LES PAUL & MARY FORD - Runnin' Wild (1956) Top 20 in San Diego

Yet another example of the unparalleled guitar artistry of Les Paul. Only reached No. 79 on a national chart, but got at least as high as No. 19 in San Diego.

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Love Les Paul & Mary Ford's records !!

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One of their last Capitol releases. The following year, they went to Columbia.

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Les Paul was one of the first hot guitarists

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An almost exact cover of this was done in the 1980s by Danny Gatton with Leslee Anderson on vocals.

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He didn’t know the guitar was sped up when he started playing so he just learned to play that fast! God, I miss him! The best hands down and a great humble guy.

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@@davidpanzer1166 As a kid, I had painstakingly figured out most of the lead line on " How High The Moon".
My mother came past the door and remarked, " Not bad.. but you know there were about 10 guitar parts on that....". And then she went back into the other room.
I repeated the word that rhymes with " duck" many times that day ......