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Les Paul Has Died at 94

frank3si

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I just heard that as well. RIP to one of America's great inventors...
 

reswot

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Wow. He'd been around so long, it seemed as if he'd always be around...
 

Wallace

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Rest in peace Les.
The guitar world owes you an enormous debt of thanks :salude
 
R

R9.

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The world is at a loss.
I saw him at the Iridium last July and I remember it like it was only yesterday - a great performer. RIP.
 

PKAZ

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yes, we heard the news earlier this morning from the mayor. My mother-in-law was part of a group here in Mahwah, NJ (his hometown) that was currently working with him to put together an exhibition about him for the Mahwah Museum. Hopefully they'll still be able to complete that. It would be a nice tribute to a longtime Mahwah resident.
Rest in peace Les.
 

Skydog1

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Rest in Peace Les

Thank you for all of your contributions to the recording and guitar worlds.
You will surely be missed
You were surely loved by millions.:salude

all things come to pass

Shine it on:jim
 

nicolasrivera

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This is one of those really sad days.......Honor the man, glorify hes work, but remember his life.

.........speechless....
 

JDPS150

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:(

Thanks for everything Les!

Glad I got to seem him when I did.
 

dj335

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I met Les Paul and BB King together at a Gibson hospitality suite during an Anaheim NAMM show in the mid 1980's. I got a chance to talk to Les about his early days of experimenting with recording equipment. His contributions to the recording industry are as great as the electric guitar that bears his name. What a true American pioneer.

Thank you, Les. We'll miss you....
 

guitarjoe

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What a wonderful, full life. We should all be so lucky. Thanks for everything Les, happy trails.
 

Stevedenver

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an amazing man,
funny, driven, smart, innovative
versatile and technically superb in his prime
and had travelled a very long distance in the history of pop music

the loss of a living treasure
 

Kossoff_Fan

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R.I.P. Les Paul. My mom used to go see him and Mary Ford perform way back when...We are indebted to you, Les.
 

hoss

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Very sad news. It would be cool if someone could do a Lester Banner for the LPF for a week or so.
 
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