Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. B.B. King, onstage with Lucille in 1982. Maybe it’s all the bending and vibrato, and the associated pain that comes with ...

UPDATE: After revealing his intent to restore one of the first ever Les Paul guitars destroyed in a tornado, guitarist Jared James Nichols now has that process finally complete. In an Instagram post ...

Jimmy Page has had a significant impact on rock and roll music. As the co-founder of Led Zeppelin, Page is also responsible for a variety of famous guitar riffs when he worked as a session musician, ...

Guitarist magazine's editor-in-chief Jamie Dickson, former editor Neville Marten and Claire Tole-Moir from Bonhams talk about Gary Moore's Gibson Les Paul - nicknamed 'Stripe' - on stage at The Gibson ...

This is one in a series of stories about Kalamazoo's guitar-making heritage. Go here to read the full series. KALAMAZOO, MI-- The old but familiar-looking guitar with the gold in the middle and faded ...

The Iridium, New York City's legendary home of jazz, rock, and blues, announces Les Paul Birthday Week , a seven-night celebration honoring the life and legacy of guitar pioneer Les Paul, running June ...

This is FRESH AIR. Les Paul was born 100 years ago today. He spent his life playing guitar, inventing guitars to play, and inventing devices to record himself on. He invented the solid-body electric ...

NEW YORK — Guitar Player magazine mentioned Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend of The Who, and Peter Frampton. Arlan Ettinger, the president of Guernsey’s, an auction house on the Upper East Side, mentioned ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leadership professor, job market journalist-analyst, business advisor. Jun 10, 2025, 01:22pm EDT American jazz musician Les Paul ...

When Leo Fender and Les Paul met, they didn't have much in common — one was an introverted tinkerer, the other a rising star. But their electric guitars defined the sound of rock 'n' roll. Buddy Holly ...

Les Paul, a guitar legend and music innovator, died in 2009 at the age of 94. To mark what would have been his 100th birthday, we'll listen back to a conversation he had with Terry Gross in 1992. This ...