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For this month’s meeting, courtesy of
Koch Video, we will show the 90 minute performance documentary on the life and
accomplishments of the legendary Les
Paul, father of the solid-body electric guitar, inventor of overdubbing and
multi-track recording, king of the ‘50s pop charts and architect of rock ‘n’
roll. Les tells his own rags-to-riches
story in a performance-documentary by filmmakers John Paulson and James Arntz,
with a wall-to-wall soundtrack of the greatest hits from "Tiger Rag"
to "My Generation."
Description
The
inventor of the famous Les Paul guitar talks candidly about his life and
achievements in this documentary.
Review From
USA Today 08/17/2007
By USA Today Critic Mike Clark
4 stars out of 4 -- "What Edison was to the light bulb,
92-year-old Paul is to electric guitars..."
Distributor Notes:
Les tells
his own rags-to-riches story in this brand new feature length documentary that
was shot in HD. From his home town in Waukesha to Chicago, Nashville, Hollywood and the National Inventors Hall of
Fame, CHASING SOUND! follows the incredible life, music and career of the
irrepressible superstar.
Source:
Koch Entertainment Distribution
MEETING SPONSOR: Koch Video
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