“Vaya con Dios” | ||||
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Single by Les Paul and Mary Ford | ||||
B-side | “Johnny (Is the Boy for Me)” | |||
Released | June 1953 | |||
Format | 7-inch single | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:50 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Larry Russell, Inez James, and Buddy Pepper | |||
Les Paul and Mary Ford singles chronology | ||||
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“Vaya con Dios (May Be God with You)” ([ˈba.ʝa kon djos], literally “Go with God”) is a popular song written by Larry Russell, Inez James, and Buddy Pepper, and first recorded by Anita O’Day in December 1952.
Les Paul and Mary Ford had a No. 1 recording of the song in 1953. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.
The Les Paul and Mary Ford single reached No. 7 in the UK backed with the Les Paul instrumental composition “Deep in the Blues” as the flip side.
In 2005, the 1953 Les Paul and Mary Ford recording was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame.
1953 sheet music cover for the Les Paul and Mary Ford recording, Ardmore Music. New York
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