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For Immediate Release LES PAUL INSPIRES ROCKIT! LIVE FOUNDATION The Les Paul Foundation Grant Awarded to Educate Students on The Father of Modern Music RED BANK, NEW JERSEY – October 8, 2018 - The Rockit Live Foundation is pleased to announce its collaboration with...

Little Kids Rock have done a dynamite job of explaining Les’ innovations and inventions and attitude towards life using kids to tell kids. What a great partner they are to the Foundation. Check out all the stories and programs about Les Paul here:  Links to Les.

For Immediate Release: From Coast to Coast Organizations Plan Events to Help Celebrate Les Paul’s 103rd Birthday June 9th, 2018 Marks Birthday of the “Father of Modern Music” New York, New York – June 4, 2018 – The Les Paul Foundation will celebrate Les  Paul’s 103rd...

For Immediate Release: Nile Rodgers Honored with the 3rd Annual Les Paul Spirit Award at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival The Les Paul Foundation Will Present Les Paul Spirit Award for Innovation and Achievements Manchester, Tenn – (May 17, 2018) – The Les Paul...

influential guitarist and inventor, was “the most important individual ever in the music industry.” And he’s not saying that just because he’s the executive director of the Les Paul Foundation. “It’s a big statement and some people may roll their eyes,” Braunstein...

Alice Bidoae, student at HALS Middle School, wins VH1 Save The Music Foundation’s Les Paul Legacy Contest NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT – Alice Bidoae, student at HALS Middle School, has been named the winner in the VH1 Save the Music Foundation’s national Les Paul Legacy...

Jackson Browne will receive the Les Paul Innovation Award at music trade show NAMMon Jan 27 (the show runs from Jan. 25 – 28) in Anaheim, Calif. The singer-songwriter is being honored as part of the conference’s Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards (NAMM TEC...