Les Paul and Mary Ford had many, many hits in the 50s, but here is my personal favorite, it was not their biggest hit, but for me even though I never smoked, it captures the essence of the downside of romantic love when one of the two lovers is no longer part of the other's life. Listen and enjoy their version of Smoke Rings- CLICK HERE to listen (mp3 version-podcast friendly)The news about Les Paul was not that he solely became the number one asset of the Gibson Guitar company, nor that he made recording history with Mary Ford crossing over all genres of pop music with million sellers around the word or even that he won several Grammy awards. For the generation of seniors he was a role model still working well past his 90th birthday.  The world will miss the sensational guitar licks and the sweet caress of his mastery indeed. Jerry Pippin

This show was originally broadcasted in 2009 and produced by Jane Swartley

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