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From The Beach Boys & Randy Newman to Fleet Foxes & Skrillex: A Conversation With Van Dyke Parks, Plus Calling JB Baretsky's Bluff

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Brian Wilson, Sally Parks, Phil Ochs, Terry Melcher, Inara George, The Beach Boys, George Martin, Silverchair, Fleet Foxes, Colonel Parker, Van Dyke Parks, The Byrds, Les Paul, The Honeymooners, Ed Ruscha, George Clinton, Ry Cooder, Lenny Waronker, Elvis Presley, Selma Riots, Stanley Dorfman, Joanna Newsom, Skrillex, Tommy Manicotti, Charles Ray, Randy Newman, Rufus Wainwright, Art Spiegelman, JB Baretsky, Jackie Gleason, James Taylor, Tonkin, Video, Entertainment News

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Live at the Celtic Connections: A Conversation With Richard Thompson, Plus a CeCe Teneal Video Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Fairport Convention, Richard & Linda Thompson, Richard Thompson, Les Paul, Video, Entertainment News

Here is a music video premiere from "The Voice of Neo-Blues," CeCe Teneal, who unleashes her first video, "Eleanor Rigby." The song is featured on her debut, full-length album Train From Osteen.

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Mary Ford's Nephew Sells Les Paul's Guitar To The 'Pawn Stars'

Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: TV Canada, History, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Pawn Stars, Mary Ford, Tv Replay, History Channel, Gibson Sg, Gibson Guitars, Les Paul, TV News

The "Pawn Stars" (Mon., 10 p.m. EST on History) were the envy of guitar enthusiasts everywhere when singer Mary Ford's nephew showed up with a guitar ...

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Jeff Beck at 67: Perennial Guitar Hero

Michael Sigman | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Eric Clapton, The Beatles, Jeff Beck, Apollo, The Yardbirds, Les Paul, Hermes, Chrissie Hynde, Joss Stone, Fifty News

Stephen Colbert reflected Beck's genius and self-effacement when, as host of the 2010 Grammy Awards, he told a worldwide audience, "You know the game 'Guitar Hero?' He has the all-time high score -- and he's never played it."

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Maroon 5 with Travie McCoy on SNL, Plus Chatting with Vince Gill, Trombone Shorty and Paul Rodgers

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Joe Cocker, Wilson Pickett, Trombone Shorty, Maroon 5, Warren Haynes, Sam Cooke, Garah Gill, Otis Redding, Dolly Parton, Bad Company, Stevie Wonder, Gerry Rafferty, Rosanne Cash, Pete Wasner, Ashley Monroe, Maggie Bell, Corrina Gill, Detective, Rick Rubin, Muddy Waters, Vince Gill, The Everly Brothers, Steve Lukather, Jason Bonham, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Rebirth Brass Band, Dr. John, Jasmine Rogers, Booker T. And the MGs, Dylan O'brien, U2, Buddy Guy, Ray Charles, Jazz Fest, Po' Folks, Solid Gold, Gym Class Heroes, Brad Paisley, Jenny Gill, Pure Prairie League, Tuba Fatts, Eric Clapton, Slash, Elmore James, Pistol Annies, Paul Kossoff, Keith Urban, The Firm, Treme, Queen, Neal Schon, Bob Ezrin, Travie McCoy, Will Owsley, Robert Lucas, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Ian Hatton, Amy Grant, Louis Armstrong, Carly Simon, Alison Krauss, James Brown, Les Paul, Bekka Bramlett, Green Day, Free, Paul Rogers, American Bandstand, Canned Heat, Luther Allison, Mr. Haney, John Lee Hooker, Lenny Kravitz, Green Acres, The Ministry, Jimi Hendrix, Nin, James Taylor, Entertainment News

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Neil Young's Bridge School Exclusive: Dave Matthews' "Too Much," Plus Chatting With Johnny Winter, Queen's Roger Taylor and Yes' Steve Howe

