Les Paul & Friends - American Made World Played (2005)

The range of artists stepping up to pay tribute to the master electric guitarist as he turns ninety is staggering. From '50s and '60s guitar slingers like Buddy Guy, Keith Richards, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and Steve Miller to stars of subsequent decades like Billy Gibbons, Joe Perry, Richie Sambora, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, they cross continents and generations. The songs celebrate the Les Paul guitar as well as the man.

While he appears throughout, he's part of a generally raucous setting that leaves no volume knob unturned. The guests are often also the vocalists, but it's the guitars that carry the day. Purists may wag their fingers at the use of Sam Cooke's vocals in a contemporary recording, but Les Paul himself was never afraid of what new possibilities a tape recorder could unlock.

Tracklist

01. Introduction [00:15]
02. Sting & Joss Stone / Love Sneakin' Up on You [03:26]
03. Kenny Wayne Shepard, Edgar Winter & Noah Hunt / Rock & Roll, Hoochie Koo [05:05]
04. Sam Cooke & Eric Clapton / Somebody Ease My Troublin' Mind [03:33]
05. Peter Frampton / So Into You [04:41]
06. Les Paul & Alsou / How High the Moon [02:10]
07. Billy Gibbons / Bad Case of Lovin' You [03:55]
08. Neal Schon & Beth Hart / I Wanna Know You [06:22]
09. Sam Cooke & Jeff Beck / (Ain't That) Good News [04:05]
10. Richie Sambora / Let Me Roll It [04:03]
11. Les Paul / Caravan [02:08]
12. Buddy Guy, Keith Richards & Rick Derringer / Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl [04:02]
13. Johnny Rzeznik / All I Want Is You [04:18]
14. Les Paul & Friends / 69 Freedom Special [05:48]
15. Steve Miller / Fly Like An Eagle (2005) [04:42]
16. Joe Perry, Mick Hucknall & Kenny Olsen / I Love You More Than You' ll Ever Know [06:47]

Total time 01:05:20

Many thanks to the original releaser!