Les Paul & Mary Ford

The Profile

Les Paul (Lester William Polsfuss) and Mary Ford (Colleen Summers) were an American musical duo who had major pop hits in the 1950s and pioneered multitrack recording and overdubbing.

Les Paul (Lester William Polsfuss, 1915–2009) was an American guitarist, inventor and recording innovator and is the namesake of the Gibson Les Paul. Mary Ford (Colleen Summers, 1924–1977) was a singer and guitarist who partnered and married Les Paul (they married in 1949 and divorced in 1964). The duo had major commercial success in the 1950s and are noted for early multitrack recording and overdubbing techniques.

The single review praises Les Paul as a pioneering inventor and guitarist and Mary Ford as his vocal partner. It highlights Les Paul's early multitrack experiments, overdubbing techniques and their 1950s pop hits. The Primo Collection is recommended as a strong compilation of their work.