Mary Ford

(1924-1977)

American musician

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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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Born	Iris Colleen Summers 7 July 1924 El Monte, California, USA
Died	30 September 1977 (aged 53) Arcadia, California, USA
Zodiac	Cancer
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David Marvin Palmquist 1921- · · m. 1941; div. 1941 info edit

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Marvin Chester Watson 1919-1977 · · m. 1942; div. 1946 info edit

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Les Paul 1915-2009 · American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor · m. 1949; div. 1964 info edit

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Mary Colleen info 1st child with Les Paul Female · - · Celebrity Baby

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Robert Ralph info 2nd child with Les Paul Male · - · Celebrity Baby

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