Tribute to a Legend: Les Paul & His Guitar
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There is seldom an opportunity to talk about two great things in a single breadth: legendary Les Paul & his guitar. We make this tribute for Les Paul who has passed away today, August 13, 2009, at the age of 94. Les will be remembered as the most influential musician of the 20th century and as the most important musical innovator for his creation of the Gibson Les Paul solid body electric guitar – a true benchmark instrument that birthed the rock and roll genre.
Today there are many models of the Gibson Les Paul guitar, but they all have the same characteristics – a single formed body, no sound box chamber, and it relies on electronic equipment to create audible sounds. It was the first of its kind when it was built in 1952.
The Gibson Les Paul created sounds that no one had ever heard before and musicians were quick to follow in its path, creating a new genre that incorporated such unique sounds as fretting, chording and doing trills, all electronically. These new musical experiences became known as rock and roll and has since been attributed to the legendary musician who oversaw the guitar’s creation, Les Paul.
While the creation of the instrument remains controversial, Les Paul was the man who had brought the guitar to life with his musicianship and style. He created sounds that inspired, and an instrument to be remembered for life. Rest in peace, Les Paul (1915).
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