![]() Les Paul and Mary Ford. Image by NBC Television-photo by "Bruno of Hollywood", via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Paul Les & Mary FordLes Paul and Mary Ford Les Paul and Mary Ford Husband-and-wife musical duo Les Paul and Mary Ford were a popular 1950s husband-and-wife musical duo who performed and recorded during 1950–1963. They both sang and played guitar. Les Paul and Mary Ford in 1953 Ford and Paul were music superstars during the first half of the 1950s, putting out 28 hits for Capitol Records between 1950 and 1957, including "Tiger Rag", "Vaya con Dios" (11 weeks at No. 1), "Mockin' Bird Hill" (top 10), "How High the Moon" (nine weeks at No. 1), "Bye Bye Blues" and "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise". Background The couple were introduced to each other by Gene Autry in 1945[1] and were married… (Source: Wikipedia)
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