Week 10 BOC- Les Paul

Lester William Polsfuss was born June 9, 1915 – died August 12, 2009, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where he first became interested in music and started playing the harmonica at 8 years old. He then progressed to the banjo and then proceeded to playing the guitar. After he mastered the guitar it was all uphill from there. He began playing gigs whereever and eventually he became an amazing American jazz and country guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was also known as Les Paul. He helped develope the solid-body electric guitar which made it possible for the sound of rock and roll. He is credited for a lot of recording innovations but wasn't the first to use the technique. He experimented with techniques such as delay effects, phasing effects and multitrack recording. His inspiring talents started tying into his playing style, including licks, trills, chording sequences, fretting techniques and timing. This set him apart from other guitarists and also inspired them to be up to date with the present day. He recorded with his wife Mary Ford in the 1950s, and together they sold millions of records. Paul was one out of 5 artists with a permanent exhibit in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is named by the music museum as an 'architect' and a 'key inductee' along with Sam Phillips and Alan Freed.