The Resume

(June 9, 1915-August 13, 2009)
Birth name is Lester William Polfus
Recorded 'Hawaiian Paradise,' 'The Hit Makers!,' 'The New Sound,' 'Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2,' 'Lover,' 'Bye Bye Blues!,' 'Les and Mary,' 'Time to Dream,' 'Lover's Luau,' 'Bouquet of Roses,' 'Warm and Wonderful,' 'Swingin' South,' 'Fabulous Les Paul & Mary Ford,' 'Hummingbird,' 'Les Paul Now,' 'The Guitar Artistry of Les Paul,' 'Guitar Tapestry,' 'Chester & Lester,' 'Guitar Monsters,' 'Multi Trackin,' 'How High the Moon,' 'California Melodies' and 'The Legend and the Legacy'

Why he might be annoying:

He divorced his wife of 14 years (1963).
He had no idea how to read sheet music.
His unconventional style of playing the guitar made him a target for many critics.
He was nicknamed the 'Wizard of Waukesha.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He learned how to play the harmonica at 8.
His main influence was Django Reinhardt, who was the source of inspiration for Woody Allen's 'Sweet and Lowdown.'
He was in a car accident that caused him to lose several bones in his right elbow. His arm is set in such a position that it allows him to continue playing guitar.
He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Big Band Hall of Fame and the Jazz Hall of Fame.
He is the inventor of the solid body electric guitar, the multi-track tape recorder and guitar-driven synthesizer.
He worked with Nat King Cole and Bing Crosby.
He co-founded the Gibson Les Paul Guitars.

Credit: His Name is Robert

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• E.P.'s and L.P.'s
• Google Modified Its Logo For My Birthday (Google Doodles)
• Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Ranked: 2006)
• Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Ranked: 2006)
• His Name is Robert's Profiles [Series 4]
• Hollywood RockWalk at the Guitar Center
• Hudson Record's Top 10 Entertainment Stories of 2009 (Ranked: 6)
• I Covered 'Frankie and Johnny'
• I Died in 2009 (Ranked: 94)
• I Got in Trouble for Plagiarism
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[M-Q]
• I Have Meniereas Disease
• I Sampled ‘Besame Mucho’
• I Underwent a Heart Bypass Operation
• Inventors
• Jazz Artists
• Look at My Guitar
• MCA's 20th Century Master Artists
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1979)
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2005)
• New Jersey Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2010)
• Person to Person - Guests [L-Z]
• Profiles 10251-10500 (Ranked: 10282)
• Q Magazine's 100 Songs that Changed the World [Artists] (Ranked: 57)
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 1988)
• Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists (Ranked: 46)
• Satirized on South Park
• Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
• Voice Synthesizer Users
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 78 Votes: 47.44% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 39 Votes: 51.28% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 127 Votes: 64.57% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 152 Votes: 35.53% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 84 Votes: 34.52% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 128 Votes: 44.53% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 495 Votes: 40.20% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 472 Votes: 42.58% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 1436 Votes: 60.38% Annoying