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Instruments and equipment from the estate of late guitar great Les Paul are to be sold off at auction in June. Highlights of the Julien's Auctions event include a 1968 Prototype Gibson Les Paul C...
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Richard Gere has raised more than $900,000 for humanitarian charities after selling off his beloved guitar collection. Musicians including Steve Miller and Karen Elson were in the crowd at Christ...
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Jeff Beck throwing a party for guitar designer/innovator Les Paul sounds like a party you’d want to be invited to, right? Thought so. So, consider Beck’s latest DVD, Jeff Beck Rock ‘n’ Party Hono...
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Happy Birthday to Singer Dave Matthews (1967) Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean (1978) Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell (1967) "Nip/Tuck" actress Joely Richardson (1965) "Vera Drake" star I...
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Bon Jovi star Richie Sambora has paid tribute to late guitar great Les Paul, insisting every musician owes him a great debt. Sambora became the legend's friend and has been left stunned by his deat...
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Rocker Slash has paid tribute to late guitar great Les Paul, dubbing him a "friend and mentor". Musician-turned-guitar innovator Paul lost a battle with pneumonia on Thursday at the age of 94. D...
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Somewhere out on a farm in the middle of Tennessee stands Jack White, dressed as Jack White and with familiar Jack White stage manner, standing at a table with various (and somewhat random) items: ...
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Happy Birthday to "Closer" star Natalie Portman (1981), Canadian actress Gloria Reuben (1964), "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" star Johnny Depp (1963), director/producer Aaron Sorkin (1961), "Spin Cit...
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Happy Birthday to Spanish PGA golfer Sergio Garcia (1980), Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean (1978), South African born singer/bandleader Dave Matthews (1967), Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell (1967), Nip...
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The man arrested by the FBI for leaking nine unreleased Guns N' Roses tracks is asking for online financial help to fund his legal counsel. In a post on his website, where he first unveiled the new...
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Bosses at the fabled Capitol Records building in Los Angeles have lost their battle to prevent a developer from going ahead with a condominium project just across the street. Capitol bigwigs f...
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Happy Birthday to "Closer" star Natalie Portman (1981), New England Patriot & Super Bowl XLII Runner-Up Tedy Bruschi (1973), Canadian actress Gloria Reuben (1964), "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" star...
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Recognized as the elite of the elite and arguably the greatest living acoustic guitar player, two-time Grammy® nominee Tommy Emmanuel has mesmerized both fellow musicians and audiences alike with a...
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Rocker Steve Miller was left fighting back tears at Wednesday night's ASCAP Pop Music Awards during a tribute to him from his mentor, guitar legend Les Paul. The ailing Paul sent a special video me...
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Happy Birthday to Spanish PGA golfer Sergio Garcia (1980), Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean (1978), South African born singer/bandleader Dave Matthews (1967), Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell (1967), Nip...
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It always puzzled me how critics could compile a Top 10 list of the greatest Guitarists of all time. Is it humanly possible to narrow it down to 10? For one thing, there are so many talented people...
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In addition to The War soundtrack album - an eclectic mix of vintage era jazz, pop singers of the time, contemporary classical recordings, plus three previously unreleased performances by Wynton Ma...
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Led Zeppelin's hit song Black Dog has been chosen by rock legends Ronnie Wood, Jimmy Page and Andy Summers as the best guitar track in music history. The stars also handed the band's track Daz...
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Ozzy Osbourne, Noel Gallagher and Rod Stewart are among the 30 musicians whose hand-painted designs are currently adorning giant guitars in an outdoor London art exhibition. Thirty 10-foot high rep...
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Now 92-years young, the legendary Les Paul, father of the solid-body electric guitar, inventor of overdubbing and multi-track recording, king of the '50s pop charts and rock 'n' roll pioneer, tells...
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Happy Birthday to "Closer" star Natalie Portman (1981), New England Patriots defenseman Tedy Bruschi (1973), Canadian actress Gloria Reuben (1964), "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" star Johnny Depp (19...
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Electric guitar inventor Les Paul has donated $50,000 to his hometown in Wisconsin. Part of the cash will help open an exhibit focused on the guitar great's achievements. The 91-year-old ...
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Together, these experts tell the story behind the soundies and explain what made the programs so popular. For many people across the nation, the soundies started a musical revolution. The panoram a...
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His name is synonymous with smooth jazz - with a staggering 50 #1 charting airplay hits, and the unique experience in 2006 of scoring a #1 Radio & Records chart hit as both an artist and producer. ...
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Rare 1940s Music Videos Of Legendary Jazz, Swing, And Big Band Artists Unearthed And Restored In "Soundies: A Musical History" Before MTV, there were 'Soundies.' First appearing in 1941, these...
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Happy Birthday to Spanish PGA golfer Sergio Garcia (1980), Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean (1978), South African born singer/bandleader Dave Matthews (1967), Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell (1967), Nip...
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After years of admiring each other's musical masterworks and Clapton covers of Cale songs such as "After Midnight" and "Cocaine," guitar greats J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton have teamed up for the fir...
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Relix, the magazine for music, announced that top artists John Mayer, Keith Richards and Anna Nalick have been added to the list of musicians participating in its "Wear Your Music" campaign. Create...
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An array of sights and sounds for six-string aficionados will be seen and heard throughout the summer as guitar virtuoso and Grammy® Award nominee Tommy Emmanuel c.g.p. gives fans a double dose of ...
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Happy Birthday to "Closer" star Natalie Portman (1981), New England Patriots defenseman Tedy Bruschi (1973), Canadian actress Gloria Reuben (1964), "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" star Johnny Depp (19...
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