"non_vocal_instrumentalist" . . "Polfuss, Lester William"@en . . . . "Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 \u2013 August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, which made the sound of rock and roll possible. Les taught himself how to play guitar and while he is mainly known for rock music, he had an early career in country music. He is credited with many recording innovations."@en . "1915-06-09Z"^^ . . . . "Lester William Polsfuss"@en . . . . . . "1928Z"^^ . . "2009Z"^^ . "Paul, Les"@en . "1915Z"^^ . "American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor" . "2009-08-12Z"^^ . "2009Z"^^ . .