It’s a shame that it took Les Paul’s death to introduce me to much of his music

I’m no guitarist, that’s for sure, but you’d have to be pretty un-musical to have not heard of Les Paul — at the very least, his famed namesake guitar.

But, unfortunately, that was all I really knew about the guy. So when I read news of his death, I took the opportunity to read his obituary and learn a little bit more. I really enjoyed the New York Times’ “Last Word” video obituary, too, with its extensive interviews with Paul.

I’m ashamed to admit that I had no idea how much of a virtuoso he was. And he was still playing every Monday up until June.