Thursday, August 13, 2009

Les Paul Has Died

Guitar great Les Paul died yesterday at the age of 94. Here's a roundup of tributes and history from Rolling Stone.
"With apologies to Hendrix and Clapton, inventor and musician Les Paul, who died Wednesday at 94, was the most influential rock guitarist ever — even though he was only tangentially involved in rock."
More coverage here from the CBC.

A short video features some old kinescopes of Les Paul and his wife and partner Mary Ford.