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Paul Reed Smith Featured in the Smithsonian Channel’s – Electrified: The Guitar Revolution

This 60 minute high-wattage history lesson salutes the inventors, pioneers and gods of the electric guitar. The electric guitar was invented to be heard among the brass instruments of the big band era, but it soon took on a sound and life of its own. How did this assemblage of wood, wire and metal go on to ignite a new era of music, transform background musicians into guitar heroes and become a symbol of freedom and rebellion?

Watch the full episode here online or check it out on the Smithsonian Channel in August.

So many responses to people asking to see Kevin Costner actually playing the guitar, here is a nice video of Kevin and his band under a Gibson stage.

On June 28th, 2008, Kevin Costner performed at the House of Blues. I would have liked to see this show!

More than one million copies of FLYLEAF’s self-titled debut album have been sold to date!

On Tour This Spring http://www.myspace.com/flyleaf