Les Paul & Mary Ford Absolutely Live

A VERY rare live television performance by Les Paul and Mary Ford. Most musical performances on TV in the 1950’s were Milli Vanilli-esque lip-synched affairs so this is a real gem. Les and Mary perform “There’s No Place Like Home“ with some classic add libbing, especially from Les. Mary Ford was a fine guitarist in her own right and that fact is ably demonstrated here. Watch for when Les goes wild and breaks his high E string. Mary is about to punish him when... Well, watch the video. And, dig those gorgeous 1952 Gibson Les Paul guitars, heavily customized by the master himself. Trivia: Les shattered and almost lost his right arm in a 1948 car crash. Les had the doctors set his elbow at an angle so he could still play guitar but he could never again fully extend his right arm.