Editing Les Paul (section)

==Awards and honors==
[[File:Rog Les PaulEdit.jpg|thumb|170px|Paul and audio engineer [[Roger Nichols (recording engineer)|Roger Nichols]], both winners of Technical Grammy Awards]]
A few of Les Paul's many awards are listed below. In 2007, he was given the [[National Medal of Arts]] from U.S. President [[George W. Bush]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/medalists_year.html#07 |title=Lifetime Honors – National Medal of Arts |publisher=Nea.gov |access-date=March 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826194408/http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/medalists_year.html |archive-date=August 26, 2013 }}</ref>

Paul was inducted into the [[National Inventors Hall of Fame]] (2005) for his development of the solid-body electric guitar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/225.html |title=Inventor Profile, National Inventors Hall of Fame |publisher=Invent.org |access-date=March 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610005558/http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/225.html |archive-date=June 10, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> In 1988, he was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] by guitarist [[Jeff Beck]], who said, "I've copied more licks from Les Paul than I'd like to admit." He was also inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] (2005), the Big Band & Jazz Hall of Fame (1990), the [[New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame]] (1996), and the [[New Jersey Hall of Fame]] (2010).<ref>{{cite news |last=Alloway |first=Kristen |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/jack_nicholson_susan_sarandon.html |title=Jack Nicholson, Susan Sarandon are among 15 inducted into N.J. Hall of Fame |work=NJ.Com |publisher=New Jersey On-Line LLC |date=2010-05-02 |access-date=2015-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016194905/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/jack_nicholson_susan_sarandon.html |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Two of his songs entered the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]]: "[[How High the Moon]]" and "[[Vaya Con Dios (song)|Vaya Con Dios]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707235113/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame|url-status=dead|title=Grammy Hall of Fame Database|archive-date=July 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame#h |title=Grammy Hall of Fame Award Past Recipients |publisher=grammy.com |access-date=August 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122042616/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame |archive-date=January 22, 2011 }}</ref> In 1976, he and [[Chet Atkins]] received the Grammy Award for [[Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance|Best Country Instrumental]].<ref name="Les Paul Foundation"/> In 2005, he won [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance|Best Pop Instrumental]] for "Caravan" and [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance|Best Rock Instrumental]] for "69 Freedom Special."

In 1983, Paul received a [[Grammy Trustees Award]] for lifetime achievement. In 2001, he was honored with the Special Merit/[[Technical Grammy Award]], which recognizes "individuals or institutions that have set the highest standards of excellence in the creative application of audio technology," a select award given to masters of audio innovation including [[Thomas Alva Edison]], [[Leo Fender]], and [[Beatles]] recording engineer [[Geoff Emerick]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/producers-and-engineers/awards |title=Technical GRAMMY Award |publisher=grammy.com |access-date=January 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026094809/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/producers-and-engineers/awards |archive-date=October 26, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2004, he received an Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in Engineering and a Lifetime Achievement in Music Education from the Wisconsin Foundation for School Music.<ref name="Les Paul Foundation"/>

In 1960, he and Mary Ford received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref name="Les Paul Foundation">{{cite web|last=Braunstein|first=Michael|title=Les Paul Foundation: Les Paul's Legacy Timeline|url=http://lespaulfoundation.org/les-paul-legacy.html|publisher=Les Paul Foundation|access-date=January 7, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140107201952/http://lespaulfoundation.org/les-paul-legacy.html|archive-date=January 7, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 2009, Paul was named one of the top ten electric guitarists of all time by [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Dave on |url=http://www.fretbase.com/blog/2009/08/time-magazine-picks-the-10-best-electric-guitar-players-including-yngwie/ |title=Fretbase, Time Magazine Picks the 10 Best Electric Guitar Players |publisher=Fretbase.com |date=August 24, 2009 |access-date=March 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402045526/http://www.fretbase.com/blog/2009/08/time-magazine-picks-the-10-best-electric-guitar-players-including-yngwie/ |archive-date=April 2, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Two years later he was named the eighteenth greatest guitarist of all time by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123/les-paul-19691231 |title=100 Greatest Guitarists: Les Paul |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=November 23, 2011 |access-date=September 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713070900/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123/les-paul-19691231 |archive-date=July 13, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> During the same year, his name was added to the [[Music City Walk of Fame|Nashville Walk of Fame]].<ref name="Les Paul Foundation"/>

In 2011, for Paul's birthday on June 9–10, an interactive [[Google Doodle]] was shown on the [[Google]] homepage where the Google logo itself is formed as a Les Paul guitar and the user was able to play and record music. By the next 48 hours, approximately 40 million songs were recorded by users.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Les Paul's 96th Birthday|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/les-pauls-96th-birthday/|access-date=October 10, 2023|website=Google|language=en}}</ref>

