At age 82, Kling continues to perform as a musician, just like Nelson, age 92, and McCartney, age 83, and Jagger, age 82. Verlyn Kling began performing music at age 15 with a band called The 7 Teens. Verlyn Kling, 82, of Granite Falls, continues to perform music as Verlyn’s Four Wheel Drive 1 Man Band. Sometime after he sold the guitar, Kling was approached by a guitar buyer who offered him the potential to make $1 million for its sale. A book, “The Beauty of the Burst,” lists all of the 1959 Les Paul guitars known to be in existence.