#NowPlaying something that apparently the olde pharbts playing 9 O'Clock #HashtagGames didn't recognize a song I cited in one of my entries a couple days ago, and that's Vaya Con Dios --which was a huge hit in its day, performed by #LesPaul and #MaryFord . SRSLY? To quote a Hee Haw staple--they done got too old to cut the mustard anymore. No reference to Biden, sorry. And I'll bet y'all didn't know they were a comedy team either.
Slingerland Songster Electric Guitar
National Museum of American History
Hot take of the day (electric guitar edition):
Les Paul didn't invent the Les Paul model guitar....or the electric guitar... or the solid body electro-Spanish guitar.... Neither did Leo Fender.... Paul Bigsby? Nope.
Behold the 1st wooden, solid body, Spanish electric guitar:
https://www.si.edu/object/slingerland-songster-electric-guitar:nmah_608102
For a deep dive on the history on pre-war electric guitars and solid body electric guitars, check out JHS Pedals 3 part video on YouTube (or your preferred site).
#LesPaul #electricguitar #electro-Spanish #guitar #music #SI #Smithsonian
