Mary Ford
American vocalist and guitarist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Oregon politician, see Mary Alice Ford. For the American author and suffragist, see Mary Hanford Ford.
Mary Ford (born Iris Colleen Summers; July 7, 1924 – September 30, 1977) was an American guitarist and vocalist, 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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Birth name | Iris Colleen Summers |
Born | (1924-07-07)July 7, 1924 El Monte, California, U.S. |
Died | September 30, 1977(1977-09-30) (aged 53) Arcadia, California, U.S. |
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Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Years active | 1939–1966 |
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