Try as I might, I cannot absorb all the information in the world. I was reminded of this fact when I read Les Paul’s obituary today. While reading the obituary I learned about Paul’s former wife, Mary Ford, a vocalist who performed with him.
While she died in 1977 (long before I knew to appreciate music or the past), I have lucked out in a sense, because in 1977 laptops and the Internet were nowhere close to existing. So today, when I popped Mary Ford’s name into a search engine, I quickly gained access to 11 episodes of The Les Paul Show (featuring Ford) as well as some YouTube clips.
Paul deserves every bit of praise he gets in the coming days. But I hope one or two folks take a moment to remember his late former wife as well.
#1 by Chet Twarog on August 18, 2009 - 3:17 pm
Yes, but we ahould also remember the spouses of all famous people, to