Les Paul dead at 94

[Randimus Maximus]

RIP 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090813/ap_en_mu/us_obit_les_paul

[hihhs]

How is that MJ dies and people are crying in the streets and the media's nipples stay erect for days on end...
but a TRUE GREAT dies and there is barely a ripple?
I think I may revert to hating everyone again.

[Grampa]

How is that MJ dies and people are crying in the streets and the media's nipples stay erect for days on end...
but a TRUE GREAT dies and there is barely a ripple?
I think I may revert to hating everyone again.

I can fix that.


Les Paul is the biological father of Blanket

[NAKID]

RIP Guitar Legend!

[redxblack]

He had some serious passion. When he lost the use of his right arm, he had it permanently fixed in a playing position.

I remember when Leo Fender died there wasn't much of a mainstream media buzz about it.

[Howie]

RIP

[teddy037.2]

 

[numbskull]

RIP. IIRC, he was still playing regular gigs up until this year. One of the unsung greats.

[Kopfjäger]

Genius At Work

[Speedbag]

Damn. 

But what a run.....

[superjohn]

The man arguably created the tools that would revolutionize the music industry.

R.I.P. Mr. Paul

[Johnny OrganDonor]

For anyone wanting to hear some fine strummin', I don't think it gets any better than the recordings that Les Paul and Chet Atkins did together.  This one's a gem - "Chester and Lester" from the mid 70s.

[LA]

And he didn't just lay down either.  The guy has been playing weekly until fairly recently at some club in Manhattan. 

Play a guitar?  Hell he nearly invented em.  Another American icon gone.

LA

[Bun-bun]

Damn, I must be gettin' old. I saw him and Jeff Beck at the Warner theatre in D.C. back in late '79, early '80. Truly one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
He will be missed.

[GAAN]

Oh no

My partner at work is going to ball his eyes out


see ya les


make the beast with two backsing w