Here are  few names you might recongize:

1. BB King
2. The Beatles
3. Van Halen
4. Jeff Beck
5. Your mother

Ok, so that last one isnt’t so appropriate.  But the first four are people that belong to music imortality.  Lets all guess who they say is the man that is responsibly for modern music:

1. Les Paul
2. Les Paul
3. Les Paul
4. Les Paul
5. Les Paul

That’s right!  Even yo mutha likes Les Paul.  Why could that be?  Well, lets throw away his prolific career as one of the greatest guitarists ever.  Let us just consider that he invented the solid body guitar, the electrical guitar, multi-track record and a little thing called reverb.   FUCK!  You need to stand down.  This guy owns you!

Les Paul was a legend in his own time as a guitarist, and let so many others be legends for future generations. Just ask anyone.  Like Paul McCarteney.  Or Eddie Van Halen.  Or BB King.

Les Paul has been a personal hero of mine of some time.  If you get a chance please watch Let Paul, Chasing the Sound.

Lester Polfuss, you fucking rock!

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