Les Paul died today. You can't overstate his importance in the history of modern music. Besides being an outstanding guitarist, he essentially invented the modern solid body electric guitar and also was the first recording studio wizard to come up with multi-track recording. You don't get to modern rock and roll without Les Paul.
Mitch Berg has an excellent summation of why Les Paul matters over at his place. And as always, you should hear the music, as performed by Les and his wife Mary Ford:
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