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Guitar legend Les Paul recounts his remarkable life in his own words in a feature length documentary that features a non-stop soundtrack of hits and interviews with such acclaimed superstars as B.B. King, Merle Haggard, Tony Bennett, and more. Classic footage of The Beatles, The Who, and The Rolling Stones, among others, highlight just what a profound influence Paul has had over the years. Jason Buchanan

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Program Features 92-Year-Old Living Legend In His Own Words, Accompanied By Classic Recordings, Archival And Present-Day Performance Footage, Home Movies And More Interviews With Jeff Beck, Tony Bennett, Ahmet Ertegun, B.B. King, Steve Miller, Bucky Pizzarelli, Bonnie Raitt, Phil Ramone, Kay Starr, And Others Les Paul's insatiable curiosity and experiments gave us the musical instrument of the modern era - the solid-body electric guitar - and the predominant studio recording technique - multi-tracking. Audacious and indefatigable at every turn of his career - from small-town Waukesha to Harlem music haunts to Hollywood studios - Paul, at age 92, still holds court every Monday night at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City. Les Paul: Chasing Sound also details Paul's invention of sound-on-sound recording, or "overdubbing," as revolutionary a development as the solid-body electric guitar. By adding an additional record head to his first tape machine, Paul was able to record himself playing, then go back and dub a second track over the first, ad infinitum. He and his wife, Mary Ford, created the first landmark of this technique with their iridescent "How High The Moon," a 10-guitar, 12-voice overdub and a blockbuster hit that influenced a generation.

Product Details

• UPC: 741952643296
• Source: KOCH VISION
• Presentation: B&W, Wide Screen
• Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Time: 1:30:00
• Sales Rank: 9,616

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