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Les Paul, 94; pioneered recording techniques, inspired ‘a world of guitarists’

Until recently, Les Paul played on Monday nights at the Iridium club in New York City. Until recently, Les Paul played on Monday nights at the Iridium club in New York City. (New York Times/File 2005)
By Mark Feeney
Globe Staff / August 14, 2009

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Les Paul, who helped revolutionize popular music with his innovations on the guitar and in the recording studio, died yesterday from complications of pneumonia in White Plains, NY. He was 94. (Full article: 1260 words)

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