Photos of Les Paul's Life in Music

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Dissatisfied with the scene in Wisconsin, Paul and two friends left for New York. In the Big Apple, they failed an audition for one big band, only to encouter Fred Waring, another big band leader while waiting for the elevator, and, after a lightning-fast recital — timed to end before the elevator arrived — landed a gig on Waring's NBC show.

• Bo Diddley, 1928-2008