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...synthesizers. He devised the first eight-track tape recording system, which would not become generally accepted until 15 years later, when the Beatles made their White Album. And he invented the Gibson Les Paul, an instrument used in various models by Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and loads of other Guitar-zans. (See TIME's top 100 albums...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Death of the Guitar Man: Les Paul (1915-2009) | 8/13/2009 | See Source »

...weird to get cast in roles he didn't write for himself, so Segel turned his own breakup into Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Years earlier, on the Freaks set, Apatow instructed Segel to write the sad love song his character was supposed to sing and play on guitar. "This was Wednesday, and we're going to film on Friday," says Segel. "I said, 'But Judd, I don't know how to play guitar.' He said, 'You have until Friday. You'll figure it out.' " And Segel did. "It's sort of like having a great sensei from one of those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking Judd Apatow Seriously | 7/30/2009 | See Source »

...brother Paul, who's eight years older, were Harry Potter fans. In fact Paul had always thought the characters from Harry Potter would make a great band: Ron on guitar, Hermione on bass, Hagrid on drums (natch) and Harry up front. "We'd kind of been talking about the idea but never done anything," Paul remembers. Joe and Paul proceeded to become this band. In one day, the brothers wrote, rehearsed and performed six songs about life at Hogwarts. The set list included "Platform 9 and ¾" and "Wizard Chess." To solve the personnel issues, or possibly compound them, both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Boy Who Rocked | 7/20/2009 | See Source »

There are a lot of those people. To date, Paul and Joe have played more than 500 shows in 49 states. (Give it up, Hawaii!) Paul (on guitar) and Joe (keyboards) dress in white shirts and orange-and-red-striped Gryffindor ties. They have a rotating cast of drummers, à la Spinal Tap, and are occasionally joined onstage by the giant squid that lives in the Hogwarts lake. Their hits include "Save Ginny Weasley," "Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock!" and "The Weapon We Have Is Love...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Boy Who Rocked | 7/20/2009 | See Source »

...years as a jazz musician, Huey Long, 105, played the banjo and guitar. Once primarily a studio musician, he later spent time touring with the Ink Spots, a popular quartet, and performing with stars like Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Sarah Vaughan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 6/29/2009 | See Source »

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