Les Paul

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Biography

A towering figure in the development of popular music, Les Paul was a musician and inventor who contributed greatly to the creation of the solid-body guitar, while also breaking new ground in sound recording through his experiments with multiple tracks and other electronic effects. Most importantly, Paul was an astonishingly gifted jazz guitarist who enjoyed a lengthy string of pop hits in the early 1950s with upbeat singles like "How High the …
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Job Title

Actor, Music

Born

Lester William Polfuss on June 9, 1915 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA