Archive for August 13th, 2009
Les Paul Has Passed Away… 0
Les Paul & Mary Ford Show from 1953. For Surly and JB.
I’m just getting settled here and this is the first I heard of Les Paul passing away earlier today. He was 94. I’m counting on the fact that some of you might not be aware that Les Paul is the singular innovator when it comes to the creation of the solid body guitar. Everyone from Ace Frehley to Bob Marley have played Les Pauls. Marley loved his custom Les Paul so much, he was buried with it.
Because of Les Paul, Jimmy Page banged out “How Many More Times” in 1969. Page’s defiant and ground-breaking sound defined Page as much Les Paul guitars. Very simply, Rock ‘n’ Roll is, because Les Paul was.
Thank you Les Paul for giving so much of your life to all of us. May you rest in peace.
