Les Paul Tribute Nov. 15

[SuperDave]

I jsut read on Ross Halfin's web site that he had lunch with Jimmy today (Friday) and he is considering asking Jimmy to join him tomorrow at the Olympia record fair. So that means no Jimmy at the Les Paul Tribute Concert tomorrow.

The concert should still be fantastic even without the greatest Les Paul guitar player that ever walked the earth.

Leaving early tomorrow for Cleveland to attend the concert. The weather forecast is calling for possible snow late Saturday night into Sunday. I am hoping to make another visit to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Sunday but that may depend on the weather.

Thanks for the info. Ross's site is always good for news on Jimmy. Have a great time at the tribute.

[SteveAJones]

Jimmy did fly all the way to New York City (and then immediately return) in June 1987 just to jam with Les Paul twice in two days. The first jam was during his 72nd Birthday Party at Fat Tuesdays on 6/8/87 and the second on Les' actual birthdate, 6/9/87, at the Hard Rock Cafe.

This concert seems industry-driven and may account for his absence if he doesn't attend.

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[SuperDave]

Good point on Jimmy's possible absence Steve.

[mstork]

I remember Les sounding disappointed a few years ago because he did a "duets" type album with a bunch of different guitarists and Page didn't join in.

Les teases Jimmy at the end of this video tribute (which is great) from last year's Classic Rock Awards:

If you live in the NY area and you've never seen Les, do it while you can, it's a real treat...

[BUCK'EYE' DOC]

Hi everyone! I am just back home from the Les Paul Tribute Concert at the Cleveland State Theater held last night. I will try to give a full and intersting report of the festivities.

First off, no Jimmy! It dawned on me while I was waiting for the concert to start. I was looking at the screen on stage with the concert title on it and it said: 13th Annual "American" Music Masters presents The Wizzard of Waukesha The Life and Times of Les Paul. All of the artists were American! Thus, no Eric Clapton, Peter Framton, Pete Townsend and no Jimmy. It makes sense then why some of the greatest guitarists of all time were not there. But I must say that the ones who were there really brought the house down.

I went with my 20 year old son who is a college student at OSU and who just saw Metallica a week ago in Columbus. His observations were interesting. The concert was held in a theater which held 3000. It was a sell out. My son thought that it was a weird venue for a rock concert after just being at one in an arena, but I liked the intimacy of it. We sat dead center stage, half way back in the Orchestra section, pretty good seats. The audience was eclectic. Lots of "theater goers", 70 and 80 year olds, women in fur coats, men in suits, Les Paul crony types. Then, alot of children of the 60"s who are now in thier 60"s, old hippy types. There were also alot of Case Western Reserve college students. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RRHF) and Case Western put on a week long symposium on the Life and Influence of Les Paul and it looked like the students had special tickets for the event. Then there were 40 and 50 year olds who brought their teens with them to the concert (me). My son took a class last year at OSU titled The History of Rock and Roll, so I thought he would like to see some of the legends that he studied about. He also is a rock music oficionado like me. Then there were a few 30 year olds (mostly screaming women) who came to see Richie Sambora. A very interesting mix of people all there to honor Les Paul.

The concert started out with the President and CEO of the RRHF narrating the story of the life of Les Paul. The artists perfomed songs that followed the chronological history of Les' music career. First off, Billy Gibbons played and Barbara Lynn sang a bluesy country song that I was not familiar with. The crowd went wild when Billy walked on stage and plugged in his Les Paul. I assume this song was a song from Les' career, as most of the songs were that night. Next came Jeff "Skunk" Baxter playing "A Train", a jazzy number by Duke Ellington. The night was starting off quiet. Then came Eric Carmen singing "It's Been a Long, Long Time", a song popular in 1945. He was accompanied by Steve Lukather from Toto. Afterwards, Eric mopped Steve's brow. Steve stated that he was "not worthy" to be there with the guitar greats, but then he performed a rocking solo of "Somewhere over the Rainbow" and showed that he was way beyond worthy.

