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Posts Tagged ‘Les Paul’
Universal donates 200,000 recordings to Library of Congress
Written by admin on January 10, 2011 – 8:51 pm -| Universal Music Group has donated 200,000 Master Recordings to the Library of Congress. The Universal Music Collection features legendary artists such as Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday and many more. |
Tags: Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Les Paul, Library of Congress, Louis Armstrong, Universal Music Collection
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American music legends series
Written by admin on January 28, 2010 – 5:07 am -The Observor has produced a great series on some of some of the living legends of American music, as recalled by the stars they influenced.
In addition, photographer Jamie-James Medina spent a year taking portraits of these legends for Observor Music Monthly. The results are impressive and are presented with the articles.
Tags: Chuck Berry, Etta James, jerry lee lewis, Les Paul, Little Richard, ray davies, smokey robinson
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The great Les Paul has died
Written by admin on August 13, 2009 – 5:56 pm -| I’ve just heard the sad news that the great Les Paul has died at the age of 94. He died of complications from pneumonia at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York. |
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