Paul Kossoff’s Guitars and Gear. He definitely had an innate talent for guitar.” Eric Clapton sold some of his most famous guitars lately, but items like this one don’t come up very often.”“I wasn’t bothered about its value, it’s just a great musical instrument. “Does the item have any particular features or marks that were there originally that you could match up to photographs or film. But he played great guitar. He kept it because he really liked it.
Their reunion had been in part an attempt to help lift Kossoff out of his spiralling drug addictions, but his illness blighted the shows, leading to ropey performances and cancellations. But for every Cream, Yardbirds, or Led Zeppelin, there were scores of other groups working the same circuit, trying their damndest to break through. We’ll see what happens.”“Whenever I spoke to him he was slightly drunk, or under the influence,” says Ramm. Born in North London in 1950, Paul Kossoff learnt the guitar when he was only 8 years old, having gone to see Tommy Steele play at the London Palladium with his father. The place is packed and the band are in boisterous mood. The official cause was a pulmonary embolism after a blood clot in his leg moved to his lung. Free performing on stage in Newcastle in 1972 with (from left to right) Simon Kirke, Andy Fraser (on keyboards), Paul Kossoff and Paul Rodgers The song is also a staple of football stadiums. But it’s not only about that.
The Kossoff Les Paul was his gigging guitar, right up until the end of the 80s.“Sandie said she knew Paul had promised me the guitar and had welshed on the deal,” says Ramm, “and she’d talk to his dad, the actor David Kossoff.
It’s too much for me to think about at the moment.
“I got myself a Gibson Les Paul Junior, which was the cheapest Gibson around at the time,” he said. Sign up below to get the latest from Louder, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox!©Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury,BathBA1 1UA. That’s difficult to ascertain here. man - and one of the best blues guitarists in the world'. Ramm agreed, but only on the proviso that, when it was repaired, it was the then-broken but superior ’59 model that would be his.Someone who did get their hands on it since was Joe Bonamassa. Most importantly for Kossoff though, was the experience of playing the music he loved in front of people willing to hear it. Paul Kossoff was born on September 14, 1950 in London, England. Gear-Monkey.com reports: "There's a little bit of history behind the guitar," says veteran IRON MAIDEN guitarist Dave Murray of the 1957 Strat he used to produce the wailing sounds heard on each of MAIDEN's first eight albums. He started playing in the mid ’60s and his first professional gig was with Black Cat Bones. England and Wales company registration number 2008885.Arthur Ramm is in his middle 60s now, and thinks it’s time to let the guitar go. Bonhams picked it up in September, and the day before I had a gig with the band, so I took it out and gave it one last play.And that Les Paul has been in Arthur Ramm’s hands since ’76. Even more vital were the dates where Black Cat Bones supported another up-and-coming blues act called Fleetwood Mac. We were acquaintances rather than friends, and we never jammed, but I wish we could have done that.”But what’s the best way of ensuring a sale like this is handled correctly? The musician was found dead in the plane’s bathroom. Their road manager had sought him out, telling him Kossoff needed to see him urgently.
His life ended too quickly.”For most guitarists, having Paul Kossoff play your instrument live would be a blessing, but for Ramm the story didn’t end there. Paul is generally acknowledged as one of rock’s great guitar players.”Enter Arthur Ramm. “I might go, but I might just stay up here [in Sunderland]. I need it for the encore.’ Well I was delighted!
In the case of a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard, it does have inherent value. It’s time for somebody else to have it and enjoy it. It’s one step from getting if from Kossoff himself.”As Paul Kossoff's Les Paul goes under the hammer, we take a look at the guitar’s remarkable story, and get a glimpse behind the scenes at one of the world’s oldest auction houses.“We also consider if the guitar is inherently a valuable instrument, even if it were just played by Joe Bloggs.
Paul owned a number of Les Pauls in his life, so while he bought and sold guitars as needed we know he kept hold of this one, from ’70 to his death in ’76, the vast majority of his playing career.
He said, ‘Listen do you think I could borrow this? Paul Kossoff (born September 14 1950 in North London, England – died March 19 1976) was a rock guitarist best known as a member of the band Free. And they had another weapon: Paul Kossoff, a player who brought it all together and elevated their music into the stratosphere.In the 1960s, England was up to its eyeballs in white-boy blues bands.
“I went in the dressing room, and Paul had my guitar around his neck.