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GALLERY: Backstage at the 2010 Grammys

"Beck played a tribute to Les Paul at the show. He originally planned on using his Oxblood LP, but Gibson Custom Shop Manager Pat Foley told us that he wasn't feeling it, so Pat brought him five '59 reissues and Beck found one he was vibing with. Photos Courtesy of The Recording Academy(r)/Wireimage.com (c) 2010, photo by Michael Caulfield."

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