Inspiring innovative & creative thinking by sharing the legacy through support of music education, recording, innovation & medical research related to hearing.
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Get to know the Les Paul Foundation, whose mission is to honor the legacy of Les Paul through music education, engineering and hearing health.
The Les Paul Foundation is proud to honor this year’s Les Paul Spirit Award to Slash. Michael Braunstein, Executive Director of the Les Paul Foundation, presented Slash the award at the Les Paul Recording Studio on Monday, October 5th.
When @iamgeorgiameek stopped by the Les Paul Recording before her 2026 VMAs performance ⚡️
The Les Paul Foundation mourns the loss of Dolly Parton, an incredible spirit that touched all of our lives in the most positive of ways. Restful sleep Dolly, we will always love you.
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81 years ago, Les Paul recorded "It's Been a Long, Long Time" with @BingCrosby. The single would reach no. 1 on the charts later that year in November.
Thank you Foundation grantee Boch Center for hosting Dr. Julie Palkowski to share with the Lynnfield High School Coding Class.
The session focused on Mary Ford as a musical trailblazer and Les Paul's multitrack recording work 🎛️
The Music School at Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center provides 300+ K–12 public school students with completely free, comprehensive music education.
Through its partnership with the Foundation, high school students in the Music Technology Program explored the legacy of Les Paul.
Robin Pecknold and Blake Mills cooking something up in the Les Paul Recording Studio a few weeks ago.
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Did you ever meet Les Paul? We want to hear about it!
Submissions sharing your favorite photos and stories with Les for his birthday end today.
Head to lp2026bdaysubmissions.square… to send us your fan photos and stories for a chance to be featured during Les' birthday week.
Les Paul was in service from 1943 to 1944, working for the Armed Forces Radio performing with his trio and in the AFRS orchestra for popular dramas.
After he was discharged, Les and Mary would visit service members in the hospital and perform for them.
Shoutout to Les Paul Foundation grantees, Towne Meadows Elementary School and Neely Traditional Academy, who hosted Guitar Genius author Kim Tomsic. Ms. Tomsic spoke with students about Les Paul's adventures as a kid inventor.
Visit the LPF site for free educational resources 📚
les-paul.com/education-2/
Les Paul was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame in 2005 for the invention of the solid-body electric guitar, U.S. Patent No. 3,018,680.
