Video: “Les Paul demonstrates the handy playback system that allows him to add tracks to his recordings.” Date aired: October 25, 1953, CBS; features Les Paul, Mary Ford, Alistair Cooke. Posted on the “official Omnibus With Alistair Cooke channel on YouTube – Featuring the landmark series broadcast live across the US from 1952 to 1961, the most distinguished series of Television’s Golden Age.”

• keywords: multimedia; sound studies; technology; material culture; primary sources; popular music; digital humanities; guitar

• Listing ID: 2054
• Resource Type: Video/Film
• Geographic Area: North America
• Audience: general
• Century: 1900-1999 (20thC)