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He may not be Sir Percival in pursuit of the Holy Grail, says a reviewer, but Tony Bacon is on a quest in "Million Dollar Les Paul." His "grail" is a 1959 sunburst Les Paul electric guitar favored by such knights of the rock round table as Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Michael Bloomfield, Billy Gibbons and Peter Green.
The story of the hunt makes for "an entertaining, fascinating glimpse into guitar culture, including talks with players such as Gibbons and the late Paul," the reviewer says. In the end, the author decides it's really about a search for lost youth and maybe musical immortality, not just a guitar.See the full content of this document
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