#ThrowbackThursday (#1songs30yearsold) Song: Vaya Con Dios Artist: Les Paul and Mary Ford The most popular version of the song was recorded by Les Paul and Mary Ford. This recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2486 with Johnny (Is the Boy For Me) as the flip side. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on June 13, 1953 and lasted thirty-one weeks on the chart, reaching number one on August 8 and remaining at number one for a total of eleven weeks. The song also reached number one on the Cash Box chart where it remained at no. 1 for five weeks. The Les Paul and Mary Ford single reached no. 7 in the UK backed with the Les Paul instrumental composition Deep in the Blues as the flip side. Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, which made the sound of rock and roll possible.He is credited with many recording innovations. Although he was not the first to use the technique, his early experiments with overdubbing (also known as sound on sound), delay effects such as tape delay, phasing effects and multitrack recording were among the first to attract widespread attention. His innovative talents extended into his playing style, including licks, trills, chording sequences, fretting techniques and timing, which set him apart from his contemporaries and inspired many guitarists of the present day. He recorded with his wife Mary Ford in the 1950s, and they sold millions of records. Mary Ford (July 7, 1924 - 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. https://youtube/watch?v=QqZ0Sdz_V40
Posted on: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 01:06:33 +0000
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