* 1935 – Les McCann, American singer and pianist

An " all-star band " made up of Chuck Berry, Seals & Crofts, Gregg Allman, Junior Walker, Johnny Rivers, the Pointer Sisters, Charlie Daniels, Doc Severinsen, Les McCann, Donald Byrd, Chuck Mangione and three members of Booker T and the MGs perform " Roll Over Beethoven.

* " North Carolina " by Les McCann

* " Ten Crack Commandments " contains a sample of " Valantra " by Les McCann, and " Shut ' Em Down " by Public Enemy.

Important soul jazz organists include Bill Doggett, Charles Earland, Richard " Groove " Holmes, Les McCann, " Brother " Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, Lonnie Smith, Big John Patton, Don Patterson, Shirley Scott, Hank Marr, Reuben Wilson, Jimmy Smith and Johnny Hammond Smith.

* Groove ( 1961 ) ( Pacific Jazz ) ( also released as " That Healin ' Feelin '") ( with Les McCann )

* Tell It Like It Is ( 1961 ) ( Pacific Jazz ) ( with Les McCann )

* Somethin ' Special ( 1962 ) ( Pacific Jazz ) ( with Les McCann )

* 1988 Les McCann, Butterfly

During a cattle roundup, Archy gets into an argument with local bully Les McCann ( Harold Hopkins ).

For jazz fans-The cowbell is highlighted in the opening of " Compared to What " by Les McCann and Eddie Harris, a song that's perhaps known best from their million-seller live album, " Swiss Movement ", recorded on June 21, 1969 at The Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.

Also appearing was a roster of jazz stars from different eras and all regions, including Ben Webster, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Les McCann, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Sonny Stitt, Thelonious Monk, Michel Legrand, Carmen McRae, Milt Jackson, Teddy Edwards, Monty Alexander, Lenny Breau, Miles Davis, and many, many others.

King, Gilberto Gil, Ray Charles, James Booker, Hermeto Pascoal, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Rory Gallagher, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Elis Regina, Les McCann, Eddie Harris, Pasadena Roof Orchestra, New Order, Jaco Pastorius, Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band, Toto, André Geraissati, Korni Grupa, Joe Satriani, Status Quo, and many more.

# " Compared to What " ( Live ) by Les McCann & Eddie Harris

With Les McCann

* 1961: Les McCann Ltd. in New York ( Pacific Jazz )

* 2002 At His Best ( Solomon Burke ) ( bckgr ); Café ( Trio da Paz ); I Heard It on NPR: Jazz for Blue Nights ( Various ); Incredible Solomon Burke at His Best ( Solomon Burke )( bckgr ); Lenny White Collection ( Lenny White ); Pump It Up ( Les McCann ); Tom Browne Collection ( Tom Browne )

* Swiss Movement by Eddie Harris and Les McCann ( 1969 ; Atlantic Jazz )

* 1975: Doldinger Jubilee ’ 75 with Klaus Doldinger, Les McCann, Philip Catherine, Buddy Guy, Pete York

*" Compared to What " by Les McCann & Eddie Harris

The album featured an eclectic collection of guests including Tom Waits, Solomon Burke, Michael Franti, Chrissie Hynde, Aaron Neville, Shelby Lynne, George Clinton, Mavis Staples and Les McCann.

Solomon Burke, Tom Waits, Michael Franti, Chrissie Hynde, Richard Thompson, Aaron Neville, Mavis Stables, Shelby Lynne, Me ’ Shell NdegeOcello, Danny Thompson, Duke Robillard, Michael Jerome, George Clinton, Robert Randolph, Les McCann, David Hidalgo, Charlie Musselwhite, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr., Vince Gill, Leann Womack, Oak Ridge Boys, Jamey Johnson, Ben Harper, Susan Tedeschi, Toots Hibbert, Randy Travis, Timothy B. Schmit, Bonnie Raitt, Jars of Clay, Dan Zanes, Lou Reed, Marva Wright, Asleep At The Wheel, John Hammond, Allen Toussaint, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Hot 8 Brass Band, Bennie Pete, Carl LeBlanc, Billy Preston, Tom Petty, Peter Gabriel, Prince, The Time Jumpers, K. D.

