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What did Les Paul die from?
Pneumonia
Les Paul/Cause of death
Music legend Les Paul has died, succumbing to complications from pneumonia a week after his 94th birthday. Best-known today for the electric guitar that bears his name, Paul was a major star in his own right in the 1940s and ’50s — hosting radio shows and scoring numerous hits with his wife at the time, Mary Ford.
What was Les Paul’s real name?
Lester William Polsfuss
Les Paul/Full name
Paul was born Lester William Polsfuss in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He got his start playing and singing country music on the radio in the morning and playing jazz at night. He first heard jazz on the radio in Waukesha, as he said in an interview with NPR in 1996.
Are Les Pauls better than Strats?
A Strat is significantly more comfortable to play due to the thinner body and better body contours. Modern Les Pauls are more comfortable to play than vintage Les Pauls, but they still feel like a large slab of wood against your body when compared to a Strat.
How did Les Paul die cause of death?
According to a statement from Gibson Guitar, Paul died of complications from “severe” pneumonia at White Plains Hospital. His family and friends were by his side. “Besides being a wonderful musician and innovator he was one the kindest people I ever knew,” Paul’s agent Tom Cassidy said in a statement.
Where did Les Paul live most of his life?
For seven years in the 1950s, Paul and Ford broadcast a TV show from their home in Mahwah, New Jersey. Ford died in 1977, 15 years after they divorced. In recent years, even after his illness in early 2006, Paul played Monday nights at New York’s Iridium jazz club.
How old was Les Paul when he started to play guitar?
At the age of eight, Paul began playing the harmonica. After learning the piano, he switched to the guitar. During this time he invented a neck-worn harmonica holder, which allowed him to play both sides of the harmonica hands-free while accompanying himself on the guitar.
When did Paul die and who was with him?
“The tradition is, for now Paul fails us, that Paul, as a Roman citizen, was beheaded on the Ostian Road just outside of Rome. Nero died June, 68 A.D., so that Paul was executed before that date, perhaps in the late spring of that year (or 67). Perhaps Luke and Timothy were with him.
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