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Mike Myers, Johnny Winter, Sonny Terry, Dave Matthews, Flash Gordon, Warren Haynes, Asia, Alan White, Fleet Foxes, James Burton, George Thorogood, Brian May, Yes, Jimmy Vivino, Edgar Winters, B.B. King, The McCoys, John Medeski, Vince Gill, Muddy Waters, The Shadows, Mark Fisher, Ray Fenwick, Jeff Beck, The Highlander, Oliver Wakeman, Stevie Ray Vaughn, AC/DC, Ray Charles, Bill Bruford, Pearl Jam, Rick Wakeman, U2, Scotty Moore, Brownie McGhee, Little Richard, The Hollies, Tom Chaplin, Eric Clapton, Dino De Laurentis, Dylan Howe, Queen, Benoit David, Sonny Landreth, Rick Nelson, Paul Nelson, Billy Gibbons, Geoff Downes, David Bowie, Roger Taylor, Chet Atkins, Graham Nash, Les Paul, Tom Yorke, Paul Sutin, Rick Derringer, Paul Rogers, Jon Anderson, Trevor Horn, John Deacon, Paul McCartney, Steve Howe, Robert Johnson, Ross Stanley, George Michael, Freddie Mercury, Steve Moore, Keane, Susan Tedeschi, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Wayne's World, Chris Squire, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Derek Trucks, Gtr, Entertainment News

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Everything, Everytime, Everywhere, Mayhem and Beyond: Chatting with Imelda May, Trevor Hall and Motopony

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Peter Asher, Buddy Holly, Blue Fish, Imelda May, Nigel Ledgerwood, Two Fish, Colbie Caillat, Conan O'Brien, The Beatles, Patsy Cline, The Clash, Darrel Higham, Fleet Foxes, Nicole Kidman, Craig Ferguson, Mtv, Subway Fresh Buzz, Swami Vivekananda, Les Paul, Matisyahu, One Fish, Billie Holiday, Dr. Suess, Mary J. Blige, Jeff Beck, Alice Cooper, The Jonas Brothers, Dr. John, Red Fish, Ryan Peterson, Jimmy Cliff, Shareen Anderson, Jay Leno, Gene Vincent, Michael Franti, Pink, Quentin Tarantino, Eddie Cochran, Jimi Hendrix, Motopony, Bumbershoot, Entertainment News

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Google Establishes Permanent Home for Strummable Les Paul Guitar Doodle

Larry Magid | Posted 08.13.2011

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WATCH: Shredding On The Google Guitar!

Posted 08.10.2011

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Odds are if you've been on the Internet in the last 24 hours, you've probably rocked out on Google's awesome Les Paul guitar doodle. The interactiv...

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Google Leaves Its Guitar Up Another Day

Posted 08.10.2011

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Users have another day to play Google's interactive Les Paul-inspired guitar logo. On Thursday, Google unveiled a doodle commemorating the annivers...

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Don't Struggle With The Google Doodle Guitar: Take Our Course On How To Play

The Huffington Post | Steven Hoffer | Posted 08.09.2011

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Google introduced arguably its greatest doodle ever this morning, an interactive electric guitar to honor the 96th birthday of legendary musician and ...

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How To Make Sweet Music With Google's Dulcet Logo

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 08.09.2011

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*Scroll down to hear HuffPost reader submissions.* It's time to whistle while you search. In honor of the 96th birthday of guitar legend Les Pau...

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Les Paul Logo Lets You Play The Guitar On Google

Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Google, Google Les Paul, Guitar Chords, Google Logo, Google Guitar, Les Paul Google, Google Guitar Logo, Google Doodle, Les Paul, Doodle, Video, Technology News

There's something especially jazzy about today's Google logo. In honor of musician Les Paul, Google has replaced its go-to multicolor doodle with g...

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Do You Feel Like We Do?: Chats with Peter Frampton, Lenka, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, and William Fitzsimmons

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.05.2011

Read More: Miranda July, Ray Eames, Bernie Finkelstein, Kara Walker, Tom Wilson, Warren Haynes, Pam Tillis, William P. Bennett, Decoder Ring, Stephen Fearing, William Fitzsimmons, Bjork, Charles Eames, The Beatles, Emmylou Harris, True North, The Marx Brothers, Fiona Apple, Rosanne Cash, Yayoi Kusama, Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, Peter Frampton, Julia Stone, Lucinda Williams, Les Paul, Lenka, Entertainment News

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Motown & The Hitmen: Conversations with Smokey Robinson, Jimmy Ryan, and Sarah Sample

