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Jun 9, 1915Guitarist and studio innovator Les Paul is born in Waukesha, Wisconsin. His album with Chet Atkins, "Chester And Lester," wins a country Grammy in 1977, and he earns a country hit, "Mockin' Bird Hill," with wife Mary Ford in 1951Apr 20, 1938Les Paul marries Virginia Webb in Cook County, IllinoisJan 26, 1948Les Paul and Mary Ford are injured when their car slides down a 20-foot embankment after skidding on icy Route 66 near Davenport, Oklahoma. She fractures her pelvis, while Paul suffers a broken nose and broken right arm. He also contracts pneumonia as they wait eight hours in the snow before they are discoveredDec 29, 1949Les Paul & Mary Ford are married in MilwaukeeNov 25, 1954Les Paul & Mary Ford welcome a daughter, Colleen Evelyn Paul, at a New Jersey hospital. The child dies four days laterNov 29, 1954Colleen Evelyn Paul dies at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York, following an operation for a breathing issue just four days after she was born. She was the child of Les Paul & Mary FordOct 15, 1955ABC-TV premieres "Grand Ole Opry," which runs every fourth Saturday night. Special guests on the first show: Les Paul & Mary FordMar 29, 1958Les Paul backs out of an appearance on CBS-TV's "The Jimmy Dean Show" while he recovers from pneumoniaAug 2, 1958Future country producer Jimmy Bowen guests on ABC's "The Dick Clark Show." The episode also features Buddy Knox and Les Paul & Mary FordJun 19, 1963Les Paul & Mary Ford are separated
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