Legendary guitarist and legendary guitar maker, Les Paul, has died at a New York hospital of complications of pneumonia, he was 94.

Les Paul has invented a guitar brand named, Gibson Les Paul, named after him. This guitar brand has brought the fame of other guitar legends like Jimmy Page, Pete Townshend, Al Dimeola, Slash and many more. The guitar has attracted to many other guitarists in this world whether famous guitarists or non-famous.

Les Paul has been a huge influence in the world of guitar playing, today is a very sad day in the music industry. RIP, the King of Rock guitars.

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