Register now to get rid of these ads!

Folks Of Interest Les Paul Father of Rock N Roll?

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by frank spittle, Aug 18, 2009.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. frank spittle
    Joined: Jan 29, 2009
    Posts: 1,672

    frank spittle
    Member

    We lost Les Paul, one of the American's greatest musicians, on August 13. It is widely known he was the inventor of the electric guitar and one of it's greatest players. Many of the "greatest" guitarist consider him the greatest including Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen and Eric Clapton. They all say he was the one they aspired to be. He also is credited with inventing multi-track recording, something that would be essential in Rock N Roll. But for me it goes even futher. For me he IS the "father" of Rock N Roll. I was only 7 years old in 1951 when he and his wife Mary Ford recorded "How High The Moon". It sounded like no other record I had ever heard. The guitar solos made me rock. "How High The Moon" went to #1 on the Billboard and Cashbox charts in June of 1951, a full four years before "Rock Around The Clock" did. "Rocket 88" was also released at the very same time by both Ike Turner and Bill Haley. Neither one made the top 40 in 1951. To give you an example of how outragious "How High The Moon" was in 1951, on June 23rd when it was #1 on the Cashbox charts the other top 5 were "Too Young to Know" by Nat King Cole; "Jezebel" by Frankie Lane; "On Top Of Old Smokey" and "Sound Off" both by Vaughn Monroe. Now I am not taking anything away from "Rocket 88". It is a great song and a sentimental favorite on this board. But for me "How High The Moon" started it all. RIP Les Paul.
     
  2. zman
    Joined: Apr 2, 2001
    Posts: 16,730

    zman
    Member
    from Garner, NC

    are you this late with the news? it's already been on here. and what does it have to do with hot rods?
     
  3. Hey_Pauly
    Joined: Oct 1, 2007
    Posts: 330

    Hey_Pauly
    Member

  4. Larry T
    Joined: Nov 24, 2004
    Posts: 7,875

    Larry T
    Member

    Great artist, contributed much to the music industy. Father of Rock & Roll? I kinda doubt it.
    Larry T
     

  5. frank spittle
    Joined: Jan 29, 2009
    Posts: 1,672

    frank spittle
    Member

    zman,

    I don't think I am late on the news. I have not seen anything on this board about his death and I have looked for a post every day. Maybe I missed it. Can you post a link. As far as what does it have to do with Hot Rods. I think Rock N Roll legend's deaths have a lot to do with Hot Rods. I would not have known about Billy Lee Riley's death if it wasn't posted here. Billy Lee Riley's thread had no objections. I hope HAMB members will continue letting us know when we lose a special person.
     
  6. dean37
    Joined: May 20, 2007
    Posts: 34

    dean37
    Member

    Post this on a rock n roll forum. I'm sure everyone saw this on the news.
     
  7. Ranunculous
    Joined: Nov 30, 2007
    Posts: 2,465

    Ranunculous
    Member

    Hey Frank,
    I posted one of three threads (that I saw) on here when I heard.The threads were deleted as "off-topic?"
    Sad news indeed.
    Yes,Les Paul is relevent to hot rods.Music/sound recording (funny,there's any numbers of tech threads on mp3 installation,radio mods and "what's the best antenna for my hot rod threads...)is a daily addition to any of our lives?

    Funny,how flat track motorcycles and period "other-stuff" is fodder for thought on here,but music isn't?
     
  8. ROADRAT EDDIE
    Joined: Apr 17, 2005
    Posts: 1,349

    ROADRAT EDDIE
    Member
    from New york

    Les was a "period" musician and innovator.......His tinkering was no different than what hot rod guys were doing, just a different medium
     
  9. frank spittle
    Joined: Jan 29, 2009
    Posts: 1,672

    frank spittle
    Member

    Thanks, Ryan. I don't look at Rock N Roll threads. It takes all my spare time just to look at the HAMB and then I only have time to post occasionally. Les Paul is important enough to me to post his death.
     
  10. Ranunculous
    Joined: Nov 30, 2007
    Posts: 2,465

    Ranunculous
    Member

    He had a long "period" of innovation.Right up to his death.
     
  11. Hang in there Frank..You'll find out the longer you hang around the HAMB ,the more mysterious is what's "On Topic" and what's "Off Topic"

    Stan
     
  12. Frank... Les Paul did NOT invent the electric guitar, he invented the solid body electric guitar. Charlie Christian, one of the fathers of jazz guitar, used an electrified guitar with magnetic pickup and amplifier many years before LP came on the scene. Rickenbacker built the first electric guitar in the 1920s.What PL did was to mount the neck, bridge and pickup on a plank of wood and add the body of an f-hole guitar to it for cosmetic purposes. This was then downsized and became what we know as the Les Paul style guitar.
     