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sarah Sample, Lifetime, Bonnie Bramlett, President Obama, Indigo Girls, Doris Troy, The Miracles, DOn Ciccone, Jesse Harris, Brandy Carlile, George Martin, Hall & Oates, Cbs, The Hitmen, Daryl Hall, David Lynch Foundation, Cnbc, Jersey Boys, Cracker Barrel, Carly Simon, Norah Jones, Gannett Corporation, David Lynch, Lee Shapiro, Darryl Scott, Gerry Polci, Showtime, Les Paul, Motown, Nick Massi, Abc, Bob Gaudio, Jimmy Ryan, The Critters, David Spinoza, Jennifer Hudson, Brian Ray, Jim Croce, Chess Records, Frankie Valli, Carole King, Paul McCartney, Nbc, Berry Gordy, Hbo, The Wrecking Crew, Tommy James & the Shondells, Espn, Stone the Crows, Lyle Lovett, Patty Griffin, Cat Stevens, Lady GaGa, American Idol, Buddy Miller, Henry McCullough, Itunes, James Taylor, The Four Seasons, Smokey Robinson, Entertainment News

Mike Ragogna: Smokey, there's so much to go over, but let's begin with your new album for Cracker Barrel, Now And Then. Can you tell us about the project?

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Jeff Beck Tries to Buy My Les Paul

Binky Philips | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gibson Guitars, Jeff Beck, Robb Lawrence, Binky Philips, Rick Derringer, Vintage Guitars, Les Paul, Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame, Entertainment News

In the 1980's, I had the great fortune to catch Les Paul performing a few times at a club called Fat Tuesday's here in New York. His playing was simply ridiculous.

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From Philly to Cleveland: A Conversation With Daryl Hall & John Oates

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Vorndick, Live From Daryl's House, Christopher Bond, Hall & Oates, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Family Guy, Animal House, Jimmy Wayne, T-Bone Wolk, Bernard Purdie, Janna Allen, Daryl Hall, Patrick Stump, Todd Sharp, The Beatles, Rachael Ray, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (500) Days of Summer, Gossip Girl, Les Paul, Jeremy Holiday, New Victoria Theatre, Rob Santos, Uptown Theater, The Everly Brothers, Sight & Sound, Chromeo, Travis Mccoy, Mike Henry, Thom Bell, Gamble & Huff, Todd Rundgren, The Mad Lad, Playboy, Matt Nathanson, The Carpenters, Arif Mardin, KT Tunstall, Seth MacFarlane, Cleveland, Sara Allen, Gene Paul, Rock Band, Entertainment News, Nick Lowe, Fall Out Boy, Arianna Huffington, Grammy Award, Mick Rock, The Fab Four, John Oates, Plain White T's, Gym Class Heroes, Smokey Robinson, Entertainment News

I spoke to the most successful pop duo in music history on their new four-disc box set and their roles on the Cleveland Show.

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The End Of 2009's Summer Of Death

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Don Hewitt, Mary Travers, Farrah Fawcett, Dominick Dunne, Ted Kennedy, John Hughes, Dom Deluise, Robert S. McNamara, Walter Cronkite, Ed McMahon, Billy Mays, DJ AM, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Frank Mccourt, David Carradine, Patrick Swayze, Les Paul, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — We had been told to expect the deaths of the famous to come in threes, not in the dozens. But all through the summer of 2009 came a ...

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Me And My Guitar: Legendary Musician/Inventor Les Paul Dies at 94

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eric Clapton, Adolph Rickenbacher, Steve Miller, Les Paul Guitar, Jeff Beck, Multi-Track Recording, Gibson Guitars, The Gibson Guitar Corporation, RCA Records, Capitol Records, Mary Ford, Chet Atkins, RCA Victor, Les Paul, Leo Fender, Ampex, Entertainment News

With all the acclaim and the legacy he leaves behind, though Lester William Polsfuss (Les Paul) is gone, it's a bit impossible for him to ever be forgotten.

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Les Paul Dead, Guitar Legend Was 94

AP | NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Les Paul, the guitar virtuoso and inventor who revolutionized music and created rock 'n' roll as surely as Elvis Presley and the Beat...

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Les Paul: The Original Guitar Hero

Shawn Amos | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guitar Hero, Pete Townshend, Mary Ford, Gibson, Guitar, Slash, Les Paul, Entertainment News

Paul dedicated his entire life to the guitar and recording technology. A jazz musician who was unhappy with the guitars available to him, Paul developed his own guitar.

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GOLDEN NOTEBOOK: Plugging Into The Future

Michael Conniff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supernovel, Guitar, Technology, Online, Les Paul, Novel, Internet Literature, Internet, Browsing, Internet Art, Computers, Web, Multi-Media, Media News

The conventions of the book require an obvious organizational structure. The multi-media web is the new book--the Supernovel --and it is inherently open-ended.

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