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Gibson’s educational tribute to Mary Ford, featuring Emily Wolfe, takes viewers on a journey of Mary’s monumental impact on music.
Honoring a true pioneer of music, we are proud to introduce the Mary Ford Les Paul Standard, click the related video to see the announcement video.
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Mary, alongside her husband Les Paul, revolutionized modern music. Her groundbreaking work in the 1950s not only defined a new sound but also helped shape the future of recording. As one of the most popular duos of their time, they sold over six million records in 1951 alone, and between 1950 and 1954, they recorded a string of 16 top-ten hits. These hits showcased Mary’s rich, smooth voice and complex, perfectly executed harmonies, which she sang along with herself through multitrack recording and overdubbing—a brand new technique that changed the way music was made. As a guitarist and singer, her mastery of versatile guitar playing that seamlessly blended country, jazz, and pop, combined with her innovative use of sound-on-sound recording, set a new standard for what was possible in the studio.
In 1958, Gibson made precisely one original Mary Ford signature Les Paul Goldtop model for her, complete with an ES-295-style cream pickguard with gold floral art and a matching floral art armrest to complement the ES-295 she frequently used. Now, we are proud to release the Mary Ford Les Paul Standard, based on that one-of-a-kind original.
Learn more about this tribute to Mary’s lasting legacy—a celebration of her fearless innovation, creative genius, technical prowess, and the timeless influence of a woman who helped redefine the boundaries of music at Gibson.com
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