It pissed me off when Les passed and iTunes paid him no note. Granted, his heyday was years past, but they gave banners to druggies Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse, pedophile Michael Jackson, and that country star who croaked recently. Even Ray Manzarek of the Doors got a banner, and he hadn't exactly been high profile for about forty years either. And Les Paul, who did more to change the way we all listen to all our music than almost anybody you could name? Not a peep, so I am glad anytime he gets noticed.
I saw Les at the Guitar Congress in Towson MD in about '04. He was ancient, and his arthritis-riddled hands weren't what they once used to be, but still there were flashes of the old fire and I'm glad I saw him.