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Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, which made the sound of rock and roll possible. Les taught himself how to play guitar and while he is mainly known for rock music, he had an early career in country music. He is credited with many recording innovations. Although he was not the first to use the technique, his early experiments with overdubbing (also known as sound on sound),〔(Guitarist and recording pioneer Les Paul dies, aged 94 ). The List. August 12, 2009.〕 delay effects such as tape delay, phasing effects and multitrack recording were among the first to attract widespread attention.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Wizard of Waukesha )〕 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 guitarists of the present day.〔Staff writer (October 12, 2005). ("Les Paul, 90, Releases Tribute Album" ). ''CBC''. Accessed August 24, 2009. 〕〔(Swing Licks for C6th Lap Steel ). The Steel Guitar Forum.〕〔Benson, John (November 12, 2008). (Rock hall to honor Les Paul ). Vindy.com.〕 He recorded with his wife Mary Ford in the 1950s, and they sold millions of records. Among his many honors, Paul is one of a handful of artists with a permanent, stand-alone exhibit in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Exhibits | The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum )〕 He is prominently named by the music museum on its website as an "architect" and a "key inductee" along with Sam Phillips and Alan Freed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Architects of Rock and Roll featuring Les Paul, Alan Freed and Sam Phillips | The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum )〕 Les Paul is the only person to be included in both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the National Inventors Hall of Fame.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.lespaulfoundation.org )〕 ==Early life== Les Paul was born Lester William Polsfuss〔Farber, Jim (August 13, 2009). ("Electric Guitar Hero Les Paul Dead at 94: Hit-Maker, Musical Designer, Pioneer" ). ''Daily News)''. Accessed August 24, 2009.〕 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, to George 〔 and Evelyn (Stutz) Polsfuss. His family was of German ancestry.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Book Excerpt: The Early Years of the Les Paul Legacy 1915–1963 )〕 Paul's mother was related to the founders of Milwaukee's Valentin Blatz Brewing Company and the makers of the Stutz automobile. His parents divorced when he was a child.〔Henry, David (August 13, 2009). ("Les Paul, Pioneer of Electric Guitar, Inventor, Dies at 94" ). ''Bloomberg''. Accessed August 24, 2009.〕 His mother simplified their Prussian family name first to Polfuss, then to Polfus, although Les Paul never legally changed his name. Before taking the stage name Les Paul, he also performed as Red Hot Red〔(American Masters (2007 Season)—"Les Paul: Chasing Sound" )—thirteen WNET New York〕 and Rhubarb Red. At the age of eight, Paul began playing the harmonica. After trying to learn the piano, he switched to the guitar. It was during this time that he invented a neck-worn harmonica holder, which allowed him to play both sides of the harmonica hands-free while accompanying himself on the guitar. It is still manufactured using his basic design.〔(August 14, 2009). () ''The New York Times'' (website registration required).〕 By age thirteen, Paul was performing semi-professionally as a country-music singer, guitarist, and harmonica player. While playing at the Waukesha area drive-ins and roadhouses, Paul began his first experiment with sound. Wanting to make himself heard by more people at the local venues, he wired a phonograph needle to his guitar and connected it to a radio speaker, using that to amplify his acoustic guitar. As a teen Paul created his first solid body electric guitar using a 2-foot piece of rail from a nearby train line. At age seventeen, Paul played with Rube Tronson's Texas Cowboys, and soon after he dropped out of high school to team up with Sunny Joe Wolverton's Radio Band in St. Louis, Missouri, on KMOX. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Les Paul」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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