Biography

A studio pioneer and arguably the most innovative musician of his generation, Waukesha, Wisconsin native Les Paul created the solid-body guitar that bears his name. He was also a pioneer in the creation of multi-track recording and effects units. As a guitarist, he was an original jazz stylist who incorporated elements of blues, pop, and country. He started out recording with his own trio, but in the early '50s the records he made with his wife, Mary Ford, where she overdubbed several tracks of harmonized vocals, became huge pop hits. Enormously influential through both his musical and technological achievements, Paul continued to perform right up to his death in 2009 at age 94.

Top Tracks

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• 69 Freedom Special

• Aloha Oe

• Avalon

• Birth Of The Blues

• Blue Skies

• Caravan

• Chicken Reel

• 'deed I Do

• Deep Elem Blues

• How Deep Is The Ocean?

• How High The Moon

• How Long

• Hummingbird

• I'm A Fool To Care

• I'm Sitting On Top Of The World

• It's Been A Long, Long Time

• Just Because

• Lazy River

• Lover

• My Future Just Passed

• Put A Ring On My Finger

• Smoke Rings

• Song Of The Islands

• Steel Guitar Rag

• Tennessee Waltz

• The Walls Came Tumbling Down

• The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise

• There's A Lull In My Life

• Vaya Con Dios (may God Be With You)

• What A Diff'rence A Day Made

• What Am I Gonna Do About You?

• What Is This Thing Called Love?

• Who's Sorry Now?

• Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (and Dream Your Troubles Away)

Discography

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• American Made World Played

  Capitol/EMI Records / Capitol

  2005

• California Melodies

  Collectors' Choice Music

  2003

• Guitar Monsters

  RCA

  1978

• The Guitar Artistry of Les Paul

  One Way Records

  1971

• Les Paul Now!

  Dutton Laboratories

  1968

• Lover

  Capitol

  196?

• Guitar Tapestry

  Project 3

  196?

• Hit Makers! [12"]

  1955