Les Paul
Les and me back in 1977 (photo by Jim Evans)
This is my photo of Les' Eight Track Tape "octopus". Note the stock Gibson LP Recording Model that he was using at that point.
We kept in touch over the years
Learning the ropes from "the master" (photo by Jim Evans)
Some of their Christmas Cards
George & Les in 1997 at the Iridium (Photo by Jim Evans)
Discussing all sorts of things about Les and his processes with his 1950's engineer Earle Davis. (Photo by Jim Evans)
Another shot of Earle & Me (Photo by Jim Evans)
Les recording a track on his 8-track
Les listening to an 8-track playback
Mahwah house from the lower driveway
Side of Mahwah house showing the Master Bedroom area on the second floor..
Driveway in back of the Mahwah house. White area above garage was his TV Control Room.
Les and friend Jim Evans figuring out Les' camera
Les liked to use the kitchen counter as a desk
Another view taken from his second floor
Stairs to second floor. Bedrooms to the right. Door to television control room over garage to the left.
Editing Room doubled as office. Door at left leads to studio,
Editing Room. Note disk lathe and prototype body of a Gibson Recording Guitar.
Les' Den where he was collecting all his awards
A closer shot of his memorabilia
Another part of the Den
Another Den shot
More Den awards
More awards
This montage of photographs below is but a brief pictorial summary of my and Laurie's recording journey to date - in semi-chronological order.
Our Music & Recording
Where it all started. 11 years old armed with a wire recorder!
My first press - running a radio station at age 13
My very first tape recorder (1952). Now I could overdub tape to wire
My second tape recorder - A Pentron - Now... tape to tape overdubbing
Age 18: My first published article in QST Magazine (ARRL)
My Second LP demo 1957: "If at first you don't succeed..."
Berlant-Concertone 20/20. My third tape machine. Rewired it to overdub track to track
I was also heavy into ham radio at the time
Graduated from the Naval Academy
Spent some time at sea - no guitaring...
Performing in earlier times
My 4-track studio in the early 1970s
Our first record. Wrote the song for Laurie; then 5 years old
Our "up-graded" 1970s 4-Track studio in 1982
Organized Chaos... 1980
Laurie way back in High School
Younger Laurie arranging some harmonies
Our 8-track/DAW studio in 1990
Another view of our 1990 studio
Our '80s-'90s studio processing rack
The album cover photoshoot
The final "package"
Our Album Brochure
Laurie also did other album covers for Pocket Songs
The "thank you" I wrote for the album
Another photoshoot pose
Me and Patti Page discussing her recording of "Confess" during dinner.
Another photoshoot pose
Another photoshoot pose
Another photoshoot pose
Another photoshoot pose
Another photoshoot pose
"To Laurie - With best wishes to a 'fellow singer'. Good luck - Patti Page
Another photoshoot pose
Who's Who in Entertainment in 1998-1999
George is a lifetime member of the Recording Academy
Laurie will be a 25 year member of the Recording Academy this December (2014)
My recent Trio in action
An outside trio performance
We're back inside...
Dr. Laurie and proud papa - she just received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology!