Born in the small town of Waukesha in the Midwest U.S. state of Wisconsin in 1915, Les Paul showed signs of musical ability at a young age. From those small roots, the musician and inventor traveled the country. From piano to banjo to guitar, Paul played with some of the biggest names in music during the Great Depression, before turning his talents on changing the way music was recorded. VOA's Kane Farabaugh spent time with the music legend before one of his regular shows in New York City, where he still performs at the age of 92.
December 27, 2007 5:46 a.m. EST Sally Grover - Celebrity News Service News Writer
New York, NY (CNS) - Next year will be a different one for R&B superstar Jay-Z.
The
music mogul has announced that he is stepping down from his position as
president of Def Jam Records after his contract expires at the end of
December 2007.
School’s out for the holidays, and it’s probably the last thing on
anyone’s mind. But in the marginalized world of music education, a good
deal of serious thinking needs to be done. Now that Charles Dickens’s
Christmas ghosts have made their rounds for the year, perhaps they
might be enlisted to provide perspective and encourage some
soul-searching.
BOISE, Idaho - With cocktail glasses clinking in the background, jazz singer Billie Holiday stood near a piano amid partygoers inside an apartment overlooking New York City's Hudson River. She began singing "Good Morning Heartache."
It
was Nov. 18, 1956. Tony Scott joined her on clarinet as the voices of
others gathered at 340 Riverside Drive, including "Tonight Show"
founder Steve Allen, receded into a respectful hush.
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