RIP Les Paul. Vaya con Dios. You made the world beautiful in an audio sort of way.

[cherokeeprogressive]

A pioneer of the modern solid-body electric guitar and inventer multi-track recording. Many musicians are deeply in your debt.

Thanks.

Edited because of my own stupidity.

[RandomKoolzip]

1. RIP Les Paul

[cherokeeprogressive]

3. OOPS!

Fixed. Thanks for catching that. I was just reading about the song too.

[blm]

14. Knew you'd be here.....

a very sad day for me....

:(

[boobooday]

2. Oh no!

RIP. I didn't know.

Les Paul & Tom Dowd. Audio icons.

Sincerely,
The Recordist's Wife

:yourock:

[ContinentalOp]

4. RIP. He was musically very important and indeed invented multi-track recording, but to be fair...

he wasn't exactly the inventor of the electric guitar.

[cherokeeprogressive]

5. Noted. One of the pioneers. Props to Mr. Rickenbacher and Mr. Fender. n/t

[Romulox]

8. Still a bit off. Thank GEORGE BEAUCHAMP

http://www.rickenbacker.com/history_early.asp

[ContinentalOp]

15. I hesitated to mention anyone in particular because it's one of those pretty murky things.

Lots of people were working on the idea simultaneously. Kind of like the controversy between Edison and the Lumiere Brothers.

[Romulox]

16. George Beauchamp was Adolph Rickenbacker's business partner.

I don't think Adolph ever claimed to have invented the frying pan; he spearheaded turning the concept into a going business concern.

[madrchsod]

6. now there is a real musical legend....

he`s one of the foundations of modern music and a world class tinkerer.

i remember watching this show when i was a kid.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Df09Sodpk

rip in peace ......

[pscot]

7. He was also a very smooth jazz guitar player

before he linked up with Mary Ford.

[spanone]

9. he created the form of recording music that is used to this very day, and the les paul guitar

[spanone]

10. dupe

[BlooInBloo]

11. Thanks Mr. Paul. And RIP.

[Captain Hilts]

12. A vital, VITAL person in the evolution of rock and roll. nt

[shadowknows69]

13. Good Journey Les. And sorry I just duped this thread mods please combine if you want.