Les Paul

Les Paul (born June 9, 1915) is best known as a guitarist, and as one of the most important figures in the development of modern electric instruments and recording techniques. He is a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar (the Gibson Les Paul he helped design is one of the most famous and enduring models), multitrack recording, and various reverb effects.

External links

• Fighting Music of World War II - Les Paul article in Insight magazine
• The Les Paul Story
• The Les Paul Pages
• Les Paul: Space Age Musicmaker
• Les Paul bio on MusicWeb
• Photos of Les Paul's 90th birthday celebration, held a few months early in January 2005. He's playing a Les Paul guitar (heavily modified, of course).
• Wizard of Waukesha