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Tomsic, Kim

Guitar Genius: How Les Paul Engineered the Solid-Body Electric Guitar and Rocked the World

56 pp. | Chronicle | April, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4521-5919-5 $17.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Brett Helquist. Illustrated by Brett Helquist. This look at young Les Paul, the father of the solid-body electric guitar, capably explains the mechanics behind the boy's inventions--arguably a little too capably, as short shrift is given to interiority, although the retro-flavored oil paintings tease out the human element. This book is best suited for readers (including adults) who are already besotted with the rock guitar sound. Bib.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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