The crusade to find a home for an electric guitar is reverberating through the music world as Les Paul’s Black Beauty from the ’50s is going up for auction ...

The 1954 Les Paul Gibson guitar known as “Black Beauty” AP Paul was a jazz, country and blues guitarist. He made frequent modifications to his basic guitar over the years, refining the sound.

Much like Young's discography and creative arc, the story of how Old Black became the rugged, howling sonic beast that it is is a twisty one of fits, starts, and strange left turns ...

NEW YORK — One deep-pocketed bidder will get a chance to own a piece of rock and roll history when the iconic Les Paul guitar known as “Black Beauty” goes up for auction in New York next month.

(CNN) — The crusade to find a home for a sacred electric guitar is reverberating like a thundering encore through the music business as innovator Les Paul’s Black Beauty from the ’50s is ...

The 1954 Les Paul Gibson guitar known as "Black Beauty" has sold at auction for $335,500. Guernsey's auction house says the six-string instrument with gold-plated hardware set the standard for ...

Neil Young performs with Old Black, his Gibson Les Paul, at 2017 Farm Aid, in Burgettstown, ... I guess I used the Firebird pickup on all the things I played on my black guitar since 1973. ...

Two historic electric guitar prototypes will go up for auction next month in New York, including the original “Black Beauty” model of Gibson’s Les Paul guitar that became one of the most ...

"Black Beauty" is one of the first prototypes created by famous guitar maker Les Paul, but a week before it goes up for auction, a debate is stirring about the guitar's real value.