Researching Les Paul
Investigate the background of Les Paul using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7496 people with the Paul surname? In that year Paul was ranked number 546 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Les means "Form of LESTER. From Leicester" and is of Not available or unknown origin.
Records of Les Paul on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Les Paul in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Les Paul and the Paul Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Paul Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Paul family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Les Paul at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Les Paul using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Les Paul.
Research the Paul surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Paul Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 11048 people with the Paul surname in the UK? Paul is now ranked number 525 for popularity in the UK. |
Paul Family Tree Databases
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Paul Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 82033 people with the Paul surname in the USA? Paul is ranked number 130 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Les Paul. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Les Paul
Les Paul
Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), 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.
Paul is credited with many recording innovations. His early experiments with overdubbing (also known as sound on sound), delay effects such as tape delay, phasing, and multitrack recording were among the first to attract widespread attention. His licks, trills, chording sequences, fretting techniques, and timing set him apart from his contemporaries and inspired many guitarists of the present day.
Among his many honors, Paul is one of a handful of artists with a permanent exhibit in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is prominently named by the music museum on its website as an "architect" and a "key inductee" with Sam Phillips and Alan Freed. Paul is the only person to be included in both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
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