Les Paul Has Passed Away At 94

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  • chefcraig
    DIAMOND STATUS
    • Apr 2004
    • 12172

    Les Paul Has Passed Away At 94

    Guitar legend Les Paul dies at age 94

    (AP) – 10 minutes ago

    WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife Mary Ford, died on Thursday. He was 94.

    According to Gibson Guitar, Paul died of complications from pneumonia at White Plains Hospital. His family and friends were by his side.

    As an inventor, Paul helped bring about the rise of rock 'n' roll and multitrack recording, which enables artists to record different instruments at different times, sing harmony with themselves, and then carefully balance the "tracks" in the finished recording.

    The Associated Press: Guitar legend Les Paul dies at age 94
    Last edited by chefcraig; 08-13-2009, 12:30 PM.









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  • kwame k
    TOASTMASTER GENERAL
    • Feb 2008
    • 11302

    #2
    NO!!!!!!!!!!!! Holy fuck~!! One of the most influential/innovative people to ever grace this planet. The understatement of this thread will be.........where would rock -n- roll be without this guy.........RIP Les
    Originally posted by vandeleur
    E- Jesus . Playing both sides because he didnt understand the argument in the first place :D

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    • Coyote
      ROTH ARMY SUPREME
      • Jan 2004
      • 8185

      #3
      R.i.p...
      Why settle for something you have, if it's not as good as something you're out to get?

      Originally posted by Seshmeister
      It's like putting up a YouTube of Bach and playing Chopstix on your Bontempi...

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      • Blackflag
        Banned
        • Apr 2006
        • 3406

        #4
        Les Paul.

        Guitar legend Les Paul dies at age 94 - Yahoo! News

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        • Va Beach VH Fan
          ROTH ARMY FOUNDER
          • Dec 2003
          • 17913

          #5
          Hey, 94 years old.... The man lived a full life, and then some...
          Eat Us And Smile - The Originals

          "I have a very belligerent enthusiasm or an enthusiastic belligerence. I’m an intellectual slut." - David Lee Roth

          "We are part of the, not just the culture, but the geography. Van Halen music goes along with like fries with the burger." - David Lee Roth

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          • Jesus Christ
            Veteran
            • Jan 2004
            • 2433

            #6
            Welcome home, Les.

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            • FORD
              ROTH ARMY MODERATOR

              • Jan 2004
              • 59576

              #7
              Anyone who plays - or even listens to - any form of music with a guitar in it, owes a lot to Les Paul, for without him, it would have all been acoustic.



              Rest In Peace, Les.
              Eat Us And Smile

              Cenk For America 2024!!

              Justice Democrats


              "If the American people had ever known the truth about what we (the BCE) have done to this nation, we would be chased down in the streets and lynched." - Poppy Bush, 1992

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              • bueno bob
                DIAMOND STATUS
                • Jul 2004
                • 22951

                #8
                What a legend! Very rarely does the music industry get somebody so groundbreaking and innovative...

                ...I doubt we'll ever see his like again.
                Twistin' by the pool.

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                • jhale667
                  DIAMOND STATUS
                  • Aug 2004
                  • 20929

                  #9
                  R.I.P. , Les.
                  Originally posted by conmee
                  If anyone even thinks about deleting the Muff Thread they are banned.... no questions asked.

                  That is all.

                  Icon.
                  Originally posted by GO-SPURS-GO
                  I've seen prominent hypocrite liberal on this site Jhale667


                  Originally posted by Isaac R.
                  Then it's really true??

                  The Muff Thread is really just GONE ???

                  OMFG...who in their right mind...???
                  Originally posted by eddie78
                  I was wrong about you, brother. You're good.

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                  • Golden AWe
                    DIAMOND STATUS
                    • Jan 2004
                    • 34245

                    #10
                    The coolest and coolest-looking guitar ever...
                    Originally posted by Cato
                    Golden, why are you FAT?
                    Originally posted by lesfunk
                    Much like yourself as the Jim Morrison of Nazi bunker flies
                    http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...TheDMCross.jpg

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                    • standin
                      Veteran
                      • Apr 2009
                      • 2274

                      #11
                      Thank you, Les Paul.
                      May the Angels brush your path.
                      Take care.
                      To put it simply, we need to worry a lot less about how to communicate our actions and much more about what our actions communicate.
                      MICHAEL G. MULLEN

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                      • ZahZoo
                        ROTH ARMY WEBMASTER

                        • Jan 2004
                        • 9168

                        #12
                        Rip...
                        "If you want to be a monk... you gotta cook a lot of rice...”

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                        • fryingdutchman
                          Full Member Status

                          • Feb 2005
                          • 4133

                          #13
                          What a talent...and what a life!

                          94 years of Les Paul is something the world should always be thankful for.

                          R.I.P., Les.

                          Your legacy will linger for many generations to come.
                          Originally posted by perilouspete
                          fryingdutchman you pretty much own everyone.....sick comebacks, well put. top class wit.

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                          • fryingdutchman
                            Full Member Status

                            • Feb 2005
                            • 4133

                            #14
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                            Originally posted by perilouspete
                            fryingdutchman you pretty much own everyone.....sick comebacks, well put. top class wit.

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                            • thome
                              ROTH ARMY ELITE
                              • Mar 2005
                              • 6678

                              #15
                              Could be one of the greatest inventors in the history of the world.

                              Not just, made a guitar, monumental type gift to mankind.

                              R.I.P.

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