Les Paul and Mary Ford

She died of complications from diabetes in Arcadia, California. Members of Rancid, like many other bands that have been recording for a while, have been involved in a few side projects. They were a couple from 1946, and married in 1949. In 1964 they broke up both personally and professionally; Mary Ford went into retirement, while Les Paul continued as a consultant for the Gibson Company, guitar makers. They have sold over 1 million records. She, Patti Page (who was probably the first), and Jane Turzy were three singers who used multi-tracking on their hits in the early 1950s. Their songs and albums are based on hard times ("7 Years Down," "Hyena"), world issues ("Rigged On A Fix"), old friends ("Old Friend," "GGF"), and love ("She's Automatic", "Corazon de Oro"). She was originally a country music performer, working with Gene Autry and Jimmy Wakely, and became one of the early practitioners of multi-tracking, where she recorded several parts of a multi-part harmony. Many long-time fans were disappointed that Rancid, who had long resisted major-label allure and gained much fame and respect because of it, signed with Warner Brothers Records.

The name Mary Ford was picked out of a telephone directory by Paul, so she had as short a name as his when they recorded as a duo. Rancid's self-titled 2000 album was released on Hellcat Records, and their 2003 record, Indestructible, was released by Hellcat Records and Warner Brothers Records. Ford was born in El Monte, California. In fact, after the success of ...And Out Come the Wolves, the band was pursued by several major labels, including Madonna's Maverick Records; Rancid chose to stick with Epitaph despite the tempting offers. Paul was a guitarist, born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, who created his own electric guitars from acoustic ones, and recorded several solo guitar hits as well as the songs where he backed his wife's singing. They have 6 full albums, the first 4 of which were released through an independent label, Epitaph Records, along with many 7" vinyls and singles. June 9, 1915, original name Lester Williams Polfus) and Mary Ford (July 7, 1928-September 30, 1977, original name Iris Colleen Summers) were a husband-wife musical duo. Rancid were very popular throughout the 1990s, and the band constantly toured from 1993 through 1998.

Les Paul (b. Among mainstream audiences, Rancid is best-known for 1995's "Ruby Soho" and "Time Bomb" off ...And Out Come the Wolves. The music style blends punk and hardcore with ska and reggae. Tim Armstrong and Lars Fredriksen both sing lead vocals and play lead guitar, while Matt Freeman sings backing vocals and plays bass and Brett Reed plays drums. Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong are ex-members of Operation Ivy.

Rancid is a band that originated in Berkeley, California from the ashes of Operation Ivy, a punk/ska band founded in 1987. Brett Reed hasn't done any work for side project bands. He was replaced by the current bassist Brent Harding as of early 2005. Matt Freeman joins Social Distortion by taking filling for the previous bassist John Maurer.

Lars Fredriksen has a side band Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards (currently released their second LP in 2004). Tim Armstrong plays with Travis Barker and Skinhead Rob in the Transplants.