Sad News for Music Fans

Guitar god Les Paul died Thursday at the age of 94.

In addition to the wonderful music he created during his time playing jazz, pop, and country music, Paul also invented the electric guitar that we are so familiar with today. Imagine what today’s popular artists would sound like if no one had created the solid-body electric guitar?

Read more about Paul’s life and impact on the music world in the New York Times. Then see what folks on Twitter are saying about this amazing musician.

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