Les Paul with his wife Mary in the late 1940s.

Les Paul on May 31, 2004

Les Paul: inventor, tinkerer, engineer, and musician.

Nobody else has done more to shape the sound of modern popular music than Les Paul. Inventor of the solid body electric guitar, multitrack recording, and the tape delay. He was also a talented musician and all-around fine human. We’ve lost a good man.

Les Paul: June 9, 1915 – August 13, 2009.