What is Les Paul?
{{about|the musician|the guitar of the same name|Gibson Les Paul}} [[File:Les Paul portrait frontal.jpg|right|thumb|Les Paul]] '''Les Paul''' (born '''Lester William Polsfuss''', June 9, 1915 – August 13, 2009) was an [[Americans|American]] [[musician]] and [[innovator]]. He is famous for his work in [[electric guitar]]s and in [[overdubbing]]. He was born in [[Waukesha, Wisconsin]]. The solidbody electric guitar Les Paul which is named after him is made by the American [[company]] [[Gibson]]. It is one of the most famous guitar models in rock music history. Paul died of complications from [[pneumonia]] at White Plains Hospital in [[White Plains, New York]] at the age of 94.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/97288/les_paul|title=Music Great Les Paul Dies at 94|author=Newels, Eric|accessdate=August 21, 2009|date=August 17, 2009|publisher=[[idiomag]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Polsfuss, Lester}} [[Category:1915 births]] [[Category:2009 deaths]] [[Category:American guitarists]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Musicians from Wisconsin]]