Les Paul Guitar Pioneer Life and Music Video

Les Paul Guitar Pioneer Life and Music Video provides an abridged look into the life and music of the great electric guitar innovator, Les Paul.

Les Paul (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009) was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, and his prototype, called the Log, served as inspiration for the Gibson Les Paul. Paul taught himself how to play guitar, and while he is mainly known for jazz and popular music, he had an early career in country music. In the 1950s, he and his wife, singer and guitarist Mary Ford, recorded numerous records, selling millions of copies.