R.I.P. Les Paul, 1915-2009

• I had the pleasure of seeing Les at a tribute last year, presented by the Rock Hall here in Cleveland, honoring his music and career. Paul himself was an unannounced special guest - we didn't know until that evening that he would be there to play. I was unaware of his contributions to the development of multi-track recording, so as I watched a career highlight film, my jaw dropped when I learned this. Same jaw dropped a bit further as I watched vintage video of Paul demonstrating his techniques. Truly an amazing player and inventor - I had a few opportunities to see him play club shows in the past few years - wish I would have taken those opportunities, but I'm happy that I at least got to see him play.

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