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Originally Posted by Brian Baker
Just saw the news when I opened up my yahoo email a few minutes ago. What a storied life he lived. Sadly, many people will not even know who he was. Especially casual music lovers that were it not for him inventing a machine that allowed for recorded tracks to be overdubbed, we wouldn't have the music we have today. Imagine just one song that would not exist were it not for Les...Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody".
RIP Les, you will be missed but your accomplishments will live on.
On a side note, I've read things about how the Gibson SG came to be, and it had something to do with Les getting dovorced from Mary Ford and it being created so she could not get the his royalties from Gibson. Any truth to this?
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Brian - you are absolutely right that today's generation of amatuer guitar players are unaware of Les Paul's contributions, influence and legacy.
Jim
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