Editing Les Paul (section)

===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>