I'm just glad that i saw this video.When i use to tear things a part to see how they work,i was always told that i was crazy.lol i had so many guitars that i mess up,Now thanks to seeing this movie of Les Paul,I now know that i was on the right path.I could have invented something,Maybe the Big Muff.lol But Les Paul made the blue print to it all.So THANK YOU Mr. Les Paul for giving us all your wisdom.guitar pickups.The amplifier,feedback,distortion,sustain.You gave us all of it. So once again,THANK YOU.Mr.Les Paul made a lot of Beautiful music.I just wish i could have went to see him play.And play with people like,Jeff Beck,Steve Miller.Just had to be Awesome.

DO NOT tune out when the credits run, or you'll miss the birthday party!

History, beautiful music, and a full performance of the band! This is an incredible film!

one day i'll have the real guitar just like His, everything else is crap

I own FIVE Les Pauls!!! The man was a modern day DaVinci when it came to sound recording and reproduction. I wish I would have had the chance to meet him in person.

Absolutely loved it! How fortunate to be part of what some call the greatest generation in history and be able to tell key factors of your own life story. I have played all my life and had a 61 Les Paul jr. for about 2 years in the early 80's. Looking back it seems improbable to own a "Black 81 Lead 1" that I resently aquired because I thought they sucked back in 82, now 30 yrs later I've been recording some amazing new sounds for a few months now from this crazy Fender. I have been around the music biz for along time an never knew he did all these things. I was hard headed and wanted to figure it all by myself (still am an still do) so this story ment a lot to me as I tried to do so many of the same things. Most importantly by trying not to follow. My aspect on Les Paul's has changed with a little education from the the guy who designed em'. I must say for the film I just watched and all that Mr.Les Paul did I didnt know he did that has directly effected my whole life,Thank you sir!
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I've never written a review on Hulu until now. This show was a tutorial on musicianship, tenacity, and innovation. Les Paul should be held in the same regard as Ford, Edison, Tesla and Gates. You can debate who made what first but the fact remains that these people redefined our reality.From church choir to opening for the Oak Ridge Boys, I've had a few decades of experience as a musician and never realized that Les Paul contributed so much to music...on both sides of the glass. Chasing a certain sound is something to which all musicians are bound and you see this in the faces of other performers / musicians who speak the language.I watched the movie and then specifically went back to where Bonnie Raitt, Tony Bennett and BB King were talking about Les while his music played. At each interview, there was a moment where these "celebrities" faded and the "musician" came out. The look in their eyes, the catch in their next statement, the practiced smile that they all have which faded for a moment - These - were - glorious! You see them transported to a time when music was a secret language where your heart and mind could be free... where they not tainted by the business. For me, it was a reminder of the choices I made and the reasons I chose them. And in doing so, I appreciate Robert Frost even more so.