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Celebrating Mary Ford – One Hundred Years of a Musical Legacy Excerpts from an Interview with Gene Paul and Colleen Wess – Mary Ford Would Have Turned 100 Years Old on July 7, 2024. New York, New York - "She was as close to perfection as you can get," said Gene Paul,...

Peter Frampton Honored with 2024 Les Paul Spirit Award at Exclusive Gibson Garage Event Michael Braunstein, Executive Director and the legendary Peter Frampton at the 2024 Les Paul Spirit Award event where Peter was the recipient of the annual award made from the...

Legendary Musician Peter Frampton to be Honored with Annual Les Paul Spirit Award Sunday, June 9, 2024*Gibson Garage Nashville6:30-9:00 PM Les Paul Foundation Partners with Gibson Gives for the Annual Les Paul Spirit AwardNashville, Tennessee  – (MAY 28, 2024) –...

   The New Limited Edition Les Paul Apparel Features Iconic Moments From The Legendary Musician & Inventor’s Life Nostalgic Designs and Exclusive Imagery Creates the new Les Paul Collection to Benefit the Les Paul Foundation New York, New York – February 12, 2024...

Les Paul Was Dedicated to Veterans Personal Stories By Sue Baker Like most men during World War II, Les Paul was drafted into the U.S. Armed Forces. Meredith Willson, who oversaw the Armed Forces Radio Service, arranged for Les to join the AFRS, where he held three...

From Cylinders to Sound Mixes: Daylong Demonstrations Featured Sound and Preservation at The Library of Congress on Wednesday, August 24, 2023 The Les Paul Foundation presented the “Early Days of Multi-Tracking” with presentations by Grammy winning record producer and...

Moving Culture Through the Power of Music Brian Hardgroove, Public Enemy’s bassist and bandleader will present Chuck D with the Impact Music & Culture Award as part of The NAMM Show’s Hip-Hop@50 celebration. The award was conceived by Hardgroove to honor and...