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Asked to name music superstars, few in the general public would immediately think of Les Paul.

But 100 years after his birth, his many admirers are hoping to promote him as one of modern music's indispensable figures.

Paul, who died in 2009, was an acclaimed jazz guitarist but also a prolific inventor. He paved the way for the rock era by pioneering the electric guitar and revolutionized how artists record music.