In 1941 a 26-year-old Les Paul fashioned a solid body guitar he dubbed "The Log." It was the foundation of what is still the gold-standard of electric guitars.
Aug 13th, 2009 | 78 comments | 38,815 Views
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Les Paul: Chasing Sound (IN MEMORIAM 1915-2009)
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Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About
He was a master of the Broadway musical and one of the greatest ballet choreographers this country has ever produced.
Aug 9th, 2008 | 13 comments | 20,440 Views
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Jack Paar: About Jack Paar
Television and radio pioneer Jack Paar has been called the most imitated personality in broadcasting. He virtually created the late-night talk show format.
Nov 21st, 2006 | 2 comments | 248 Views
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Lou Reed: About Lou Reed
For thirty-five years Lou Reed has been at the forefront of the avant-garde in popular music. His gritty and realistic vision made him a cultural icon of the disenfranchised urban youth of the 1960s and 1970s
Nov 18th, 2006 | 0 comments | 251 Views
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Robert Rauschenberg: About the Artist
Robert Rauschenberg's enthusiasm for popular culture and his rejection of the angst of the Abstract Expressionists led him to search for a new way of painting.
Oct 28th, 2006 | 52 comments | 75,933 Views
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Paul Robeson: About the Actor
Paul Robeson's immense talents made him a revered man of his time, yet his radical political beliefs all but erased him from popular history.
Aug 26th, 2006 | 95 comments | 44,715 Views
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Diego Rivera: About the Artist
Considered the greatest Mexican painter of the twentieth century, Diego Rivera had a profound effect on the international art world.
Aug 26th, 2006 | 128 comments | 71,641 Views
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Edgar Allan Poe: About Edgar Allan Poe
Almost one hundred and fifty years after his death, Poe’s prose and poetry continue to frighten, influence and inspire writers, composers, artists, poets, and readers all over the world.
Jun 1st, 2006 | 3 comments | 308 Views
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Norman Rockwell: About Norman Rockwell
Norman Rockwell thought of himself first and foremost a commercial illustrator. Hesitant to consider it art, he harbored deep insecurities about his work.
Feb 7th, 2006 | 2 comments | 399 Views
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