Lenny Kaye formerly of the Patti Smith group played for singers Alannah Myles, who sang "How High is the Moon", and Katy Moffet who sang "Vaya Con Dios". Katy also sang an amazing version of "The Tennessee Waltz". These were song's that were number one singles in the 50"s from Les and his wife Mary Ford. Mary died in 1977. I believe that James Burton, who played on Ricky Nelson songs was up next, but for the life of me I can't remember what he played. But I do remember it was kind of a "rockabilly" type song, very well played.

The highlight of the night, in my opinion, was when guitarist virtuoso Jennifer Batten played a shortened version of Les Paul's instrumental "Lover". She is a former member of Michael Jackson's band. The finger playing and fret work and picking was unbelievable and amazing. I don't know how a human being can play the guitar like she did, other than Les. I can't put into words how fast and furious she played, just amazing. If you ever get the chance to see a video of her or Les playing this song, please watch it in awe and admiration for the greatest guitar playing that you will ever see.

Now we are up to the 60"s. Here comes the rock and roll. The Ventures played two numbers, "surf music" songs, one was "Walk, Don't Run" On the second song, the bass player got up on the drum stand and the drummer played the bass with his drum sticks! I have never seen anything like it. It was fantastic! They got a standing ovation for that. Next came Dennis Coffey, the Funk Master playing a very funky number. A rare appearance by Lonnie Mack who played his funky Flying V Gibson guitar was the highlight of the night for the announcer, who said that Lonnie Mack's "Memphis" was his and Stevie Ray Vaughn's first record ever bought. Duane Eddy played also but I have forgotten what he played?

Then came Billy Gibbons again. He started out with a little tale about Les. (My son saw ZZ Top last year, 2007, at the Rock On The Range Concert in Columbus and says that the band is notorious for telling stories leading into their songs). He said that he was with Les in his hotel room there in Cleveland and they decided to go out and have some Mexican food. When they were out and about, they decided to go to pawn shops in town and look for vintage Les Paul guitars to buy. Les asked to go to a Dollar Store, and Billy told him "We don't need no dollar store because...I Just Got Paid" and then he launched into a rockin version of his song of that title. The crowd went wild.

Billy represented the 70's and 80's. Then came Richie Sambora. The 20 and 30 year old women screamed and squealed as if they were at a Beatles concert. He dropped a few F bombs when telling the tale of Les coming to his birthday party once and giving him a '58 signed custom Les Paul guitar. First song he played was a ballad "Great Hall of Fame" dedicated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers in the house. Then he played the Bon Jovi hit "Wanted, Dead or Alive". The women went nuts.

The last performer was Slash, representing the 80's to the present. He had on his signature hat and cigarrette (unlit I think). He paced and bobbed and rocked back and forth as he played two numbers of ten to fifteen minutes each. The second song he said that he wrote it as a tribute to Les and had never plalyed it live before. Possibly titled "Vocalise"? I am not a big Slash fan, but I thought that he played wonderfully.

The house band was very good, specifically the drummer and the bass player. They had to play with all the performers and I thought that they did an excellent jobl. They were Bobby Wood on keyboards, Gene Chrisman on drums, Chris Leutinger on guitar, Dave Roe on bass, and Denis Solee on sax. I guess that they play for the RRHF at various functions and tributes.

Then after a bit of a delay, the curtain raised on Les Paul and his band, a trio plus a cute red head playing the bass violin. Les played several jazz numbers and he still has it at 93. He played great! He kept cracking jokes, he was so funny. He said at his introduction: "Until this concert tonight, everyone thought that I was a guitar". He joked about the cute bass player causing "his flag to go up his pole" and she sang a song she made up about Les taking Viagra. Ha! It was told that ten years ago Les had quintuple heart bypass surgery at the Cleveland Clinic and that some of his doctors were in the audience. Les joked saying "thanks for that pace maker docs' to help me chase the bass player.

Then the president of Gibson Guitars came forward and gave Les a new 1954 black (had some white on it, probably the pick guard) Custom Les Paul re-issue guitar. Les joked about the guitar he was playing "Throw that old one away". I kept thinking give it to me, give it to me.

