Les Paul Dead at 94 RIP

One of the many joys I have had in my life was to watch Les Paul perform “twice” at the Iridium Club in New York.  Evey Monday night for years he stepped on to the stage and played (with arthritic hands) some of the best rock/jazz tunes I’ve ever had the pleasure of hearing.  As you can see from the picture above, he knew how to work the room.  I will be back in New York this October and was planning on seeing him a third time, but am so sad to read the news this morning that he passed of complications from pneumonia.

Les Paul is an icon and the music industry will be forever in debt to him for all of his contributions.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Les Paul Foundation, 236 West 30th Street, 7th Floor, New York, New York 10001.