February 11, 2009
http://gibsonlespaulelectricguitar.com
July 9, 1915 brought the birth of one of the greatest jazz guitarists and inventors the world has ever seen. This was the day guitarist and inventor Les Paul was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Little did his parents know how their little baby would change the guitar world with the Gibson Les Paul electric guitar. Les began showing signs of musical interest and talent at the age of 8 when he took up playing the harmonica. In his teenage years he tried his hand at the banjo but instead chose the guitar as his instrument to master. Les succeeded in mastering the guitar and went on to revolutionalize not only guitar designs and recording techniques but the face of Rock and Roll.
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