Archive for July 5th, 2012

MR. MULTI-TRACK ~ LES PAUL

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Les Paul is one of a handful of artists with a permanent, stand-alone
exhibit in the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.


Guitar legend Les Paul and wife Mary Ford demonstrate multi-track
recording on Omnibus, 1953

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WARREN OATS WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1928

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            Warren Mercer Oates (July 5, 1928 – April 3, 1982
)

Actor Warren Oates was best known for his roles in several films directed
by Sam Peckinpah including The Wild Bunch (1969) and Bring Me the
Head of Alfredo
Garcia
(1974). He starred in numerous films during the
early 1970s which have since achieved cult status including The Hired
Hand
(1971), Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) and Race with the Devil
(1975). Oates also portrayed Sergeant Hulka in Stripes (1981).

Gunsmoke episode, "Circus Trick" from 1965

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Warren Oates in Stripes

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TODAY IN HISTORY ~

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elvis  that's alright mama

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