Les Paul & Mary Ford on Omnibus (7min version with jokes)
Les Paul & Mary Ford appear on Alistair Cooke's "Omnibus" (10/23/1953) to dispel rumors that their recordings are all electrical gadgetry. They perform two demonstrations of their recording techniques (one fake making fun of rumors and on real with his multitrack recorders. He is using his now famous Ampex model 200 machines (1-inch tape) given to him by friend Bing Crosby. He added an extra recording playhead to each to create the 1st multitrack system. (note: this is NOT the Ampex 8-track ... Keywords: Les, Paul, Mary, Ford, Alistair, Cooke, Omnibus, Ampex, multitrack, How, High, the, Moon |
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