Posts Tagged ‘Jon Paris’
New tribute to Les produced by trio member Lou Pallo
March 27, 2012 | Author Sue Baker
40 Years Together
Lou Pallo, long-time member of the Les Paul Trio, was Les’ straight man for Les’ stage antics. It was obvious to all that the two admired each other and were good friends. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Les Paul Tributes | Tags: Arlen Roth, Billy F. Gibbons, Blondie Chaplin, Bob Leive, Bucky Pizzarelli, Eddie Brigati Jr., Frank Vignola, Iridium Jazz Club, Jay Leonhart, Johnny A, Jon Paris, Jose Feliciano, Keith Richards, Les Paul trio, Lexie Roth, Lou Pallo, Melinda Doolittle, Nicki Parrott, Nokie Edwards, Slash, Steve Miller, Thank You Les, Tommy Doyle | Comments Closed
Chasing Les –Filming in Waukesha
February 25, 2011 | Author Sue Baker
Les was always involved with new projects. That was one of the fun things about spending time with him. So I shouldn’t have been surprised when I got a call in 2005 that Les had told a film crew that I would show them Waukesha. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Stories | Tags: Chasing Sound, Fred Rosenmerkel, Jim Arntz, John Paulson, Jon Paris, Les Paul Performance Center, Meg Farrage, Paul Vrakas, Robert Sullivan, The Club 400 | Comments Closed
Hey, Jon, ya got a Christmas song?
December 19, 2010 | Author Jon Paris
It was around Christmas Time, several years ago, and I was off from my usual Monday night gig at B. B. King’s. So of course, I headed straight to the Iridium to see Les Paul & Company. “This is Jon Paris,” Les said as he called me up, Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Stories | Tags: Bing Crosby, Chuck Berry’s “Run Run Rudolph”, Elvis Presley’s “Blue Christmas”, harmonica, Jon Paris | Comments Closed
Les Paul and Jon Paris
November 5, 2010 | Author Jon Paris
I think it was around 1987 when I first stopped in to catch The Les Paul Trio at Fat Tuesdays in Manhattan. My friend Perry Margouleff was friends with Les, and after Les’s set, Perry introduced us, “Les, this is Jon Paris, Read the rest of this entry »
Les Paul Parkway
June 6, 2010 | Author Sue Baker
Did you know Les Paul has a road named for him? When you visit his hometown of Waukesha, Wisconsin, you will see a series of Les Paul Parkway signs looping around the city. As Les’ New York City Blues-Rocker friend Jon Paris discovered, Read the rest of this entry »
