AP - Aug 21, 2009
Family members, longtime friends and music fans of all ages lined up Friday at a public visitation for Les Paul, the inventor whose creation of the first solid-body electric guitar helped pave the way...
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Guitar virtuoso and inventor Les Paul will be buried Friday in his Wisconsin hometown — but not before the public gets to pay their respects in Milwaukee at a science and technology museum along...
More »AP - Aug 14, 2009
Musicians worldwide are paying tribute to Les Paul, the music icon whose solid-body electric guitar paved the way for rock n roll. The guitar virtuoso who died Thursday at age 94 performed with some...
More »Reuters - Aug 13, 2009
Legendary guitarist and inventor Les Paul, who pioneered the design of solid body Gibson electric guitars that bore his name, died Thursday at a New York hospital of complications from pneumonia. He was...
More »AP - Nov 7, 2008
When Les Paul s grandchildren are jamming on the video game Guitar Hero, it s not lost on him that he made it all possible. Paul, known as the Father of the Electric Guitar, will be honored at the Rock...
More »AP - Sep 2, 2008
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will pay tribute to the father of the electric guitar this fall. Les Paul will be honored at the annual American Music Masters series, a weeklong event that begins Nov....
More »AP - May 11, 2007
Guitar legend Les Paul enthralled a hometown crowd at a concert that raised more than $100,000 for an exhibit on his life. The 91-year-old Grammy winner hadn t played in Waukesha in decades. Even though...
More »AP - May 10, 2007
Guitar legend Les Paul enthralled a hometown crowd Thursday night at a concert that raised more than $100,000 for an exhibit on his life. The 91-year-old Grammy winner hadn t played in Waukesha in decades...
More »USRN - Oct 21, 1998
(10/21/98, 12 p.m. PDT) - Legends from the worlds of country and rock music will be in Nashville tonight as the Country Music Association (CMA) gears up for its 40th anniversary celebration. An allstar...
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