American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor (1915–2009)
Les Paul
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Les Paul
American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor (1915–2009)
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birth nameLester William Polsfuss (English)
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pseudonymLes Paul
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imported from Wikimedia project English Wikipedia date of birth9 June 1915Gregorian
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place of birth Waukesha1 reference
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13 August 2009
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11 August 2009
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spouse Mary Ford start time29 December 1949
end timeDecember 1964
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child Lester George "Rusty" Paul Jr0 references
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occupation guitarist1 reference
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work period (start)1928
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imported from Wikimedia project English Wikipedia Wikimedia import URL https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Les_Paul&oldid=898452069 work period (end)2009
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instrument guitar0 references
violin0 references
archives at Library of Congress Music Division titleLes Paul papers, 1904-2000 (English)
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reference URL https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu019008 genre jazz1 reference
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Grammy Trustees Award point in time1983
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame point in time1988
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Commons Creator pageLester William Polsfuss
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