Les Paul

Age: 94 (passed away Aug. 13th, 2009)
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Birth Place: Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Born: Jun. 9th, 1915

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Les Paul's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
The Herb Shriner Show	Les Paul

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:

Has four children, Rusty and Gene (with Virginia Webb Paul), one adopted daughter, (with 'Mary Ford (I)' (qv)), and a son named Robert (also with Ford).
His first electrified guitar was made by placing the tonearm of a record player into the back of an acoustic guitar.
Lives in New York City.
His first solid-body electric guitar was built using a section of a railroad tie as the base. He jokingly referred to it as "the log", and designed two small decorative pieces to place on it to make it look more like an acoustic guitar.
Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1990.
Mary Ford and Les Paul were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1541 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
Once built a home-made record turntable using a Cadillac V8 flywheel and a dental drill motor.
"How High the Moon", a single he recorded with his wife 'Mary Ford (I)' (qv), was the first pop song ever made with multi-track recording.

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