The Gibson Guitar Company hired Paul to design a special Les Paul guitar. Versions of the guitar he created in nineteen fifty-two are still huge sellers, even today.
Civil War battles soon raged all over the state, and the cities of Port Gibson, Jackson, and Vicksburg became key battlegrounds in what's known as the Vicksburg Campaign.
The amazing thing to me is if you look back at Leo Fender and what the Gibson Guitar Company and Les Paul did in the 50s, Those are still the shapes and the perfect thing today, right?