Mary Ford
Country, Musical Artist
1924 – 1977
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Who was Mary Ford?
Mary Ford, born Iris Colleen Summers, was an American vocalist and guitarist, comprising half of the husband-and-wife musical team Les Paul and Mary Ford. Between 1950 and 1954, the couple had 16 top-ten hits, including "How High the Moon" and "Vaya con Dios", which were number one hits on the Billboard charts. In 1951 alone they sold six million records. With Paul, Ford became one of the early practitioners of multi-tracking.
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- Born
- Jul 7, 1924
El Monte - Also known as
- Iris Colleen Summers
- Ford, Mary
- Spouses
- Les Paul
(1949/12/29 - 1964/12/16)
- Les Paul
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Sep 30, 1977
Arcadia
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on July 23, 2013
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