Guitar

13. August 2009 | 18:58

Guitar, studio wizard Les Paul dies at 94

Les Paul, whose innovations with the electric guitar and studio technology made him one of the most important figures in recorded music, has died, according to a statement from his publicists. Paul was 94. (News Source: CNN - 16:52:50)

Les Paul, Guitar Innovator, Dies at 94

Mr. Paul was a virtuoso guitarist and inventor whose solid-body electric guitar and recording studio innovations changed the course of 20th-century music. (News Source: New York Times - 16:42:06)

Guitar legend Les Paul dies at age 94

Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, died on Thursday. He was 94. (News Source: USA Today - 16:20:06)

Guitar Legend Les Paul Dead at 94

GUITAR LEGEND LES PAUL DEAD AT 94

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, died on Thursday. He was 94. According to Gibson… (News Source: New York Post - 16:40:22)

Guitarist Les Paul, inventor of electric guitar, dies at age 94

Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, died today, the Associated Press reports. He was 94. Paul died of complications from pneumonia at White Plains Hospital, the AP says. With Ford, his wife from 1949 to 1962, he earned 36 gold records and 11 No. 1 pop hits, … (News Source: USA Today - 16:37:16)

Waukesha guitar legend Les Paul dies at 94

Les Paul, the Waukesha-born genius who rose to become one of the most influential musicians in the 20th century, has died at the age of 94. The Gibson Guitar Co., said on its Web site that Paul died of complications of pneumonia at a White Plains (N.Y.) hospital. Paul was best known as a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar and the originator of multi-track recording. (News Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 16:51:22)

Guitar legend Les Paul dies at age 94

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford , died on Thursday. He was 94. According to Gibson Guitar, Paul died of complications from pneumonia at White Plains Hospital. His family and friends were by his side. He had been hospitalized in … (News Source: Newsday - 16:45:13)

Guitar legend Les Paul dies at age 94

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, died on today. (News Source: San Jose Mercury News - 16:51:14)