Les Paul

Lester William Polsfuss, 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, and his prototype, called the Log, served as inspiration for the Gibson Les Paul. Paul taught himself how to play guitar, and while he is mainly known for jazz and popular music, he had an early career in country music. In the 1950s, he and his wife, singer and guitarist Mary Ford, recorded numerous records, selling millions of copies.

9 June 1915

Born on the same birth date (9 June 1915): Jim McDonald (halfback)

Born on the same birth day (9 June): Aaron M. Johnson • Aaron Sorkin • André Vallerand • Fred Waring • Gregory Maguire • Hein Eersel • Jackie Wilson • Joaquín (footballer, born 1956) • Josh Cribbs • Lehlohonolo Seema • Mick O'Dwyer • Otto Addo • Pete Byrne

Born in the same month (June 1915): David Rockefeller • Dick Reynolds • Fred Hoyle • John Randolph (actor) • John Tukey • Julius Schwartz • Magda Gabor • Marga Faulstich • Nicholas Metropolis • Paul Castellano • Priscilla Lane • Robert Kanigher • Saul Bellow • Seán McCaughey • Terence Young (director) • Thomas Quinn Curtiss