Father Of The Electric Guitar Dead At 94

Obit Guitar BREAKING NEWS Les Paul died of complications from pneumonia at a hospital in White Plains New York.
by The Associated Press
Published: Thu, August 13, 2009 - 10:26 am CST
BREAKING NEWS

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - 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.
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.

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carl
carl Says:
Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 5:01 am

As best i can remember the duo of Les Paul and mary ford were the top of the line ,for a long time.One of the greatest,if not the greatest!

SamRock
SamRock Says:
Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:47 am

R.I.P. Les, see ya in Rock and Roll Heaven.

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