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Encyclopedia > Mary Ford

Mary Ford (aka Colleen Hatfield) (July 7, 1924, Pasadena, California, – September 30, 1977, Arcadia, California), vocalist and guitarist, was one-half of the famed husband-wife musical duo, Les Paul and Mary Ford. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Arcadia is a U.S. city in Los Angeles County, California that is located about 20 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. ... // Music is an art form consisting of sound and silence expressed through time. ... Les Paul (born Lester William Polsfuss on June 9, 1915) is an American jazz guitarist and inventor. ...


Born Iris Colleen Summers, she originally was a country music performer, working 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. This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Gene Autry. ...


In 1946, she teamed with guitarist Les Paul. 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.) Patti Page (born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927 in Claremore, Oklahoma) is one of the best-known female singers in traditional pop music. ... Jane Turzy was an American singer of traditional pop music. ...

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Radio

After their marriage in 1949, the couple appeared together on their NBC radio program, The Les Paul Show, and they had a series of hit records for Capitol in the early 1950s, including "Tiger Rag", "Vaya con Dios" and "How High the Moon." They faded from the charts in the late 1950s, and in 1964, Ford and Paul had a bitter divorce, ending their professional association. Vaya con dios is a Belgian music group. ...


Living in retirement in Monrovia, California, she married an old friend from high school and occasionally performed in charity benefits, singing with her sisters, while Paul continued to perform and act as a consultant for Gibson guitars. Mary Ford died of complications from diabetes in Arcadia, California at the age of 53. She is buried at Forest Lawn-Covina Hills in Covina, California. Although her year of birth has been variously reported (1924, 1925, 1928), the year 1924 is engraved on her tombstone. Monrovia is a city located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the disease that features high blood sugar. ... Arcadia is a U.S. city in Los Angeles County, California that is located about 20 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. ... Covina is a city in Los Angeles County, California about 22 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. ...


Documentary film

Along with interviews, performance footage of the couple is featured in the musical documentary Chasing Sound: Les Paul at 90, directed by John Paulson (Johnny Mathis Live, An Evening with Chita Rivera). Distributed by Koch Entertainment, Chasing Sound premiered May 9, 2007 at the Downer Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, followed by the television premiere July 11, 2007 on PBS as part of its American Masters series. [1] [2] Koch Entertainment LP is a North American entertainment company with offices in New York, Nashville and Toronto. ... is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Nickname: Location of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Coordinates: , County Milwaukee Government  - Mayor Tom Barrett Area  - City  97 sq mi (251. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... American Masters is a PBS television show which produces biographies on what it considers are the best artists, actors and writers of the United States. ...


Discography

Hit singles

Vaya Con Dios is a popular song. ...

Albums

  • Hawaiian Paradise
  • The Hit Makers!
  • The New Sound
  • Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2
  • Bye Bye Blues
  • Les and Mary
  • Time to Dream
  • Lover's Luau
  • Warm and Wonderful
  • Bouquet of Roses
  • Swingin' South
  • Fabulous Les Paul & Mary Ford

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References

  1. ^ Chasing Sound: Les Paul at 90
  2. ^ American Masters - Les Paul
  3. ^ Music Match Guide: Les Paul

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Mary Ford - definition of Mary Ford in Encyclopedia (235 words)
Paul was a guitarist, born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, who created his own electric guitars from acoustic ones, and recorded several solo guitar hits as well as the songs where he backed his wife's singing.
The name Mary Ford was picked out of a telephone directory by Paul, so she had as short a name as his when they recorded as a duo.
In 1964 they broke up both personally and professionally; Mary Ford went into retirement, while Les Paul continued as a consultant for the Gibson Company, guitar makers.
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