Thursday, August 13, 2009

Les Paul dies at 94..........

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2007 file photo, Guitar legend Les Paul ...
Guitar legend Les Paul performs at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York. Paul, 94, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, died, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009 in White Plains, N.Y., according to Gibson Guitar.
FILE - In this Nov. 5, 1951 file photo, Les Paul and his wife, ...
In Nov. 5, 1951, Les Paul and his wife, Mary Ford, perform with their guitars.
A 1955 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop guitar belonging to David Gilmour ...
A 1955 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop guitar belonging to David Gilmour of Pink Floyd is seen at the "Travelling Guitars" exhibition at the Cite de la Musique in Paris in this October 10, 2006 file photo. Legendary guitarist and inventor Les Paul, who pioneered designs of electric guitars, has died of complications from pneumonia at a New York hospital, his lawyer said.

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