After 3 non-stop hours, the finale came when Les said "now you will see a lot of Les Pauls and we are going to have a jam". All of the performers came back in, plugged into amps, and jammed to a boogie beat. Richie Sambora jumped up on the riser where Les sat and show boated. Then each artist stepped forward and soloed a bit.

Les had the last word. As the crowd was leaving, Les said "I am going home to slit my wrists!".

I hope that you found this report interesting and please forgive me for any typo errors as I am tired but wanted to get it out today.

BUCK"EYE" DOC

[ninelives]

Great review Doc! Sounds like a pretty cool evening. Glad you were able to make it.

[Misty]

My husband's co-pilot flew Les Paul (via private jet charter) to and from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday night. This trip was booked with our company last week, so we planned on asking him to sign my dear friend's son's Epiphone guitar (the kid is 11 an already quite good after 4 years of playing). Les was very kind and signed his guitar at 2 am on Sunday morning, even wrote a personalized note, "Keep on rockin'."

[BUCK'EYE' DOC]

Did he crack any jokes or was he too tired. He was very witty.

[Virginia]

Wow; sounds like a fabulous night!! Thanks for the great review!!

[kabbalahone]

The highlight of the night, in my opinion, was when guitarist virtuoso Jennifer Batten played a shortened version of Les Paul's instrumental "Lover". She is a former member of Michael Jackson's band. The finger playing and fret work and picking was unbelievable and amazing. I don't know how a human being can play the guitar like she did, other than Les. I can't put into words how fast and furious she played, just amazing. If you ever get the chance to see a video of her or Les playing this song, please watch it in awe and admiration for the greatest guitar playing that you will ever see.

This especially was wicked cool to read

[Misty]

Did he crack any jokes or was he too tired. He was very witty.

i did not get a chance to talk to the pilot...all was communicated to us by text message.

[BUCK'EYE' DOC]

I guess that I have gotten my second wind so I will post about my visit to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame today. Note: my 100th post and I can't believe it beacuse I am generally a very private and quiet person but I guess that Led Zeppelin inspires me to be more revealing and talkative.

It was disappointing that I could only find two items from our beloved Led Zeppelin. There was an eight string bass of JPJ that he used on the Presence album and used on tour in 77, 79 and 80. It was a 1975 Alembie Series II (anyone know anything about it?). It had about eight to ten symbols on the neck, looked like they could be zodiac signs but there weren't enough of them. One looked like a sea horse? There was also a larger symbol on the body of the guitar. It was very unique and I could picture JPJ playing it. It had to be custom made or painted for him and it must have held some meaning to him with the symbols. I am surprised that he gave it up but I am glad that he did because there were no other artifacts from Zep displayed other than JPJ items.

The other item was the outfit/costume that JPJ wore at the 1973 Madison Square Garden gigs, the one he is wearing in "The Song Remains the Same". It is the one with the ribbons, looks quilted, has things hanging off the sleeves. It is very interesting to see it close up. Lots of details. The pants looked like a soft suede with a small amount of fringe down the side seams.

As I was looking at the bass guitar, a security guard came up to me and asked if I was interested in guitars and I told her that I was interested in Led Zeppelin. She told me that those two were the only Zep items that they had because the band was very guarded about their personal items being publicly available and displayed. I wonder if they just don't want the RRHF to have their items or if they (probably Jimmy) think that it is an invasion of their privacy to display their items. My son said that alot of the RRHF artifacts are from deceased artists and that their heirs have donated the items. But I thought that there was a ton of stuff from living artists.

My favorite display was of Jimi Hendrix's artwork from when he was in high school, particularly the drawings of the PAC 10 football teams. It makes me think of how innocent Jimi was and what a tragedy that his life was destroyed by alcohol and drugs.

I loved many other displays but will save them for another time as I have had a long weekend.

[Dzldoc]

Great review! Bet it was a blast

[ro_a]

Hi everyone! I am just back home from the Les Paul Tribute Concert at the Cleveland State Theater held last night. I will try to give a full and intersting report of the festivities.

