Aerosmith's Joe Perry Receives Les Paul Award
.
(Gibson) When you think of Joe Perry, you think of him with a Gibson Les Paul slung over his shoulder; the guitarist and the guitar are inseparable. It's only fitting then that the Aerosmith guitarist was recently honored with the Les Paul Award at the 32nd annual NAMM TEC Awards. Perry, whose rock and roll career spans almost five decades, joins a stellar list of previous winners that include Slash, Pete Townshend, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and many more. In an interview with The Orange County Register before the awards event, Perry talked about the first time he fell in love with the Les Paul. "I had seen pictures of Jimmy Page and Clapton playing them, and then I saw Jeff Beck playing one live, and I sat in front of him in this small place in Boston and watched him play it," Perry said. "The next day I was determined to get one, and it wasn't too much longer after that I actually sat down and I had it in my hands and I thought, 'This doesn't sound like Jeff Beck.' That was it. I remember picking it up and it felt incredible." Read more here. Gibson.com is an official news provider for antiMusic.com.
Copyright Gibson.com - Excerpted here with permission. |
Robert Plant, Yes and Willie Nelson Among Stars Coming to Ozarks Amphitheater
Live: Heart and Cheap Trick Rock Tampa
On the Blue: New Horizons Cruise Days 4 & 5: Starship Lands on the Pearl, Alan Parsons Takes It Home
Kandace Springs - Run Your Race
Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda Expands Post Traumatic For Deluxe Vinyl Re-Issue
Brit Floyd Kicking Off 2nd Leg Of Their 2024 P-U-L-S-E World Tour
Slightly Stoopid Share Details For 10th Anniversary Closer to the Sun
Billy Morrison and Dave Navarro Announce Above Ground Charity Auction
Watch Dark Tranquillity's 'Unforgivable' Video
North Mississippi Allstars' Cody Dickinson Streams 'Goodbye Albuquerque Tuesday Night'
Steve Perry Reimagines Journey Classic With The Effect
Ritchie Blackmore Tributes Guitar Pioneer Duane Eddy