LES PAUL COLLECTION

OLD TIME RADIO - 1 CD - 62 mp3 - Total Playtime: 20:33:03

Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, which made the sound of rock and roll possible. Paul taught himself how to play guitar and while he is mainly known for jazz and popular music, he had an early career in country music. He is credited with many recording innovations. Although he was not the first to use the technique, his early experiments with overdubbing (also known as sound on sound), delay effects such as tape delay, phasing effects and multitrack recording were among the first to attract widespread attention.
His innovative talents extended into his playing style, including licks, trills, chording sequences, fretting techniques and timing, which set him apart from his contemporaries and inspired many guitarists of the present day. He recorded with his wife Mary Ford in the 1950s, and they sold millions of records.
Among his many honors, Paul is one of a handful of artists with a permanent, stand-alone exhibit in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is prominently named by the music museum on its website as an "architect" and a "key inductee" with Sam Phillips and Alan Freed. Les Paul is the only person to be included in both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Paul had hosted a 15-minute radio program, The Les Paul Show, on NBC Radio in 1950, featuring his trio (himself, Ford and rhythm player Eddie Stapleton) and his electronics, recorded from their home and with gentle humor between Paul and Ford bridging musical selections, some of which had already been successful on records, some of which anticipated the couple's recordings, and many of which presented re-interpretations of such jazz and pop selections as "In the Mood", "Little Rock Getaway", "Brazil", and "Tiger Rag". Over ten of these shows survive among old-time radio collectors today.
The show also appeared on television a few years later with the same format, but excluding the trio and retitled The Les Paul & Mary Ford Show (also known as Les Paul & Mary Ford at Home) with "Vaya Con Dios" as the theme song. Sponsored by Warner Lambert's Listerine mouthwash, it was aired on NBC television during 1954–1955, and then syndicated until 1960. The show aired five times a day, five days a week for only five minutes (one or two songs) long, and therefore was used as a brief interlude or fill-in in programming schedules. Since Paul created the entire show himself, including audio and video, he maintained the original recordings and was in the process of restoring them to current quality standards until his death.
During his radio shows, Paul introduced the fictional "Les Paulverizer" device, which multiplies anything fed into it, such as a guitar sound or a voice. It was Paul's way of explaining how his single guitar could be multiplied to become a group of guitars. The device even became the subject of comedy, with Ford multiplying herself and her vacuum cleaner with it so she could finish the housework faster. Later, Paul created a real Les Paulverizer that he attached to his guitar. The invention allowed Paul to access pre-recorded layers of songs during live performances so he could replicate his recorded sound on stage.
 

EPISODES LIST

All Stars Western Theater 46 10 06 Billy The Kid
At Ease 1945 No 83 with Meredith Willson and Les Paul
At Ease 1945 No 84 with Meredith Willson and Les Paul Skips)
Bing Crosby & Les Paul Trio - It's Been A Long, Long Time
Bing Crosby Show 46-10-30 Les Paul Trio
Bing Crosby Show 46-11-27 Philco Radio Time - Judy Garland and Les Paul
Bing Crosby Show 47-02-26 Les Paul, Andrews Sisters
Bing Crosby Show 47-04-23 Peggy Lee, Les Paul
Bing Crosby Show 54-02-26 Les Paul Andrews Sisters
Bing Crosby Show 54-04-23 Peggy Lee Les Paul
Bing Crosby Show 54-10-30 Les Paul Trio
Chesterfield Show - 51-03-21 Guest - Judy Garland and Les and Mary Paul
Command Performance - 44-09-30 Deanna Durbin, Jack Benny, Ginger Rogers
Command Performance - 44-10-14 Highlights of 1944 (assembled show)
Command Performance - 45-06-22 Herbert Marshall, Jack Haley, Les Paul
Command Performance - 45-08-09 Walter O'Keefe, Rita Hayworth, Les Paul
Command Performance - 46-02-07 Johnny Mercer, Larry Adler (assembled show)
Hollywood Barn Dance 45-04-28 First Song - Happy Day
Hollywood Barn Dance 45-05-05 First Song - Rose Of San Antonio
Hollywood Barn Dance 45-05-12 First Song - Get Along Home, Cindy
Hollywood Barn Dance 45-05-19 First Song - Out On The Texas Plains
Hollywood Barn Dance 45-05-26 First Song - Wait For The Light To Shine
Hollywood Barn Dance 45-06-02 First Song - At The Gate Of The Home Corral
Hollywood Barn Dance 45-06-09 First Song - San Antonio
Howard Miller Show 080955 Guest - Les Paul and Mary Ford
Jubilee 44-10-16 Guest - Lionel Hampton. Les Paul
Jubilee 47-01-17 Guest - Les Paul , Benny Carter
Kraft Music Hall - Accentuate the Positive, Guest - Les Paul Trio, Beatrice Kay (AFRS)
Kraft Music Hall - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Guest - Les Paul
Kraft Music Hall - Shoo Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy, Guest - Les Paul Trio, Marilyn Maxwell
Kraft Music Hall 46-04-11 First Song - Shoo Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy, Guest - Les Paul Trio, Marilyn Maxwell
Les Paul - Goofus (1950)
Les Paul & Mary Ford - Just One More Chance (1951)
Les Paul & Mary Ford - The Tennessee Waltz (1951)
Les Paul and Mary Ford for Rheingold Beer 01
Les Paul and Mary Ford for Rheingold Beer 02
Les Paul and Mary Ford for Robert Hall Clothing Store 01
Les Paul and Mary Ford for Robert Hall Clothing Store 02
Les Paul and Mary Ford For The Nat'l Guard
Les Paul Show - The Gas Guitar
Les Paul Show 50-03-30 Audition Show
Les Paul Show 50-05-05 First Song - Nola
Les Paul Show 50-05-12 First Song - Brazil
Les Paul Show 50-05-19 First Song - Hip Billy Boogie
Les Paul Show 50-05-26 First Song - Little Rock Getaway
Les Paul Show 50-06-02 First Song - Nola
Les Paul Show 50-06-09 First Song - Guitar Boogie
Les Paul Show 50-06-16 First Song - Stumblin'
Les Paul Show 50-06-23 First Song - Dark Eyes
Les Paul Show 50-06-30 First Song - Tiger Rag
Les Paul Show 50-07-11 First Song - Sweet Georgia Brown
Les Paul Show 50-07-14 First Song - Sweet Sue
Les Paul Show 50-08-04 First Song - Little Rock Getaway
Les Paul Show 50-08-11 First Song - In The Mood
Les Paul Show 50-09-01 First Song - Three Little Words
Les Paul Show 50-09-22 First Song - Shine
Les Paul Show 50-10-06 First Song - Les Pulverizer
Les Paul Show 50-10-19 First Song - Steel Guitar Rag
Les Paul Show 50-11-16 First Song - Puttin' On The Rag
Mail Call - 460327 - AFRS 188 - Groucho Marx and Les Paul Trio
Mail Call - Dinah Shore, Jack Benny, Les Paul Mail Call
Staring Les Paul and Mary Ford

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