First off, no Jimmy! It dawned on me while I was waiting for the concert to start. I was looking at the screen on stage with the concert title on it and it said: 13th Annual "American" Music Masters presents The Wizzard of Waukesha The Life and Times of Les Paul. All of the artists were American! Thus, no Eric Clapton, Peter Framton, Pete Townsend and no Jimmy. It makes sense then why some of the greatest guitarists of all time were not there. But I must say that the ones who were there really brought the house down.

I went with my 20 year old son who is a college student at OSU and who just saw Metallica a week ago in Columbus. His observations were interesting. The concert was held in a theater which held 3000. It was a sell out. My son thought that it was a weird venue for a rock concert after just being at one in an arena, but I liked the intimacy of it. We sat dead center stage, half way back in the Orchestra section, pretty good seats. The audience was eclectic. Lots of "theater goers", 70 and 80 year olds, women in fur coats, men in suits, Les Paul crony types. Then, alot of children of the 60"s who are now in thier 60"s, old hippy types. There were also alot of Case Western Reserve college students. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RRHF) and Case Western put on a week long symposium on the Life and Influence of Les Paul and it looked like the students had special tickets for the event. Then there were 40 and 50 year olds who brought their teens with them to the concert (me). My son took a class last year at OSU titled The History of Rock and Roll, so I thought he would like to see some of the legends that he studied about. He also is a rock music oficionado like me. Then there were a few 30 year olds (mostly screaming women) who came to see Richie Sambora. A very interesting mix of people all there to honor Les Paul.

The concert started out with the President and CEO of the RRHF narrating the story of the life of Les Paul. The artists perfomed songs that followed the chronological history of Les' music career. First off, Billy Gibbons played and Barbara Lynn sang a bluesy country song that I was not familiar with. The crowd went wild when Billy walked on stage and plugged in his Les Paul. I assume this song was a song from Les' career, as most of the songs were that night. Next came Jeff "Skunk" Baxter playing "A Train", a jazzy number by Duke Ellington. The night was starting off quiet. Then came Eric Carmen singing "It's Been a Long, Long Time", a song popular in 1945. He was accompanied by Steve Lukather from Toto. Afterwards, Eric mopped Steve's brow. Steve stated that he was "not worthy" to be there with the guitar greats, but then he performed a rocking solo of "Somewhere over the Rainbow" and showed that he was way beyond worthy.

Lenny Kaye formerly of the Patti Smith group played for singers Alannah Myles, who sang "How High is the Moon", and Katy Moffet who sang "Vaya Con Dios". Katy also sang an amazing version of "The Tennessee Waltz". These were song's that were number one singles in the 50"s from Les and his wife Mary Ford. Mary died in 1977. I believe that James Burton, who played on Ricky Nelson songs was up next, but for the life of me I can't remember what he played. But I do remember it was kind of a "rockabilly" type song, very well played.

The highlight of the night, in my opinion, was when guitarist virtuoso Jennifer Batten played a shortened version of Les Paul's instrumental "Lover". She is a former member of Michael Jackson's band. The finger playing and fret work and picking was unbelievable and amazing. I don't know how a human being can play the guitar like she did, other than Les. I can't put into words how fast and furious she played, just amazing. If you ever get the chance to see a video of her or Les playing this song, please watch it in awe and admiration for the greatest guitar playing that you will ever see.

Now we are up to the 60"s. Here comes the rock and roll. The Ventures played two numbers, "surf music" songs, one was "Walk, Don't Run" On the second song, the bass player got up on the drum stand and the drummer played the bass with his drum sticks! I have never seen anything like it. It was fantastic! They got a standing ovation for that. Next came Dennis Coffey, the Funk Master playing a very funky number. A rare appearance by Lonnie Mack who played his funky Flying V Gibson guitar was the highlight of the night for the announcer, who said that Lonnie Mack's "Memphis" was his and Stevie Ray Vaughn's first record ever bought. Duane Eddy played also but I have forgotten what he played?

