Lester william polsfuss biography of william shakespeare

Les Paul designed a solid-body electric guitar in , but by the time it was ready for production by Gibson in , Leo Fender had already mass-produced the Fender Broadcaster four years earlier, thus beating Paul to popular credit for the invention. Nonetheless, the Les Paul acquired a devoted following, and its versatility and balance made it the favored guitar of many rock guitarists.

By at least one account, Paul's early musical ability wasn't superb. But nobody could dissuade him from trying, and as a young boy he taught himself the harmonica, guitar and banjo. By his teen years, Paul was playing in country bands around the Midwest. He also played live on St. Louis radio stations, calling himself the Rhubarb Red.

Coupled with Paul's interest in playing instruments was a love for modifying them. At the age of nine he built his first crystal radio. At 10 he built a harmonica holder out of a coat hanger, and then later constructed his own amplified guitar.

Les Paul (born Lester William Polsfuss) was born on June 9, in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Not content to strictly be a country musician, Paul developed an interest in jazz music and by the mid s had moved to Chicago and formed the Les Paul Trio. He formed his first trio and learned jazz on the South Side of Chicago while he was playing country music during the day on the Chicago radio stations. In the perfectionist in Paul believed he could improve upon the common amplified guitar.

To do so he attached strings and two pickups to what was essentially a wooden board with a guitar neck. Paul called it the "the log," and while it drew some early criticism, mainly for its look, it produced just the kind of sound its creator had been looking for.