 

   VAYA CON DIOS - The Record  Company didn't want it


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Happy Birthday Les

 June is Les Paul month for Sam Ash Music Stores

Community Update  

Archived Special Performances - Les Paul at Fat Tuesdays

Join the Les Paul Community (or log in now) and enjoy special archived performances like Les Paul and His Trio at Fat Tuesdays February 22, 1992.

Program Update


Teen musicians will be celebrating Les Paul's birthday like he would - performing. A June 9th reception at the Wisconsin Center for Music Education in Madison will celebrate Wisconsin's 2011 Launchpad Program. The "gold ring" of the competition is the Les Paul Launchpad Award.


The statewide competition is for high school students in bands formed outside of school. Seventy-five garage bands from across the state competed. Thirteen finalist bands will compete in a concert extravaganza in Madison on June 11th. 


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