Then came Billy Gibbons again. He started out with a little tale about Les. (My son saw ZZ Top last year, 2007, at the Rock On The Range Concert in Columbus and says that the band is notorious for telling stories leading into their songs). He said that he was with Les in his hotel room there in Cleveland and they decided to go out and have some Mexican food. When they were out and about, they decided to go to pawn shops in town and look for vintage Les Paul guitars to buy. Les asked to go to a Dollar Store, and Billy told him "We don't need no dollar store because...I Just Got Paid" and then he launched into a rockin version of his song of that title. The crowd went wild.

Billy represented the 70's and 80's. Then came Richie Sambora. The 20 and 30 year old women screamed and squealed as if they were at a Beatles concert. He dropped a few F bombs when telling the tale of Les coming to his birthday party once and giving him a '58 signed custom Les Paul guitar. First song he played was a ballad "Great Hall of Fame" dedicated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers in the house. Then he played the Bon Jovi hit "Wanted, Dead or Alive". The women went nuts.

The last performer was Slash, representing the 80's to the present. He had on his signature hat and cigarrette (unlit I think). He paced and bobbed and rocked back and forth as he played two numbers of ten to fifteen minutes each. The second song he said that he wrote it as a tribute to Les and had never plalyed it live before. Possibly titled "Vocalise"? I am not a big Slash fan, but I thought that he played wonderfully.

The house band was very good, specifically the drummer and the bass player. They had to play with all the performers and I thought that they did an excellent jobl. They were Bobby Wood on keyboards, Gene Chrisman on drums, Chris Leutinger on guitar, Dave Roe on bass, and Denis Solee on sax. I guess that they play for the RRHF at various functions and tributes.

Then after a bit of a delay, the curtain raised on Les Paul and his band, a trio plus a cute red head playing the bass violin. Les played several jazz numbers and he still has it at 93. He played great! He kept cracking jokes, he was so funny. He said at his introduction: "Until this concert tonight, everyone thought that I was a guitar". He joked about the cute bass player causing "his flag to go up his pole" and she sang a song she made up about Les taking Viagra. Ha! It was told that ten years ago Les had quintuple heart bypass surgery at the Cleveland Clinic and that some of his doctors were in the audience. Les joked saying "thanks for that pace maker docs' to help me chase the bass player.

Then the president of Gibson Guitars came forward and gave Les a new 1954 black (had some white on it, probably the pick guard) Custom Les Paul re-issue guitar. Les joked about the guitar he was playing "Throw that old one away". I kept thinking give it to me, give it to me.

After 3 non-stop hours, the finale came when Les said "now you will see a lot of Les Pauls and we are going to have a jam". All of the performers came back in, plugged into amps, and jammed to a boogie beat. Richie Sambora jumped up on the riser where Les sat and show boated. Then each artist stepped forward and soloed a bit.

Les had the last word. As the crowd was leaving, Les said "I am going home to slit my wrists!".

I hope that you found this report interesting and please forgive me for any typo errors as I am tired but wanted to get it out today.

BUCK"EYE" DOC

Totally impressive post. You could pass yourself off as a music journalist. I won't be surprised at all to see this copied in the internet-echo press. Good work. Well done.

[Hotplant]

Cool stuff. Great review.

I just saw a sort of documentry on Steve Miller, and had no idea he and Les were so close.

[PennyLane]

Steve Miller will probably appear.

[MadScreamingGallery]

Hi everyone! I am just back home from the Les Paul Tribute Concert at the Cleveland State Theater held last night. I will try to give a full and intersting report of the festivities.

[...]

Les had the last word. As the crowd was leaving, Les said "I am going home to slit my wrists!".

I hope that you found this report interesting and please forgive me for any typo errors as I am tired but wanted to get it out today.

BUCK"EYE" DOC

Thanks for your excellent and well-written review. It sounds like it was a wonderful night. Great Les Paul quotes - especially the one about people thinking he "was a guitar". The first time that someone took me to hear Les Paul play live, I was a bit confused until someone explained to me that Les Paul is not just a guitar but a person. It was an excellent show and, in the years since, I have seen him play live on several other occasions and he was always great.

