Guitar legend, Les Paul, passed away yesterday at the age of 94. Even though not directly associated with southern gospel music, his contributions to the music world were great. The famed Gibson Les Paul guitar bears his name. He first started using the electric guitar because he wanted to be heard better over the other instruments. Legend has it that he invinted the electric guitar but that is not totally true. He is probably the man to popularize it. He always worked to get rid of distortion in the guitar but became a mainstay in a lot of rock music. He also was one of the first to experiment with layering instruments and vocals in the studio.
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