Les Paul

Guitarist Les Paul died today. Paul is best remembered for being a musician who was an innovator in the field of electric guitars and recording techniques. Paul produced his own brand of electric guitars. The Les Paul brand was the preferred guitar of several noted rock and roll musicians.

Paul was also a pioneer in the field of recording. He was noted for his innovations in overdubbing as well as with mulitrack recording.

A good place to find reliable and authoritative information on Les Paul is Encyclopedia Britannica a database within Galileo. Britannica is a good database for finding factual information on noted persons past and present.

Another source of information is Credo Reference. Credo is a collection of over 400 searchable reference books. A search for Les Paul leads you to several articles on the man from the pages of these reference books.

Access to Britannica or Credo from home, through Galileo, requires the current Galileo password. Please contact your local Georgia librarian to get the password.

JWF