[Stargroves Tangie]

Cool stuff. Great review.

I just saw a sort of documentry on Steve Miller, and had no idea he and Les were so close.

When I first heard about the Les Paul Tribute, I thought that Steve Miller would be there, but then I found out he was touring now so that's probably why he didn't attend.

( for anyone who didn't know: Les and Steve's father were very good friends, and Les showed Steve his first chords.)

[BUCK'EYE' DOC]

When I first heard about the Les Paul Tribute, I thought that Steve Miller would be there, but then I found out he was touring now so that's probably why he didn't attend.

( for anyone who didn't know: Les and Steve's father were very good friends, and Les showed Steve his first chords.)

Hi Stargroves Tangie!

Steve Miller happened to be in Columbus, Ohio on November 15th for a concert of his own so he couldn't make it to the tribute. So close to Les but yet so far away. Steve did write a note about Les and it was printed on the last page of the concert program. Here is what he said:

"It's a pleasure to see Les Paul being honored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

It is especially good to see the dust and fog of time removed from his legacy if for only one week. Be sure to listen to 10 or 20 of his top ten hits, check out the exhibits, listen to the early nightclub recordings, watch the film and attend the concert of adoring super guitarists being given in his honor and discover for your self what it means to be a GIANT.

If you built a pyriamid of all the electric guitar players in the world, including T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, Tal Farlow, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Freddy King, Albert King, Eric Johnson, Jimmy and Stevie Ray Vaughn and anyone else who has touched your soul with an electric guitar, the complete base of the pyramid would be Les Paul. Every electric guitar player that has ever existed is standing on Les Paul's very creative, very strong and very B-R-O-A-D shoulders. You can find out why in this American Music Masters celebration.

The best thing is you can see him play live every Monday night at the Iridium in Manhattan and find out where the word 'chops' was invented. I know that's where I'll be. See ya in a minute.

Cheers Les!

Steve Miller"

[SuperDave]

Buck'Eye Doc,

Great review of the festivities with a lot of detail. Good that you and your son enjoyed the show. Interesting info on your next post regarding the Led Zeppelin contributions to the hall of fame. Can't say it really surpises me. They're pretty guarded about things like that, talking to the press, image etc. Good work overall!

[ninelives]

When I first heard about the Les Paul Tribute, I thought that Steve Miller would be there, but then I found out he was touring now so that's probably why he didn't attend.

( for anyone who didn't know: Les and Steve's father were very good friends, and Les showed Steve his first chords.)

I never knew that! Very cool bit of music trivia.

[BUCK'EYE' DOC]

Buck'Eye Doc,

Great review of the festivities with a lot of detail. Good that you and your son enjoyed the show. Interesting info on your next post regarding the Led Zeppelin contributions to the hall of fame. Can't say it really surpises me. They're pretty guarded about things like that, talking to the press, image etc. Good work overall!

I remember listening to or reading an interview that Jimmy gave where he said that he saw one of his dragon suits in the RRHF (he didn't donate it but someone whom he had given it to donated it). He commented that he thought that the RRHF had shrunk it because it looked too small. He sounded upset about it. Maybe that is why there are so few Zeppelin items at the RRHF.

(I am sure that I got this information from somewhere on this Led Zeppelin Forum. Thanks to everyone for thier knowledge as it has helped me immensely in learning about my favorite band.)

The security guard that I talked to said that there were many requests to see Led Zeppelin items at the RRHF but alas they had none to exhibit. So there is a huge demand. It would be great if for 2009 the RRHF would have a huge exhibit celebrating 40 (or 41) years of Led Zeppelin. They do have special exhibits on the entire top floor of the Rock Hall. It would be fantastic to see and would attract alot of visitors to Cleveland, boosting their economy. Maybe Led Zeppelin could revive Cleveland just like they revived the recording industry after punk rock almost destroyed it in the late 1970's.

[SuperDave]

As far as things centering around the band, Jimmy coordinates most of the effort and it's always done on their terms. Having complete control is the key.

