Peter explores the legend of Les Paul, the visionary who changed music forever with the introduction of the electric guitar.
From Paul and Mary Ford’s appearance on Omnibus that introduced the world to multi-track recording, to the custom guitars wielded by rock gods from Hendrix to Page to Rhodes, Les Paul left his mark on just about everything we hear today!
Bonus video:
Les Paul and Mary Ford’s 1953 appearance on Alastair Cook’s Omnibus.
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Peter Finch has been a Bay Area radio staple for more than three decades at KMEL, KFOG and KGO radio in San Francisco. In 2014, he was inducted into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame. He hangs out with rock stars and kooky, interesting people. Follow him on Twitter HERE.