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Les Paul

real name Lester William Polsfuss

Waukesha, United States · 1915-06-09 – 2009-08-13

Les Paul is credited on 886 releases across 225 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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886

Credits

225

Albums

8

Decades active

104

In collections

Biography

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Jazz, blues and country guitarist, songwriter, luthier, recording engineer and inventor (born 9 June 1915 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; died 13 August 2009 in White Plains, New York, USA). He designed one of the first solid body guitars, which made the sound of rock and roll possible. In the 1940s he made early experiments with overdubbing, delay effects such as tape delay, phasing effects and multitrack recording.
He recorded in the 1950s with his wife Mary Ford on vocals.
Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 (Early Influence).

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Credited work

886 releases · 225 albums · active 1950–2024

  • Performance · 988
  • Other credits · 136
  • Engineering · 13
  • Production · 6
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: BSB Studio · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Les Paul Studios · RCA Studios, Hollywood

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