Les Paul dead at 94
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:42 am
I just learned of this via LGF.
One can hardly hope to live as full a life as he did.WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, died on Thursday. He was 94.
According to Gibson Guitar, Paul died of complications from pneumonia at White Plains Hospital. His family and friends were by his side.