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Episode 9: “How High The Moon” by Les Paul and Mary Ford

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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The Importance of Les Paul's Music

Nat King Cole was one of the great ballad singers of all time. He had two separate careers under his more familiar name, in R&B and pop. His mother told him she'd enjoyed something she'd heard in play on the radio. It started when he replied that it wasn't him she'd heard. She said: Well, all those electric guitar players sound the same.

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