Les Paul Anniversary Celebration To Kick Off In Times Square

It’ll begin with Neal Schon of the rock band Journey accepting a proclamation from the Les Paul Foundation declaring June 9 as Les Paul Day.

Organizers say other cities around the country also will declare Les Paul Day proclamations that day.

A 53-foot-long interactive mobile exhibition called Les Paul’s Big Sound Experience will then open to the public – for one day only before going on a national tour.

That evening, the Hard Rock Cafe New York will host performances by musicians including Joe Bonamassa and Steve Miller.

A Les Paul memorabilia exhibition will run at the same venue through June 15.

Paul’s hit songs include “How High the Moon.” He died in 2009.