Sunday, October 18, 2009

Leftovers

As I continue my quest to find a 1959 Les Paul priced under $100, I'll have an appropriate book to read. Author Tony Bacon gives a history of the legendary '59 in "Million Dollar Les Paul" as he tries to find out if an LP -- considered the closest thing to a perfect guitar by many -- has ever sold for seven figures. I'm placing my order for the book with Amazon as soon as I finish this sentence.

I'm back. Amazon indicates Bacon has written a bunch of guitar books, including "Six Decades of the Fender Telecaster" as well has having edited "Totally Guitar: The Definitive Guide" ...

The Texas Longhorns' guitar-playing star wide receiver, Jordan Shipley, talked about his music with The New York Times. He even writes songs with his dad, likes to jam around the campfire and picks with country singer Aaron Watson ...

A football player and a guitar are one thing; a politician and a guitar are another thing altogether. But last week in Washington, keyboardist Chuck Leavell, who's been a regular with the Allman Brothers, the Fabulous Thunderbirds and, for a long time now, the Rolling Stones, recently brought Minnesota Representative Collin Peterson onstage to play on "Brown Sugar" and "Dead Flowers" at a benefit for the American Forest Foundation. If you don't believe me, see it here.

1 comments:

Mr James said...

People rave about the '59 Les Paul, but I personally would love a '60, by which time Gibson had slimmed down the neck profile a bit more. I could probably not get my mitts around a '59 neck - Jimmy Page shaved his down. Then, in 1961, the Les Paul became the SG. It does rather limit our options.