Legendary Musician Les Paul Passes Away
August 17th, 2009 by Hannah
Les Paul, the musician and inventor who changed the course of rock music, passed away from complications due to pneumonia this past Thursday. As an inventor, he developed the electric guitar and multi track recording, which allows artists to record different instruments at different times, sing harmony with themselves and balance tracks afterwards. Music wouldn’t be as it is today without him. Les Paul garnered 36 gold records and 11 number 1 pop hits with his wife Mary from 1949 to 1962 and won two Grammys for ‘Les Paul & Friends: American Made, World Played’, which was released after his 90th birthday. He was 94 years old when he passed away but his legacy will live on forever.
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