Mary E. Ford

Mary Ford (born Iris Colleen Summers) was an American guitarist and vocalist who achieved fame in the 1950s as part of the musical duo Les Paul and Mary Ford, with whom she recorded 16 top-ten hits. She was born on July 7, 1924, in El Monte, California, and passed away on September 30, 1977, in Arcadia, California, at the age of 53. Her career spanned genres including pop, jazz, and country music.