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August 14, 2009

Jazz Drummer Rashied Ali Dies at 76; Guitar Pioneer Les Paul Dies at 94
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And the music world has lost two influential figures. The free-jazz
drummer Rashied Ali has died at the age of seventy-six. Ali played with
John Coltrane on the pioneering albums released in Coltrane’s final
years. And the guitar pioneer Les Paul has died at the age of
ninety-four. Paul invented a solid-body electric guitar that has been
used by rock and jazz musicians for over five decades. He also innovated
several recording techniques that contributed to the rise of popular
recorded music.



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