Mary Ford

Mary Ford (July 7, 1924[1]–September 30, 1977), 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.
During 1951 Ford and Paul earned $500,000, and had recorded more top ten hits for the year than BBing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and The Andrews Sisters combined. They also tied Patti Page for top selling recording artist, having sold more than six million disks since January 1951.[18]
Ford and Paul were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1541 Vine Street in Hollywood. In 1978, they were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
In 1977 Ford died of complications from diabetes.
Documentaries have been made about them.
== Genres ==
Gospel
Country
Jazz
Traditional Pop
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