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The husband and wife team of Les Paul (guitarist, born Lester William Polsfuss in 1915, died August 13th 2009) and Mary Ford (vocalist, born Iris Colleen Summers in 1924, died in 1977) recorded 16 Top Ten hits between 1950-1954.
Mary Ford (aka Iris Colleen Hatfield) (July 7, 1924, El Monte, California, – September 30, 1977, Arcadia, California), vocalist and guitarist, was one-half of the famed husband-wife musical team, Les Paul and Mary Ford. Between 1950 and 1954, the couple had 16 top-ten hits. In 1951 alone, the duo sold six million records.
Born Iris Colleen Summers, she came from a musical family. Her father was a Nazarene minister, and her parents left Missouri, traveling cross-country while singing gospel music and preaching at revival meetings across America, eventually settling in Southern California where they were heard over Pasadena’s first Christian radio station. All of her sisters and brothers were musicians: Esther, Carol, Eva, Fletcher, jazz organist Bruce and film composer Bob Summers.
In the early 1940s. she found work as a country music performer with Gene Autry and Jimmy Wakely. She appeared with Wakely in the PRC film I’m from Arkansas (1944) as a member of the Sunshine Girls trio. In 1945, Autry introduced her to guitarist Les Paul, and the two teamed in 1946. For billing purposes, Paul selected “Mary Ford” from a telephone directory so her name would be almost as short as his. With Paul, she became one of the early practitioners of multi-tracking. Patti Page and Jane Turzy were other 1950s vocalists who used multi-tracking.
Mary Ford (aka Iris Colleen Hatfield) (July 7, 1924, El Monte, California, – September 30, 1977, Arcadia, California), vocalist and guitarist, was one-half of the famed husband-wife musical team, Les Paul and Mary Ford. Between 1950 and 1954, the couple had 16 top-ten hits. In 1951 alone, the duo sold six million records.
Born Iris Colleen Summers, she came from a musical family. Her father was a Nazarene minister, and her parents left Missouri, traveling cross-country while singing gospel music and preaching at revival meetings across America, eventually settling in Southern California where they were heard over Pasadena’s first Christian radio station. All of her sisters and brothers were musicians: Esther, Carol, Eva, Fletcher, jazz organist Bruce and film composer Bob Summers.
In the early 1940s. she found work as a country music performer with Gene Autry and Jimmy Wakely. She appeared with Wakely in the PRC film I’m from Arkansas (1944) as a member of the Sunshine Girls trio. In 1945, Autry introduced her to guitarist Les Paul, and the two teamed in 1946. For billing purposes, Paul selected “Mary Ford” from a telephone directory so her name would be almost as short as his. With Paul, she became one of the early practitioners of multi-tracking. Patti Page and Jane Turzy were other 1950s vocalists who used multi-tracking.
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johnnyroadking wrote:
les paul missed but never forgotin
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IbanezPGM wrote:
一路走好
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PYUSAKU wrote:
R.I.P Les Paul
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sunsign902 wrote:
THANK YOU, Les. And R.I.P.
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stereo999 wrote:
Eww, what an uncalled-for racist comment. One thing the late great Les Paul was NOT, was a hater. Respect.
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audioammunition wrote:
Rock music does not come from the blues or from Africans. Rock music comes from European-American inventor Les Paul. Thank you, Mr. Paul!!!
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brob wrote:
RIP Les Paul.
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PappaWheelie wrote:
Listerine...
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imuzico wrote:
a fatastic duo...<3
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CherFanGay wrote:
ay yerim sizi :D
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angelstuff2 wrote:
love all their songs,kinda know them by heart. Thanks for my guitar also. Mary can take it away!yeah.
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CLASSICALDI wrote:
If you have not seen it already then watch the Les Paul story, it is excellent viewing, wonderful story, inventor of the Gibson!! A true legend married to a legend...
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edpret wrote:
Love the fifties !!
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MrDoggy wrote:
Yes, brilliantly composed, played and sung. It's racy and bright. This excellent music fell out of fashion when Rock n' Roll came along, and it has kept it's style.
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Marjo47 wrote:
Love them, brings back memories.
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normf_normf wrote:
les paul & mary ford are god of music w/out them and thier ideas we would not have music as it is!
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jonoserdadu wrote:
I can't forget them, excellent two of a kind
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addiv wrote:
Ridiculously few listens. These guys are legendary!
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LarkCGN wrote:
Lovely!
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