computermusicblog.com » les paul http://computermusicblog.com/blog electronic and computer music as it happens Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:37:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Les Paul, Innovator http://computermusicblog.com/blog/2009/08/14/les-paul-innovator/ http://computermusicblog.com/blog/2009/08/14/les-paul-innovator/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:12:15 +0000 evan http://computermusicblog.com/blog/?p=201 Les Paul passed away on Thursday. He was 94. Musically, he was more involved with popular entertainment than with the kind of music that we write about on this blog. But he invented an instrument that, in many respects, defined twentieth century musical innovation: the solid-body electric guitar.

Beyond defining the sound of [...]]]> Les Paul passed away on Thursday. He was 94. Musically, he was more involved with popular entertainment than with the kind of music that we write about on this blog. But he invented an instrument that, in many respects, defined twentieth century musical innovation: the solid-body electric guitar.

Beyond defining the sound of rock music, Paul also defined the spirit of electronic curiosity that has been present in so many electroacoustic composers. He showed the world that innovative new sounds could come from a few hours of tinkering with spare parts in the garage. Today, with the prevalence of DIY music and homebrew music software, this spirit is more alive than ever.



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