Les Paul, who helped revolutionize popular music with his innovations on the guitar and in the recording studio, died today of complications from pneumonia. He was 94.
As the recording executive Ahmet Ertegun said in 1988 upon Mr. Paul’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, “Les Paul is an inspiration to a world of guitarists for his playing, for the instrument he created and his multiple-track recording innovations. Without him, it’s hard to imagine how rock and roll would be played today.”
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