PITTSBURGH -- Ben Roethlisberger evidently has avoided serious injury for the second time this season. Roethlisberger is expected to be sidelined a few weeks after suffering a mid-foot sprain Sunday in the Steelers' game against the Oakland Raiders, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Guitar Legend And Innovator Les Paul Dies. Guitar legend Les Paul died Thursday at age 94. Paul is credited with changing the music industry with the electric guitar. Paul and his wife, Mary Ford, practice in their Oakland, N.J., home on Dec. 20, 1953.
The Gibson Les Paul is a solid body electric guitar that was first sold by the Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1952. The Les Paul was designed by Gibson president Ted McCarty, factory manager John Huis and their team, along with guitarist/inventor Les Paul. The Les Paul was originally offered with a gold finish and two P-90 pickups. In 1957, humbucking pickups were added, along with sunburst finishes in 1958. The sunburst 1958â1960 Les Paul â today one of the best-known electric guitar types in the world â was considered a failure, with low production and sales. For 1961, the Les Paul was redesigned into what is now known as the Gibson SG.