Iris Colleen Summers Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
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.
A daughter--born prematurely in 1954--died four days after her birth.
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First started singing for a high school radio station, subsequently took up playing guitar and made her breakthrough on the Jimmy Wakely Radio Show, guesting Gene Autry in 1944. With her husband Les Paul, became one of the top musical singing duos of the 1950s. They had two #1 national hits with "How High the Moon" and "Mockingbird Hill".
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She and Les Paul were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1541 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Carol
2015
performer: "Smoke Rings"
Silver Linings Playbook
2012
performer: "The Moon of Manakoora"
The Blind Side
2009
performer: "How High the Moon"
Fringe
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2009 writer - 1 episode, 2009
Speed Racer
2008
performer: "Bewitched"
Supernatural
2007
TV Series performer - 1 episode
American Masters
2007
TV Series documentary 1 episode
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
2005
performer: "Bye Bye Blues" 1930, "The World Waiting for the Sunrise" 1919
The Jealous God
2005
performer: "How High the Moon"
Mona Lisa Smile
2003
performer: "How High the Moon", "I'm Sitting on Top of the World"
$250,000
