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Mary Ford
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.
==Early life==
Mary Ford was born Iris Colleen Summers in El Monte, California, the second daughter of Marshall McKinley Summers (born February 13, 1896, in Ridgway, Illinois; died August 5, 1981, in Los Angeles),〔Source Information: Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918 (on-line ). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Source Citation: Registration Location: New Madrid County, Missouri; Roll: 1683431; Draft Board: 0.〕〔Source Information: Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index (on-line ). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Source Citation: Number: 569-14-4948; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.〕〔Source Information: Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940–1997 (on-line ). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Source Citation: Place: Los Angeles; Date: August 5, 1981; Social Security: 569144948.〕 a Nazarene minister, who later became a painting contractor,〔Mary Alice Shaughnessy, ''Les Paul: An American Original'' (W. Morrow, 1993):146.〕 and his wife, Dorothy May White Summers (born April 5, 1897, in Missouri; died February 22, 1988, in South El Monte, California), and was the sister of Byron Fletcher Summers, Esther E. Williams, Carol Jean Corona, Bruce Summers, Eva Wootten and Bob Summers. Ford came from a musical family. Her parents left Missouri, travelling cross-country while singing gospel music and preaching at revival meetings across the United States. They eventually settled in southern California, where they were heard over KPPC-AM, Pasadena's first Christian radio station. Her sisters and brothers were all musicians; Esther, Carol, Fletcher, jazz organist Bruce and film composer Bob Summers.
While still a junior high school student, Summers and Mildred L. "Milly" Watson (later Millie Pace) (born February 26, 1922, in Los Angeles; died August 2, 1976, in Orange County, California),〔Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census (on-line ). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles; Roll: 168; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 1234; Image: 1048.0.〕〔Source Citation: Place: Orange; Date: 2 Aug 1976; Social Security: 554286613. Source Information: Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940–1997 (on-line ). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.〕 a local girl, performed together in churches in Pasadena, California, and later made religious recordings with Milly's older brother, Marvin, for which she wrote some songs. In 1939 Summers and Milly won a Pasadena talent contest judged by "several Hollywood notables, including a very young Judy Garland."〔Mary Alice Shaughnessy, ''Les Paul: An American Original'' (W. Morrow, 1993):148–149.〕 Hoping to have a musical career, Summers and Milly Watson lost interest in school, played truant frequently and eventually quit school, only to find employment as a cinema attendant.〔
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