Friday, October 10, 2008

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced Les Paul concert lineup

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Case Western Reserve University and Gibson Guitar will honor the extraordinary Les Paul with a tribute concert lineup that befits this musical legend. The tribute concert lineup includes Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: James Burton, Billy Gibbons and the Ventures along with Jennifer Batten, Dennis Coffey, Lenny Kaye, Steve Lukather, Barbara Lynn, Alannah Myles, Richie Sambora and Slash.

The 13th annual American Music Masters tribute concert will take place on Saturday, November 15, at 8 p.m. at PlayhouseSquare’s State Theater. Tickets are $30, $40 and $50 and can be purchased at playhousesquare.org and at the PlayhouseSquare box office (216) 241-6000 or by visiting www.rockhall.com. A limited number of Rock Hall VIP event packages (priced at $250 and $500) are available by calling (216) 515-1207.

This once-in-a-lifetime concert features an all-star lineup of artists who will perform to honor the legendary inventor and musician known as Les Paul. This event also tells the story of Paul's life and legacy through multimedia and special tributes. Please visit www.rockhall.com for updated information about the concert, the weeklong series of events and for more information about Les Paul. Don't miss this chance to witness a guitar fest for the ages.

Community partner Cuyahoga County Public Library invites Les Paul’s friends and fans to post and share tributes and stories using the latest technologies by visiting conTRIBUTE at www.rockhall.com. The site will go live on October 20. This partnership with the library allows people near and far to post written, video or photograph accolades and to share their anecdotes about Paul’s impact. The testimonials will be permanently housed in the Rock Hall’s Library and Archives scheduled to open to the public in 2010.

The complete weeklong series of events will be announced shortly.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Where is Jimmy Page in attendance in all this ???

Mickie said...

Good question!!

Mickie