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  Les Paul, 1915-2009

  By David Bois | Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:27 PM ET

  rivaling Fender Stratocaster, would become iconic and emblematic for rock 'n' roll itself. Think: Pete Townsend. Slash. Keith Richards. Bob Marley. The Edge.Another Les Paul innovation rising from his technical abilities was his development of multitrack recording which also went on to brin Read More

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  U2 Brings It Home

  By Caroline Walker | Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:45 AM ET

  and their ongoing public support to a program building music education in Irish schools. According to IrishTimes.com, living legend guitarist The Edge -- incidentally, an ongoing supporter of Music Rising, a nonprofit providing instruments to Katrina victims in New Orleans -- spoke up abou Read More

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• U2 Enchants Fans with Technological Wizardry

  By Steve Tanner | Thu Jul 2, 2009 4:41 PM ET

  Fast Company provided a few images of the stage set in an article discussing the technology behind the world tour.Traveling the globe with Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullin, Jr. and Adam Clayton are a gargantuan (seven-stories tall!) 360-degree video screen comprised of 888 individual LED screens Read More

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  Sweet French Dreams

  By David Jenison | Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:47 AM ET

  the calls and all proceeds went to the 46664 charity. Stewart and Queen later launched the 46664 concert in South Africa with appearances by Bono, The Edge, Beyoncé, Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox and Live Aid creator Bob Geldof. More than 2 billion people saw the live concert broadcast, whic Read More

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