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RIP Les Paul


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   I just saw on the internet he has passed. He was performing untill recently in NYC. I'll have to get my ol Les paul out and play it some  !!!!!
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wow - what a legend sorry to hear that dayum... he was 94???

dude I had no idea you were a musician all that time I never read your profile. - excuse my ignorance - I listened to some of your music very good... that's some pretty mellow stuff... guy... classic rock style i'm impressed...

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Great musical pioneer and entertainer, along with his wife Mary Ford.

Lent his name to a nice instrument, and glad to say I have his signature on my '72 Deluxe Gold Top.

94 is a pretty good innings..

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Les paul was an amazing musician, i play a tenor saxophone, but started with guitar, i love the old vintage gibson hollow bodies, but i own a strat because its more affordable. I actually had no idea he was still alive, and im so sorry to admit that, he is a true virtuoso, and un-paralleled technique.... i love those beautiful glissando's... rip

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He took adversity and made a second career out of it. Back in the '80's he had crippling arthritis in his hands. His doctor recommended more guitar playing as therapy. So he took on a weekly gig at Fat Tuesday's at 2nd Ave. and 17th Street. He became a musician's musician, developing a following among the modern guitar greats who came to see him perform.

Like Segovia, he kept performing well into his 90's, almost up until the time of his passing. I'm sure Stevie Ray will be happy to welcome Les to the big jam in the sky.

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