Thursday, August 13, 2009

Les Paul 1915-2009

Les Paul did not invent rock and roll. He did, however, pretty much invent the solid body electric guitar and multi-track recording and was the first to incorporate a variety of what became common place studio recording techniques. Someone else may have invented those things if Les Paul hadn't, but someone else didn't. It was Les Paul. Now imagine rock and roll without a solid body electric guitar. What would guys like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend and Keith Richards have played?

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