Les Paul an American original / Mary Alice Shaughnessy.

Author/creator Shaughnessy, Mary Alice
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoNew York : William Morrow and Company, ©1993.
Description347 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Waukesha roots -- The boy with the "terrible fascination" -- Here comes red hot red -- On the road with Sunny Joe -- Jamming on the south side -- The big white lie -- Live: from the Big Apple -- A temporary setback -- Reaching for the brass ring -- Topping the charts with Der Bingle -- Swinging with the Hollywood swells -- The new sound -- Rhubarb Red meets the Sunshine Girl -- Down for the count -- How high the moon -- Introducing America's musical sweethearts -- "Vaya con Dios" -- Rock and roll is here to stay -- Mr. and Mrs. Guitar go solo -- Lying low in Jersey -- Resurrection -- Fat Tuesday's.
Abstract A biography of the self-educated electronics genius who invented virtually every technique of modern sound recording discusses his sixty-year career, his invention of the solid-body electric guitar, and his legacy.
Bibliography noteDiscography: pages 320-330.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 310-319) and index.
LCCN 92035832
ISBN0688084672 :