Les Paul, who passed away in 2009, was born in Wisconsin on June 9, 1915. His guitar playing and innovations, like his development of the solid-body electric guitar, are responsible for much of the music we hear today.
Among his many accomplishments, in the 1950s he had a five-minute syndicated television show with his wife at the time, Mary Ford. During that decade, Ford and Paul had a string of hit jazz songs, and The Les Paul & Mary Ford Show was often used to fill in space between regularly scheduled shows.
You may read more about Les Paul’s life at the Les Paul website.
