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1.
Les Paul: Guitarist and developer of electric guitars
2.
A French article
Common
clues: Guitarist Paul; Electric guitar pioneer Paul; Guitar
innovator Paul; French article; “___ Miserables”;
Arles article; “___ Girls”
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
8 times a year
Frequency
in English language:
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News:
Gibson
Introduces A Baritone Les Paul
Audio:
Smithsonian
tribute to Les Paul
Video:
Les
Paul documentary
I used my mother's
radio as a PA system. I'd take the telephone, the speaking part,
and take those two leads off and lead them into the radio and the
sound would come out of the speaker. – Les Paul
Lester
William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009) —
known as Les Paul — was an American jazz and country
guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was a pioneer in the
development of the solid-body electric guitar which "made
the sound of rock and roll possible". He is credited with
many recording innovations, including overdubbing (also known as
sound on sound), delay effects such as tape delay, phasing
effects, and multitrack recording.
His
innovative talents extended into his playing style, including
licks, trills, chording sequences, fretting techniques and
timing, which set him apart from his contemporaries and inspired
many of the guitarists of the present day. He recorded with his
wife Mary Ford in the 1950s and they sold millions of records.
On
August 12, 2009, Paul died of complications from pneumonia at
White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York. His family and
friends were by his side Paul is survived by his four children
and his companion Arlene Palmer. His attorney told the media Paul
had been "in and out of the hospital" because of
illness.
Upon
learning of his death many artists and musicians paid tribute by
publicly expressing their sorrow. Among them were Trey Anastasio,
Eric Clapton, Randy Bachman, The Edge, Jeff Hanneman, Robby
Krieger, B.B. King, Pete Townshend, Tad Kubler, Slash, Jeff Beck,
Angus Young, Joe Satriani, Kirk Hammet, Brian "Head"
Welch, Joe Perry, Eddie Van Halen, Tony Iommi, Jimmy Page, Brian
May, Tom Morello and Keith Richards. After learning of Paul's
death, former Guns N' Roses and current Velvet Revolver guitarist
Slash called him "vibrant and full of positive energy."
U2 guitarist The Edge said, "His legacy as a musician and
inventor will live on and his influence on rock and roll will
never be forgotten."
On August 21, 2009,
he was buried in Waukesha at Prairie Home Cemetery which
indicated that his plot would be in an area where visitors can
easily view it. Like his funeral in New York on August 19, the
burial was private, but earlier in the day a public memorial
viewing of the closed casket was held in Milwaukee at the
Discovery World Museum with 1,500 attendees who were offered free
admission to the Les Paul House of Sound exhibit for the day.
In
French, articles and determiners are required on almost every
common noun, much more so than in English. They are inflected to
agree in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or
plural) with the noun they determine, though most have only one
plural form (for masculine and feminine). Many also often change
form when the word that follows them begins with a vowel sound.
The
French definite article is analogous to the English definite
article the. Like the, the French definite article is used with a
noun referring to a specific item when both the speaker and the
audience know what the item is; so, « J'ai cassé la
chaise rouge » ("I broke the red chair"). Unlike
the, the French definite article is also used with mass nouns and
plural nouns with generic interpretation, and with abstract
nouns. For example:
« J'aime le
lait. » ("I like milk.")
« J'aime les
romans. » ("I like novels.")
« Le
capitalisme a transformé ce pays. » ("Capitalism
has transformed this country.")
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French
article UNE
"___
Miz"
Bandleader
Brown
"___
Miserables"
"___
Misérables"
Brown
of renown
"___
Girls"
Arles
article UNE
Guitar
great Paul
Moonves
of CBS
Guitar
innovator Paul
Brown
with a band
Gene
Kelly's "___ Girls"
Porter's
"___ Girls"
Orchestra
leader Baxter
Aspin
or Paul
Guitar
master Paul
___
États-Unis
"___
Liaisons Dangereuses"
Good
name for a minimalist?
Ardennes
article
Brown
or Paul
Former
Secretary of Defense Aspin
Paul
of guitars
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