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Modern music owes everything to Les Paul. Inventor of the most iconic guitar out there, and invented multitrack recording. He still plays shows every Monday night at the Iridium in New York, even at the age of 92.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Paul
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Paul
...but then again I am a guitar nut.
There's a lot of great history between Gibson and Fender. An epic battle I've found myself on both sides of (my dad and I have quite the collection).
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promote Les Paul.
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I actually just wrote a paper on how Fender and Gibson's competition helped push the development of the electric guitar, and a lot of the reading I did for that paper was, of course, deeply centered on Les Paul and his signature model. The story of how the guitar ended up coming about is a really interesting read.
...but then again I am a guitar nut.