Les Paul留芳母校

美國威斯康辛州Waukesha的Central Middle School中學十一月八日在慶祝會中改名為Les Paul Middle School，The Les Paul基金會負責支付改信封與學校標誌和學生換制服的費用。

1915年於Waukesha出生的Les Paul已於2009年八月13日因肺炎去世，這位著名的吉他手原名Lester Polfuss，當年他讀這所學校的時候，學校名稱是Waukesha Junior High School。

Les Paul在電吉他的研究和多軌錄音方面給後人留下深刻印象，Les Paul曾經娶女歌星Mary Ford，他們倆於1945-1954年以Les Paul and Mary Ford之名發行過33首暢銷曲，其中最有名的是How High The Moon及Vaya Con Dios二首冠軍曲。

Les Paul於1983年獲得Grammy理事會獎，2001年再獲Grammy技能獎，1988年則以對搖滾樂有特殊影響前輩藝人身份進入搖滾樂名人堂。

 

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Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You)

Les Paul & Mary Ford

 

Now the hacienda's dark, the town is sleeping;

Now the time has come to part, the time for weeping.

 

Vaya con Dios my darling,

May God be with you my love.

 

Wherever you may be, I'll be beside you,

Although you're many million dreams away.

Each night I'll say a pray'r, a pray'r to guide you

To hasten ev'ry lonely hour of ev'ry lonely day.

Now the dawn is breaking through a gray tomorrow,

But the memories we share are there to borrow.

 

Vaya con Dios, my darling:

May God be with you, my love, my love,

May God be with you my love.

 

Now the village mission bells are softly ringing,

If you listen with your heart you'll hear them singing,

Vaya con Dios my darling,

May God be with you my love.

 

Wherever you may be I'll be beside you,

Although you're many million dreams away,

Each night I'll say a pray'r, a pray'r to guide you

To hasten ev'ry lonely hour of ev'ry lonely day.

 

Now the dawn is breaking through a gray tomorrow,

But the memories we share are there to borrow,

Vaya con Dios, my darling!

May God be with you, my love, my love,

May God be with you my love.