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LES
(less)
1.
Les Paul: Guitarist and developer of electric guitars 2. A
French article Common clues: Guitarist Paul; Electric guitar
pioneer Paul; Guitar innovator Paul; French article; “___
Miserables”; Arles article; “___ Girls” Crossword
puzzle frequency:
9 times a year Frequency
in English language:
4831 / 86800 Video: Les
Paul documentary
I used my mother's
radio as a PA system. I'd take the telephone, the speaking part,
and take those two leads off and lead them into the radio and the
sound would come out of the speaker.
– Les Paul
Lester
William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009) —
known as Les Paul — was an American jazz and country
guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was a pioneer in the
development of the solid-body electric guitar which "made the
sound of rock and roll possible". He is credited with many
recording innovations, including overdubbing (also known as sound
on sound), delay effects such as tape delay, phasing effects, and
multitrack recording.
His
innovative talents extended into his playing style, including
licks, trills, chording sequences, fretting techniques and timing,
which set him apart from his contemporaries and inspired many of
the guitarists of the present day. He recorded with his wife Mary
Ford in the 1950s and they sold millions of records.
On
August 12, 2009, Paul died of complications from pneumonia at
White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York. His family and
friends were by his side Paul is survived by his four children and
his companion Arlene Palmer. His attorney told the media Paul had
been "in and out of the hospital" because of
illness.
Upon learning of his death many artists and
musicians paid tribute by publicly expressing their sorrow. Among
them were Trey Anastasio, Eric Clapton, Randy Bachman, The Edge,
Jeff Hanneman, Robby Krieger, B.B. King, Pete Townshend, Tad
Kubler, Slash, Jeff Beck, Angus Young, Joe Satriani, Kirk Hammet,
Brian "Head" Welch, Joe Perry, Eddie Van Halen, Tony
Iommi, Jimmy Page, Brian May, Tom Morello and Keith Richards.
After learning of Paul's death, former Guns N' Roses and current
Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash called him "vibrant and full
of positive energy." U2 guitarist The Edge said, "His
legacy as a musician and inventor will live on and his influence
on rock and roll will never be forgotten."
On August
21, 2009, he was buried in Waukesha at Prairie Home Cemetery which
indicated that his plot would be in an area where visitors can
easily view it. Like his funeral in New York on August 19, the
burial was private, but earlier in the day a public memorial
viewing of the closed casket was held in Milwaukee at the
Discovery World Museum with 1,500 attendees who were offered free
admission to the Les Paul House of Sound exhibit for the day.
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In
French, articles and determiners are required on almost every
common noun, much more so than in English. They are inflected to
agree in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or
plural) with the noun they determine, though most have only one
plural form (for masculine and feminine). Many also often change
form when the word that follows them begins with a vowel
sound.
The French definite article is analogous to the
English definite article the. Like the, the French definite
article is used with a noun referring to a specific item when both
the speaker and the audience know what the item is; so, «
J'ai cassé la chaise rouge » ("I broke the red
chair"). Unlike the, the French definite article is also used
with mass nouns and plural nouns with generic interpretation, and
with abstract nouns. For example:
• « J'aime
le lait. » ("I like milk.") • «
J'aime les romans. » ("I like novels.") •
« Le capitalisme a transformé ce pays. »
("Capitalism has transformed this country.")
This
article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It
uses material from the Wikipedia
article "Les Paul"
and “French
articles”.
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