Lester William Polsfuss, known as Les Paul (June 9, 1915–August 13, 2009) was a musician and inventor. He was a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar, which "made the sound of rock and roll possible." He is credited with inventing or discovering many recording innovations including overdubbing (also known as sound on sound), delay effects such as tape delay, phasing effects, and multitrack recording.
That is the basics of this incredible influence on music of the 20th century. I have spent the morning listening to his albums again and had forgotten how great of a musician he was. In looking at the albums he performed on it is also interesting to see that the original les paul guitars look more like sgs than les pauls.
I am currently listening to his tune Forever Blowing Bubbles which is a great example of his multitrak genius. Just a beautiful little instrumental guitar piece. His guitar playing is truly amazing and will be greatly missed. Thank you Les.
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