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Les Paul

Also known as Lester William Polsfuss

American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor (1915–2009)

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Les Paul was an American guitarist and inventor who became famous for his work in jazz and country music during the 20th century. He is historically important because he pioneered electric guitar technology and recording techniques that fundamentally shaped modern music.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 12

Top works

The essential medication guidebook to healthy aging
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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1942-06-18

70s80s90sbritishclassic pop and rockclassical

Discography

Official site Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 221,675
Total plays: 1,316,228

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,564x
Cytoscape: A Software Environment for Integrated Models of Biomolecular Interaction Networks
· 2003 · cited 44,781x
SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,740x

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Official website: www.les-paul.com
Image: Les Paul, ca. Jan. 1947 (William P. Gottlieb 07001).jpg

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Commons Creator page: Lester William Polsfuss
date of birth: 1915-06-09
date of death: 2009-08-11
Commons category: Lester William Polsfuss
birth name: Lester William Polsfuss
start of work period: 1928-00-00
pseudonym: Les Paul
end of work period: 2009-00-00
name in native language: Les Paul

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Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, and his prototype, called the Log, served as inspiration for the Gibson Les Paul. Paul taught himself how to play guitar, and while he is mainly known for jazz and popular music, he had an early career in country music. In the 1950s, he and his wife, singer and guitarist Mary Ford, made numerous recordings, selling millions of copies.

Paul is credited with many recording innovations. His early experiments with overdubbing (also known as sound on sound), delay effects such as tape delay, phasing, and multitrack recording were among the first to attract widespread attention. His licks, trills, chording sequences, fretting techniques, and timing set him apart from his contemporaries and inspired many guitarists of the present day.