A number of shows have been released commercially on CD or LP, including Steely Dan Milt Hinton, Kenny Burrell, Lionel Hampton and Les McCann.

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Paul had hosted a fifteen-minute radio program, The Les Paul Show, on NBC radio in 1950, featuring his trio ( himself, Ford and rhythm player Eddie Stapleton ) and his electronics, recorded from their home and with gentle humor between Paul and Ford bridging musical selections, some of which had already been successful on records, some of which anticipated the couple's recordings, and many of which presented re-interpretations of such jazz and pop selections as " In the Mood ", " Little Rock Getaway ", " Brazil " and " Tiger Rag ".

Nevertheless, they found instant appeal with teenagers and young adults who were engrossed in the swing and jazz idioms, especially when they performed with nearly all of the major big bands, including those led by Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Gene Krupa, Joe Venuti, Freddie Slack, Eddie Heywood, Bob Crosby ( Bing's brother ), Desi Arnaz, Guy Lombardo, Les Brown, Bunny Berigan, Xavier Cugat, Paul Whiteman, Ted Lewis, Nelson Riddle and mood-master Gordon Jenkins, whose orchestra and chorus accompanied them on such successful soft and melancholy renditions as " I Can Dream, Can't I?

His main guitar, a Les Paul Standard ( fitted with a Les Paul Custom replacement neck after the original neck was broken ) was refinished in a translucent orange to resemble Gretsch guitars played by one of his heroes Eddie Cochran.

" Les Paul acknowledged that " Eddie Lang was the first and had a very modern technique.

Pioneers such as Beausoleil with Michael Doucet, Zachary Richard, Jambalaya Cajun Band, Bruce Daigrepont, and others broke new ground, while other musicians such as Eddie LeJeune, Robert Jardell, Les Frères Michot, The Pine Leaf Boys, and others brought energy to older, more traditional forms.

* Never Leave Me, Lucille – The first few seconds of the episode were cut to remove Les singing " Heartbreak Hotel ", and " Everybody Rock ' n Roll the Place " by Eddie Money was replaced.

Cantrell also owns a Peavey 5150 amp head given to him by Eddie Van Halen and a Les Paul Junior he bought from Nancy Wilson of Heart.

In 1945, when Eddie Dean introduced her to guitarist Les Paul, she was a popular western vocalist on KXLA's Dinner Bell Round-Up Time.

Les Paul had hosted a 15-minute radio program, The Les Paul Show, on NBC in 1950, featuring his trio ( himself, Ford, and rhythm player Eddie Stapleton ) and his electronics, recorded from their home and with gentle humour between Paul and Ford bridging musical selections, some of which had already been successful on records, some of which anticipated the couple's recordings, and many of which presented dazzling re-interpretations of such jazz and pop selections as " In the Mood ," " Little Rock Getaway ," " Brazil ," and " Tiger Rag.

Huggins also made his first player transaction, acquiring Del Pratt and Eddie Plank from the St. Louis Browns trading Nick Cullop, Joe Gedeon, Fritz Maisel, Les Nunamaker, Urban Shocker and $ 15, 000 ($ in current dollar terms ), a move that led to criticism in the press.

He also performed on another of jazz's biggest hit albums, Eddie Harris and Les McCann's Swiss Movement, released in 1969.

Eddie Kramer has produced an instructional video, Adventures in Modern Recording, which features an interview with guitarist Les Paul.

A winner of the Les Cunningham award as the AHL's most valuable player in 2001-02, Eric Boguniecki is currently the only other American born player to win this award since Eddie Olson ( 1952 – 53 ).

Weinman was named one of Guitar World Magazine's 50 fastest guitar players of all time alongside Guitar players such as Eddie Van Halen and Les Paul.

In 1977, a Balavoine released a second record, Les Aventures de Simon et Gunther but again it sold poorly and Eddie Barclay began getting impatient.

The major stars that worked and provided support that night included Mick Foley, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Shane Douglas, Bruno Sammartino, Dominic DeNucci, Terry Taylor, D ' Lo Brown, Al Snow, Hugh Morris, Les Thatcher, Billy Kidman, Chris Candido, and many others.

His films include Logan's Run, Les Misérables, Raise the Titanic, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, The Yakuza, The Bunker, Dune, The Secret of My Success, The Hunt for Red October, Posse and Gettysburg.