Les Paul, who died yesterday at the age of 94, may have been best know for his namesake guitar (most famously played by Jimmy Page and Slash) or a long string of hit records he made with his wife Mary Ford.
Either achievement would be enough to make him one of music's all-time legends, but Paul's invention of multi-track recording was the stroke of technical genius that truly changed the word and created the modern record industry.
![](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-04/1time%20History%20proof%20is%20out%20there%20rudy%20reyes%20ronnie%20adkins%201200.jpg?itok=38fi51YO "Former Army intelligence analyst Ronnie Adkins (left) and veteran Recon Marine Rudy Reyes host "The Proof is Out There," on HIstory. (Jai Lennard/The HISTORY Channel)")
