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Les Paul
(1915-2009)
Who Was Les Paul?
Les Paul designed a solid-body electric guitar in 1941, but by the time it was ready for production by Gibson in 1952, Leo Fender had already mass-produced the Fender Broadcaster four years earlier, thus beating Paul to popular credit for the invention. Nonetheless, the Les Paul acquired a devoted following, and its versatility and balance made it the favored guitar of many rock guitarists.
Early Years
Les Paul was born Lester William Polsfuss on June 9, 1915 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. By at least one account, Paul's early musical ability wasn't superb. "Your boy, Lester, will never learn music," one teacher wrote his mother. But nobody could dissuade him from trying, and as a young boy he taught himself the harmonica, guitar and banjo.
By his teen years, Paul was playing in country bands around the Midwest. He also played live on St. Louis radio stations, calling himself the Rhubarb Red.
Coupled with Paul's interest in playin
| Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and. | |
| Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. | |
| A biography of the self-educated electronics genius who invented virtually every technique of modern sound recording discusses his sixty-year career. |
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Les Paul: the man who invented the New Sound - FUZZFACED
- Les Paul was born Lester William Polsfuss on June 9, 1915 in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
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- Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, – August 12, ), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor.
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- Lester (Les) William Polsfuss with a couple of his signature inventions: a Les Paul guitar and a multitrack recorder.
Timeline - Les Paul
- Les Paul was born Lester William Polsfuss on June 9, in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
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