When I was a kid growing up in New York, I heard a lot of the great Les Paul on WNEW’s Milkman’s Matinee and Make Believe Ballroom.
He – and wife Mary Ford – were fabulous.
Two things that stand out from the Les Paul obituaries:
1) His right arm. As Jon Pareles’ New York Time obituary notes (as did many others):
They were touring in 1948 when Mr. Paul’s car skidded off an icy bridge. Among his many injuries, his right elbow was shattered; once set, it would be immovable for life. Mr. Paul had it set at an angle, slightly less than 90 degrees, so that he could continue to play guitar.
2) His depth of influence. It ranged from Duane Allman and Eric Clapton to Bob Marley and Ace Freehily Frehley of Kiss,who said this about Paul to the Wall Street Journal’s Jim Fusilli:
“He was such a sweet, humble man . . . I don’t think he understood how big an impact he had on music. He always had his chops down. He never lost his talent or his sense of humor.”
He always had his chops down.
I should be so lucky it says that in my obit.
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First of all, it’s Ace Frehley (note the spelling – Dan Kennedy would have given you a failing grade!).
That said, who would have thought Ace was a Torah scholar? Deuteronomy 34:7: “his eyes had not dimmed and his natural powers had not left him”.
Or as Ace says, “He always had his chops down.”
Thanks, Steve. I’m duly abashed.