[BUCK'EYE' DOC]

I remember Les sounding disappointed a few years ago because he did a "duets" type album with a bunch of different guitarists and Page didn't join in.

Les teases Jimmy at the end of this video tribute (which is great) from last year's Classic Rock Awards:

If you live in the NY area and you've never seen Les, do it while you can, it's a real treat...

I bought this album at the RRHF yesterday. It is called "Les Paul & Friends American made world played". I listened to it today on my lunch break (got up to #14) and thought that it was really rockin. Looks like some of the guitarists dubbed their tracks at different studio locations than where Les recorded. So Jimmy didn't have to come to America to do this.

The 16 tracks are:

1. Intro excerpt from the Les Paul Radio Show

2. " Love Sneakin' Up on You" featuring Sting and Joss Stone, Steve Lukather, Kenny Wayne Shepherd

3. " Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo" featuring Kenny Lane Shepherd, Edgar Winter and Noah Hunt.

4. "Somebody Ease My Troublin' Mind" featuring Sam Cooke on vocals and Eric Clapton

5. " So Into You" featuring Peter Frampton on guitar and vocals

6. "How High the Moon" featuring Les Paul and Alsou

7. "Bad Case of Loving You" featuring Billy Gibbons

8. "I Wanna Know You" featuring Neal Schon and Beth Hart

9. (Ain't That) Good News" featuring Sam Cooke and Jeff Beck

10. "Let Me Roll It" featuring Richie Sambora

11. "Caravan" featuring Les Paul

12. "Good Morning Little School Girl" featuring Buddy Guy, Keith Richards, and Rick Derringer

13. "All I Want is You" featuring Johnny Rzeznik with Peter Frampton on guitar

14. "69 Freedom Special" featuring Les Paul and Friends (Edgar Winter has a sax solo on this one)

15. "Fly Like and Eagle" featuring Steve Miller with intro dialog with Les Paul and Steve (age 5)

16. "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" featuring Joe Perry, Mick Hucknall and Kenny Olsen

Les played on all tracks. I have only listened to it once but my favorite so far is "69 Freedom Special".

[Stargroves Tangie]

I bought this album at the RRHF yesterday. It is called "Les Paul & Friends American made world played". I listened to it today on my lunch break (got up to #14) and thought that it was really rockin. Looks like some of the guitarists dubbed their tracks at different studio locations than where Les recorded. So Jimmy didn't have to come to America to do this.

The 16 tracks are:

1. Intro excerpt from the Les Paul Radio Show

2. " Love Sneakin' Up on You" featuring Sting and Joss Stone, Steve Lukather, Kenny Wayne Shepherd

3. " Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo" featuring Kenny Lane Shepherd, Edgar Winter and Noah Hunt.

4. "Somebody Ease My Troublin' Mind" featuring Sam Cooke on vocals and Eric Clapton

5. " So Into You" featuring Peter Frampton on guitar and vocals

6. "How High the Moon" featuring Les Paul and Alsou

7. "Bad Case of Loving You" featuring Billy Gibbons

8. "I Wanna Know You" featuring Neal Schon and Beth Hart

9. (Ain't That) Good News" featuring Sam Cooke and Jeff Beck

10. "Let Me Roll It" featuring Richie Sambora

11. "Caravan" featuring Les Paul

12. "Good Morning Little School Girl" featuring Buddy Guy, Keith Richards, and Rick Derringer

13. "All I Want is You" featuring Johnny Rzeznik with Peter Frampton on guitar

14. "69 Freedom Special" featuring Les Paul and Friends (Edgar Winter has a sax solo on this one)

15. "Fly Like and Eagle" featuring Steve Miller with intro dialog with Les Paul and Steve (age 5)

16. "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" featuring Joe Perry, Mick Hucknall and Kenny Olsen

Les played on all tracks. I have only listened to it once but my favorite so far is "69 Freedom Special".

Hi Buck'Eye Doc,

That sounds like a great album- is it only available from the RRHOF?

Thanks for your excellent review of the Tribute, it's one of those shows you'lll remember forever!

Also thanks for posting Steve Miller's tribute to Les from the program!