As the title says, news of the death of the famous guitarist has just been reported by the BBC See Here
The passing of yet another legend
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Les Paul RIP
As the title says, news of the death of the famous guitarist has just been reported by the BBC See Here
The passing of yet another legend
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That is most definitely sad news indeed...
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Les leaves a huge legacy. He created the first electric guitar and created multi track recordings
here is a brief history of the man
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Paul
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There is an interview with him on the McIntosh website CLICK HERE
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Truly a great loss, amazing guitarist and probably the greatest pioneer of recording techniques ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8O5wZAd2z4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F25na8zypP0
I was just listening to one of his albums last week, going to put it on again.
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Agreed. It's hard to imagine what music would be like without him, he truly influenced every conceivable genre of music there is.Originally Posted by Prince of Darkness
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