Les Paul, Guitarist, Inventor & Inspiration To Many Rockers, Has Died. August 13, 2009 12:17 PM ET. By . Mark Memmott Enlarge this image. Les Paul in 2007.

Everything can be traced back to Les Paul. First, consider that he invented the solid-body electric guitar. The Gibson model that has carried his name since the 1950s is one of the most iconic ...

The Les Paul Recording Studio plans to release enhanced versions of the innovator's hit recordings and offer educational opportunities.

Guitarist Les Paul is best known as the inventor of his namesake solid-body electric guitar, the Gibson Les Paul. But even as a teen, he was a tinkerer. Sue Baker of the Les Paul Foundation talks ...

NEW YORK — Les Paul, the guitar virtuoso and inventor who revolutionized music and created rock ‘n’ roll as surely as Elvis Presley and the Beatles by developing the solid-body electric ...

In this Feb. 26, 2007 file photo, Guitar legend Les Paul performs at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York. Paul, 94, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric ...

He invented an effects-generating synthesizer called the “Les Paulverizer” in 1949, and he developed the eight-track tape recorder with Ampex, which was introduced in 1952. Paul was inducted into the ...

Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multi-track recording, died today, according to the Associated Press.He was 94.

Les Paul, the legendary inventor behind the birth of rock n’ roll, died today of complications from pneumonia at the age of 94.. During his long tenure on this planet, Les Paul was something ...

Les Paul, the legendary American musician and inventor who changed the course of music with his solid-body electric guitar, multi-track recording and a string of pop and jazz hits, died 13 August ...

NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - A guitar that helped launch rock'n'roll will be for sale on Oct. 13, when Christie's in New York auctions inventor Les Paul's own personal guitar bearing his name.