(486) LES PAUL CHASING SOUND : AMERICAN MASTERS DVD : DOCUMENTARY : LES PAUL AND MARY FORD

"Musician. Inventor. Architect of Rock N Roll... NOT JUST THE INVENTOR OF THE HARD BODIED ELECTRIC GUITAR BUT, a pioneer in RECORDING TECHNIQUES..."



LES PAUL CHASING SOUND - An American Masters CD, presents an impressive line up of music stars give their thumbs up to Les Paul... Including Bonnie Raitt, Tony Bennett, Jeff Beck, Merle Haggard, ... Waukesha Wisconsin, Chicago, New York, Hollywood.... NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME!

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and the LES PAUL FOUNDATION ORG

(323) SOUNDS OF AN ELVIS PRESLEY HOUSE PARTY : WES BRYAN

When I was playing the performer at Elvis Presley's house parties, I usually did a couple of my songs like "Melodie D' Amour" and "The Dying Ember." I had played these songs, and so many more on my promotional tours for United Artists as well as on the Buddy Knox tour.

I also remember singing a song that Elvis harmonized with me on, "Because of You," a cover of a song by Tony Bennett.


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(320) SOUNDS OF AN ELVIS PRESLEY HOUSEPARTY : RAGS TO RICHES

TONY BENNETT'S version of RAGS to RICHES was one of the songs that Elvis loved to cover when he sang at his parties. We were lucky to find the 1950's version of Tony's song and a good Elvis version on Youtube. Elvis was always amazed that he had become rich. He felt that it had been God's will that he become an entertainer and that was the way he could make a difference in people's lives. As the years passed Elvis began a spiritual search in earnest but he was a Christian first and foremost.





When Elvis sang this song for us at the house, he accompanied himself, playing the piano... The acoustics were good in the big living room on Perugio Way.