Archive for November, 2011.

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November

Elvis Presley, More Than Just Shaking

My daughter was in her early teens while we were out running errands, and I popped my “Elvis’ Greatest Hits” CD into the car’s player. She listened without comment the first few trips we took going all those places parents and kids go. I even told her how Elvis had created a stir in his day by how he gyrated his hips when singing, but how tame that was by today’s standards, and she politely listened.

But one day she totally stunned me as we got into the car by asking, ” Read the rest of this entry »

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November

Electric Guitars and Rock n’ Roll

Electric guitars and Rock n’ Roll are practically synonymous. It’s difficult to imagine one without the other. Les Paul himself would surely agree. There would then be none -with authority- left to argue, because he was the inventor.

His humble beginnings as a county fair performer led him to install a microphone in his acoustic guitar to allow those in the back, of his ever increasing audience, to hear his music. Les Paul is considered the undisputed architect Read the rest of this entry »

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