Guitar legend Les Paul has died today at the age of 94 in White Plains, NY. He was most known for creating the Gibson Les Paul guitar which became one of the most popular guitars of all-time. Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin may be it's most famous player.Check out a nice little video about Les Paul below where he talks about working with Bing Crosby, being inducted into the inventors hall of fame and performing into his 90s. He was a true legend and will be missed.
Also, I thought I'd pull together some of our old photos of musicians playing Les Paul guitars. You can really get a sense of how deep his influence has been on the music world.
[all photos below by Kevin Norris]
Chris Stamey
Matthew Caws of Nada Surf
Jim Putnam of Radar Bros.
Mike Kenlan of Pipe
Jim Wilbur of Superchunk
Shawn Setaro (guitarist for Alina Simone)
Zack Oden of Annuals/Sunfold
Amy Millan of Stars
1 comment:
Les Paul was a father of the guitar. you really change the sound of music.
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