RIP- Les Paul

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Elle3

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One of the most important figures in music has died aged 94. Most people only know him for the electric guitar but his importance in music goes beyond that. He was a great guy with tons of energy and passion, even through to his old age, where he continued to perform live.

He will be missed, but his legacy will live on.
 
Oh wow! I'm ****ing devastated. The contributions he made to the world of music extend far beyond having a guitar named after him. He never stopped playing though. Anyone who even remotely loves music neeRAB to watch Chasing Sound, the documentary of his life and contributions to music and sound recording. An amazing amazing man.
 
I am huge Les Paul fan, I found out about him because of guitarists that mentioned him as a influence like Steve Howe and every other guitarist from the 60's and 70's. I collected some stuff of his, and from watiching videos of him you could he was fun to be around with, he had a great personality, he was hysterical too, always laughing and telling stories.

He was an awesome guitar player, and Les Paul & Mary Ford were one of the biggest acts in the 50's with 40 top 40 hits, 2 Nurabers One hits. I always thought it was a shame that he contributed soo much to the musical industry but because he wasn't "Rock n Roll" his name very rarely came up in documentaries etc.

one of my favorite Les Paul songs:
Les Paul & Mary Ford - Smoke Rings
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RIP Les Paul
 
What a life he led though, I mean he made it to 94, that's like a new record for musicians. While it's a sad loss, he did so much in those 94 years that it's impossible to think of what he could've done because he already did it. I will have a beer in his honour tonight though.
 
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