Les Paul Dead at 94


Showbiz | 207656 hits | Aug 13 9:25 am | Posted by: Wullu
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Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, died on Thursday. He was 94.

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  1. by avatar Wullu
    Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:29 pm
    Hard to imagine how much the music industry owes this man.

  2. by Choban
    Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:35 pm
    RIP, Les Paul's are the best guitars ever made, adn personally my choice for electric playing. Not to mention his ground breaking multi track recording, this man helped shape modern music as we know it. An icon has passed.

  3. by avatar DrCaleb
    Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:56 pm
    I shall play 'Stairway to Heaven' on my Les Paul SG custom tonight. :(

  4. by avatar Wullu
    Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:01 pm
    Either the guitar or the multi-track recording would be outstanding accomplishments by themselves. To have both to your credit, along with a host of other inventions and the hits from his early career..... Just wow.


    I remember watching a documentary a year or so ago and all these "rock god" guitarists were playing alongside him. It was like watching a bunch of three year olds on Christmas morning. Just complete awe.

  5. by avatar Wada
    Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:07 pm
    One of those you are glad dropped by for as long as they did.

  6. by avatar xerxes
    Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:14 pm
    "Wullu" said
    Hard to imagine how much the music industry owes this man.


    It owes him damn near everything. We have lost a legend today. RIP.

  7. by Lemmy
    Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:22 pm
    Hmmm...should I plug in the '54 the '56 or the '57 in tribute? Rock on, Les. :rock:

  8. by avatar canuckns
    Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:51 pm
    RIP LES :(

  9. by TattoodGirl
    Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:16 pm
    Thanks for giving us the tools to create the most amazing art in the world...Music.

    I am going to jam tonight in your honour Les...Rock in Peace :(



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