Les Paul & Mary Ford Warm And Wonderful 1962

Label:Columbia CS 8488Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, StereoCountry:USReleased:1962Genre:Pop

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Cover Condition (Out of 10) ~7 some cover wear
Label Condition (Out of 10) ~10
Vinyl Condition ~ (Out of 10)
Side # 1 – 8 definite light marks
Side # 2 – 8 definite light marks
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The couple were introduced to each other byGene Autryin 1946 and were married in 1949.

They first appeared in the pop charts in 1950. Between the years 1950 and 1954, Les Paul and Mary Ford had 16 top-ten hits. They had five top-ten hits within nine months. “Tennessee Waltz”, “Mockin’ Bird Hill”, “How High the Moon” (#1 for nine weeks), “The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise” and “Whispering”. From August 1952 to March 1953 they had five more top-ten hits; “My Baby’s Coming Home”, “Lady of Spain”, “Bye Bye Blues”, “I’m Sitting on Top of the World” and “Vaya Con Dios” (#1 for 11 weeks). Their 1954 version of “I’m a Fool to Care” went to #6, and was featured in a memorable Southern Comfort commercial in 2013 that got over 1 million views on Youtube.

In 2009, they were inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.

Les Paul and Mary Ford are famous for creating a makeshift recording studio in their garage. In their garage studio, they usedmultitrack recordingto record many of their hits including Lover, Nola, Brazil and Whispering’ with only the two of them.

YouTube has a large selection of clips from their syndicated TV show “Les Paul & Mary Ford At Home” (1954-’55).

Les Paul and Mary Ford divorcedacrimoniouslyin December 1964, which also ended the collaborations between the two.

The duo have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.