===Concerts and exhibitions===
[[File:Les Paul live 3.jpg|thumb|170px|Paul playing a [[Gibson Les Paul]] at the [[Iridium Jazz Club]] in New York City, 2008]]
In July 2005, a 90th-birthday tribute concert was held for Les Paul at [[Carnegie Hall]] in New York City. After performances by [[Steve Miller (musician)|Steve Miller]], [[Peter Frampton]], [[Jose Feliciano]], and a number of others, Paul was presented with a commemorative guitar from the [[Gibson Guitar]] Corporation.<ref name="Landers">{{cite news|url=http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/000877.html |title=Les Paul Tribute Concert at Carnegie Hall |last=Landers |first=Rick |date=July 3, 2005 |work=Modern Guitars Magazine |access-date=August 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319035110/http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/000877.html |archive-date=March 19, 2009 }}</ref> Three years later, at a tribute concert at the [[State Theatre (Cleveland, Ohio)|State Theater]] in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], he received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's American Music Masters Award.<ref name="Ferris">{{cite magazine|last1=Ferris|first1=D.X.|title=Slash, Billy Gibbons Jam for Les Paul at Rock Hall's American Music Masters Concert|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/slash-billy-gibbons-jam-for-les-paul-at-rock-halls-american-music-masters-concert-20081117|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=12 February 2017|date=17 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924001605/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/slash-billy-gibbons-jam-for-les-paul-at-rock-halls-american-music-masters-concert-20081117|archive-date=September 24, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>  On June 9, 2015, a yearlong celebration of Paul's 100th birthday kicked off in [[Times Square]] with performances by musicians including Steve Miller, [[Jose Feliciano]], and [[Neal Schon]], a memorabilia exhibition, and a proclamation from the Les Paul Foundation declaring June 9 as Les Paul Day.<ref>{{cite news  |url=http://www.startribune.com/les-paul-anniversary-celebration-to-kick-off-in-times-square/305831231/ |title=Yearlong celebration marking Les Paul's 100th birthday to kick off in Times Square next week |agency=Associated Press |date=2015-06-02 |access-date=2015-06-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622220323/http://www.startribune.com/les-paul-anniversary-celebration-to-kick-off-in-times-square/305831231/ |archive-date=June 22, 2015 }}</ref>

In 2007, the biographical film ''Les Paul Chasing Sound'' was aired on the public television series [[American Masters]]. The premier showing was held at Milwaukee's Downer Theater in conjunction with a concert Paul put on for the Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum. The film contained interviews with Les Paul, performances by his trio on his 90th birthday, and interview commentary and performances by other musicians.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/les-paul-chasing-sound/100/|title=Les Paul: Chasing Sound|work=American Masters|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319170439/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/les-paul-chasing-sound/100/|archive-date=March 19, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2008, an exhibit showcasing Paul's legacy and featuring items from his personal collection opened at [[Discovery World (museum)|Discovery World]] in Milwaukee.<ref>Williams, Scott (April 30, 2008).  [http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=745264 "Discovery World Lands Les Paul Exhibit—Guitar Wiz Sees No Effect on Waukesha Museum"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080630222124/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=745264 |date=June 30, 2008 }}  ''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]''.  Accessed August 24, 2009.</ref> Paul played a concert in Milwaukee to coincide with the opening of the exhibit.<ref>Tianen, Dave (June 23, 2008).  [http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=764817 "Paul Brings Bit of Manhattan to the Pabst"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080702035636/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=764817 |date=July 2, 2008 }}.  ''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]''.  Accessed August 24, 2009.</ref> Paul's hometown of Waukesha, Wisconsin, opened a permanent exhibit titled "The Les Paul Experience" at the Waukesha County Museum in June 2013. The exhibit features artifacts on loan from the Les Paul Foundation. A self-guided tour of Les Paul's Waukesha was created by the Les Paul Foundation.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kane |last=Farabaugh |title=At 92, Music Pioneer Les Paul Still Performing |date=December 27, 2007 |publisher=[[Voice of America]]|url=http://voanews.com/english/archive/2007-12/2007-12-26-voa47.cfm |access-date=August 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822181448/http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2007-12/2007-12-26-voa47.cfm |archive-date=August 22, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="Les Paul Foundation 6">{{cite web|title=Les Paul Foundation|url=http://www.lespaulfoundation.org|publisher=Les Paul Foundation|access-date=February 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211060904/http://www.lespaulfoundation.org/|archive-date=February 11, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A permanent Les Paul exhibit is also located at the Mahwah Historical Museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mahwahmuseum.org/les-paul-in-mahwah-2/|title=Les Paul in Mahwah Exhibit|access-date=July 30, 2021}}</ref> Other museums that include Les Paul are the Museum of Making Music in Phoenix and the Grammy Museum in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[New Jersey]].

In 2009, the concert film ''Les Paul Live in New York'' was aired on public television showing Les Paul performing on his 90th birthday at the [[Iridium Jazz Club]] in New York and in archival clips.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/jots.200158675|title=Les Paul Live in New York City|publisher=The Library of Congress|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322020815/https://www.loc.gov/item/jots.200158675|archive-date=March 22, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>