  13. Old-Soul
    Joined: Jun 16, 2007
    Posts: 3,774

    Old-Soul
    Member

  14. frank spittle
    Joined: Jan 29, 2009
    Posts: 1,672

    frank spittle
    Member

    roadrat

    I agree. While Hot Rodders were "souping up" their cars in the 30s-40s-50s Les was doing the same with his guitars. And yes Ryan he played right up til about two weeks before his death at 94.
     
  15. GizmoJoe
    Joined: Jul 18, 2007
    Posts: 1,299

    GizmoJoe
    Member

    X2
    And it depends on who posts it. Don't try to say otherwise...

    Let's kill all the music posts, and airplane posts and folks of interest posts, fund raising, help so and so and...
    Sheee-it. Some people need an enema.

    And for the record... Les Paul, Rickenbacker and Mr. Fender all created their electric guit-boxes about the same time. Each were great innovators.

    Charlie Christian was THE man...

    If you can't see how R&R and hot rods go together... that's just sad for you. You must be fun at a cruise-gathering.
    __________________________________________
    "I'm cranky. Bite me. You're ugly. At least I can change."
     
    Last edited: Aug 18, 2009
  16. 31fordV860
    Joined: Jan 22, 2007
    Posts: 864

    31fordV860
    Member

    Roadrat right on ......!
     
  17. frank spittle
    Joined: Jan 29, 2009
    Posts: 1,672

    frank spittle
    Member

    rockabillybassman,

    Thanks for that history lesson. I had always heard he invented the electric guitar.
     
  18. kingfishhotrods
    Joined: Apr 10, 2008
    Posts: 212

    kingfishhotrods
    Member

    I think Gibson did more for Les Paul's legacy than Les Paul did for Les Paul's legacy. He was A good player, but as a guitar player myself. he was not a great player.
     
  19. mj40's
    Joined: Dec 11, 2008
    Posts: 3,303

    mj40's
    Member

    frank splittle thanks for posting. First I had heard but then again I have been on the road the last week.
     
  20. frank spittle
    Joined: Jan 29, 2009
    Posts: 1,672

    frank spittle
    Member

    "somewhere there's music
    how near, how far
    somewhere there's heaven,
    that's where you are"

    "How High The Moon" 1951

    How many times has that song been played in your Hot Rod?
     
  21. garagerods
    Joined: Dec 15, 2006
    Posts: 451

    garagerods
    Member
    from Omaha

    Well...
    A man died......that sucks.
    One way or another, he contributed to rock 'n roll.....that's great!
    Bickering over BS......that sucks.

    ......movin' on.....
     
  22. frank spittle
    Joined: Jan 29, 2009
    Posts: 1,672

    frank spittle
    Member

    Maybe he was not a great player in his 80s and 90s but I doubt if anyone could play better in the early Fifties. But that is just an opinion of someone who can't play a guitar.
     
  23. pinman 39
    Joined: Oct 9, 2008
    Posts: 520

    pinman 39
    Member

    Richie put this up several days ago and was booted out OT.

    King of Roc-n-Role No !
     
  24. wally bell
    Joined: Apr 15, 2008
    Posts: 418

    wally bell
    Member
    from VA.

    Les was awesome! People "in the business" All lauded his talent. Period. R.I.P. Les Paul and Thanks!


    Les & Mary did a superb job on "How High the Moon". ..I agree Frank...a young 50's Hot Rod kind of rendition..Cool to me too at the time

    (originally done in 1940 on Broadway by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock, later done by many..Marvin Gaye, Dave Brubeck,Johnny Mathis , Nat King Cole..&others)
     
  25. LANCE-SPEED
    Joined: Aug 10, 2006
    Posts: 2,259

    LANCE-SPEED
    Member

    Did anyone hear about michael jackson's death
     
  26. wally bell
    Joined: Apr 15, 2008
    Posts: 418

    wally bell
    Member
    from VA.

    I stayed in a holiday inn express last night

    ( with my 34 ford / olds powered /6 stromberg 97's / engle cam / columbia 2 speed rear/ lincoln zephyer trans......) Parked outside.
     
  27. frank spittle
    Joined: Jan 29, 2009
    Posts: 1,672

    frank spittle
    Member

    King of Roc-n-Role No !



    Thanks for your opinion. That's the reason I put a ? at the end of title.
     
  28. frank spittle
    Joined: Jan 29, 2009
    Posts: 1,672

    frank spittle
    Member

     
  29. Old-Soul
    Joined: Jun 16, 2007
    Posts: 3,774

    Old-Soul
    Member

    This can be talked about in the music group...

    that sort of thing is allowed...

    just saying...
     
  30. 29nash
    Joined: Nov 6, 2008
    Posts: 4,544

    29nash
    BANNED
    from colorado

    Definately not the father of Rock and Roll, but quite a muscisian anyhow. RIP.
     
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.

Share This Page

Register now to get rid of these ads!

Archive

Copyright © 1995-2021 The Jalopy Journal: Steal our stuff, we'll kick your teeth in. Terms of Service. Privacy Policy.

Atomic Industry
Forum software by XenForo™ ©2010-2014 XenForo Ltd.