Legendary guitarist and inventor Les Paul dies at the age of 94
Yesterday - on August 13th, 2009 - one of the most influencing figures in the rock scene passed away. Les Paul was 94 when he died of complications from pneumonia at White Plains Hospital. While he is best known for his tremendous effort developing solid body electric guitar in the 1930s and having a string of hit songs he has contributed to the development of novel recording techniques as well... namely multitrack recording and guitar effects.
