Les Paul - real name Lester William Polfuss - died of complications from pneumonia at White Plains Hospital, New York on August 13th aged 94. Born in 1915 in Waukesham, Wisconsin, Les Paul began performing as a honky-tonk guitarist at the age of 13. He dropped out of school four years later in order to pursue his career as a musician, which saw him perform in a number of bands, including his own Les Paul Trio. But he is likely to be best remembered for creating the Gibson Les Paul guitar, which was introduced in 1952. It has become one of the staple guitars for musicians around the world.
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- hey, and what about mary travers of peter, paul & mary and ellie greenwich (the great)???????!!!!!!!!!
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- Drummer Jimmy"The Rev Sullivan from Avenged Sevenfold died on the 28th December, this was written too early...
He should have been on here...
- Sad to see such people leave this world some I dident know who died RIP hope your rocking upstairs
Ray
- Rowland S Howard died on the 30th December.
Very Informative Post. I Feel The Time Has Come For New Stars And Music Legends To Bring Their Work To The Forefront.... It is an opportunity. MUSIC FOR THE NEW GENERATION!
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http://brendenotoole.com/blogs2010/music-for-the-new-generation
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