Wow, Les Paul died today. If you don't know, he invented the solid body electric guitar, and helped reshape music into what it is today. Rock and roll wouldn't have ever come about if it hadn't have been for Les Paul and his guitar, which is kind of funny on several levels. Les wasn't ever really a rock and roll kind of guy, instead spreading out 40's pop hits, country, and jazz over his lifetime. Did you know that one of his big early influences was Django Reinhardt? Django was a gypsy, and played a compelling style of gypsy swing jazz that also made a large impact on the scene.
I guess you could say that by following the lines, rock and roll is the spawn of gypsies. I like that.
