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Mary Ford

1924 - 1977

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Mary Ford is the 1,902nd most popular singer (down from 1,780th in 2024), the 10,382nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,467th in 2019) and the 508th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mary Ford ranks 1,902 out of 4,381. Before her are Mavis Staples, Piotr Beczała, Teddy Sinclair, Esther Phillips, Danijela Martinović, and Andriy Kuzmenko. After her are Alexia, Billy Eckstine, Simon Fuller, Aaron Neville, Nino de Angelo, and Leeteuk.

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Among people born in 1924, Mary Ford ranks 444. Before her are Armando Peraza, Nicholas Colasanto, Gail Russell, Vladimir Bogomolov, Yvonne Brill, and Norman Alden. After her are Lennart Magnusson, Annemarie Buchner, Lev Kulidzhanov, Norman Fell, Bianca Maria Piccinino, and Bette Nesmith Graham. Among people deceased in 1977, Mary Ford ranks 251. Before her are Hans Pulver, Steve Gaines, Gersh Budker, Georges Grignard, Adalbert Püllöck, and Harald Strøm. After her are Jean Capelle, José Naya, Florence Vidor, Nalini Bala Devi, Johannes Terwogt, and Terence Rattigan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary Ford ranks 10,384 out of 20,380. Before her are Nicholas Meyer (1945), Mia Sara (1967), Aaron Lewis (1972), Mark Valley (1964), Lin Carter (1930), and Laura La Plante (1904). After her are Dan Calichman (1968), Tony MacAlpine (1960), Eugene Bullard (1895), Paul Motian (1931), Narada Michael Walden (1952), and Robert Burks (1909).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mary Ford ranks 508. Before her are Rakim (1968), Jessi (1988), Roky Erickson (1947), Magic Sam (1937), Mavis Staples (1939), and Esther Phillips (1935). After her are Billy Eckstine (1914), Aaron Neville (1941), Glenn Medeiros (1970), Tiffany Young (1989), Taboo (1975), and Neal Morse (1960).

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