R.I.P. – Les Paul

August 16th, 2009

Les Paul, the pioneer of the solid-body electric guitar, died a few days ago. Paul was a Cheesehead (hailing of Waukesha, Wisconsin) and was truly a sine non qua of rock’n'roll. Not only did he innovate with the electric guitar, but he also invented overdubbing and multitrack recording, amongst other tricks of the trade that musicians now take for granted.

Here’s a short looking at the man from the Associated Press.

For a more thorough look at Les Paul and his legacy, check out the documentary The Wizard of Waukesha. It’s up at YouTube but embedding is disabled. Part 1 can be found here.

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