Les Paul:Guitar Innovator dead at 94.
The music world has again lost another intensely valued member of it’s community last week when Les Paul, famed guitar inventor and musician passed away. He was 94.
Les Paul was solely one of the biggest reasons as to why “Rock and Roll” was created, as his creation and development in a solid body electric guitar created the sounds of a generation. He’s also credited with various recording innovations as well such as overdubbing (also known as sound on sound), delay effects such as tape delay, phasing effects, and multitrack recording. It’s certainly safe to say this man was also one of the first people to create the electric buzz sound and sell millions of records in the 1950’s with his wife.
Also, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as well as being a “key” inductee, and one of the few artists to actually have a stand alone exhibit dedicated to himself and the music he created. Les Paul was certainly a genius in the business and his legacy will go down as one of the best musicians and innovators of music ever. This year has been terrible for the music world, as it’s losing valued members who shaped the industry into the mega billion dollar corporation it’s become today. While Les Paul may be gone, he certainly will never be forgotten.
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