Guitar wizard Les Paul dies at 94
Guitar legend Les Paul, seen in an August 13, 2001 file photo performing at the Iridium Club in New York City, died at the age of 94 from complications from pneumonia in White Plains, New York on August 13, 2009.
Les Paul, who invented the solid-body electric guitar later wielded by a legion of rock 'n' roll greats, died Thursday of complications from pneumonia.