Guitar Legend Les Paul Dead at 94

By Live4ever
Posted on 13 Aug 2009 at 11:42am

Les Paul

Les Paul

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 today. He was 94.

According to Gibson Guitar, Paul died of complications from pneumonia at White Plains Hospital. His family and friends were by his side.

As an inventor, Paul helped bring about the rise of rock ‘n’ roll and multitrack recording, which enables artists to record different instruments at different times, sing harmony with themselves, and then carefully balance the “tracks” in the finished recording.







Share

Just Published:


Comments & Facebook Discussion:

1 comment

  1. I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

    Betty

    http://electricguitarhowtoplay.net

Leave a Reply



Facebook Discussion

Popular Videos

Spector - 'Celestine'

Bob Marley - 'Redemption Song'

Blood Red Shoes - 'Lost Kids'

Various Cruelties - 'Great Unknown'