Les Paul - Waukesha, Wisconsin
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msrubble
N 42° 59.675 W 088° 14.437
16T E 398869 N 4760959
Grave of Les Paul, guitarist and inventor.
Waymark Code: WMP1FN
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2015
Views: 11
The gravesite of musician and inventor Les Paul is in Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Wisconsin. "Les Paul" was the professional name of Lester William Polsfuss. He is buried next to his mother Evelyn Stutz Polsfuss. Both have large flat horizontal markers.
Beyond Les Paul's marker is a headstone-style stone monument with a sculpted Les Paul model guitar and an engraved signature. To the side of the graves are monuments resembling short walls, which tell the story of Paul's life.
There is parking within the cemetery, fairly close to the gravesite.
Description:
Les Paul was born Lester William Polsfuss, in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He was a musician and an inveterate tinkerer. Besides being a professional jazz guitarist who reached the height of his popularity in the 1950s with his wife, singer Mary Ford, he is credited with inventing the solid-body electric guitar and overdubbing. He was an early experimenter with multi-track recording and reverb, and patented a guitar pickup.
The Gibson "Les Paul" model of electric guitar is named after him and based on his design.
Les Paul won multiple Grammy Awards, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and is in the Rock and Jazz Halls of Fame.
Date of birth: 06/09/1915
Date of death: 08/12/2009
Area of notoriety: Entertainment
Marker Type: Horizontal Marker
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: seven days a week from 7:00 a.m. until dark
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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