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Happy Birthday to Les Paul!

In honor of this innovator, master guitarist, and ultimate sound chaser, here’s one of my favorite videos of Les Paul and Mary Ford. The musicianship coupled with 1950s playfulness is a juxtaposition so distinctive of this time period in television. From Ford’s modest declaration of “I’ll try” to follow her husband’s lead to the slapstick reaction of Paul to his broken string, it’s so endearing you almost forget they are doing some serious playing behind those TV shenanigans.