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Les Paul: Guitar Wizard
Contributor(s): Jacobson, Bob (Author)
ISBN: 0870204882     ISBN-13: 9780870204883
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
OUR PRICE:   $11.66  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: February 2012
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Music
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Boys & Men
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2011033617
Lexile Measure: 920
Series: Badger Biographies
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.9" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 112 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
 
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Publisher Description:

This addition to the Badger Biographies series for young readers tells the story of Les Paul, the legendary Wizard of Waukesha, who pioneered the solid body electric guitar, multi-track recording, and many other musical inventions. Fascinated since boyhood with musical technology, the young Les moved from experimenting with his mother s player piano and phonograph to developing his own amplifier and tinkering with crystal radios.

After leaving his hometown of Waukesha at age 17 to pursue a musical career a decision his mother supported the budding jazz guitarist lived in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles, in each city finding a new audience and new musical partnerships. A regular on the radio, Les became a fixture in early television, appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show, and later, a show of his own with partner Mary Ford. Along the way, he overcame numerous physical challenges, including recovery from electric shock and rehabilitation after a horrific car accident both of which threatened his musical career. And yet, Les Paul pushed musical technology forward more than any other musician of the twentieth century. This Grammy Hall of Fame inductee died in 2009, making "Les Paul: Guitar Wizard "a timely addition to the series. This lively story is rounded out with sidebars on radio call letters and how an electric guitar works, a full discography, and over 60 historic photographs."