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"Vaya con Dios (May God Be 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.[1]

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"Vaya con Dios"
Single by Les Paul and Mary Ford
B-side	"Johnny (Is the Boy for Me)"
Released	June 1953
Genre	Pop
Length	2:50
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Larry Russell, Inez James, and Buddy Pepper
Les Paul and Mary Ford singles chronology
"Sleep" (1953) "Vaya con Dios" (1953) "Johnny" (1953)

Background

The most-popular version of the song was recorded by Les Paul and Mary Ford. This recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2486 with "Johnny (Is the Boy For Me)" as the flip side in May 1953.[2] It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on June 13, 1953 and lasted 31 weeks on the chart, reaching number one on August 8 and remaining at number one for a total of 11 non-consecutive weeks.[3] The song also reached number one on the Cash Box chart where it remained at No. 1 for five weeks.[4]

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.

Other notable recordings

The song has been recorded by:

References

Sources

• Jacobson, Bob. Les Paul: Guitar Wizard. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2012.
• Shaughnessy, Mary. Les Paul: An American Original. New York: Morrow, 1993.
• Wyckoff, Edwin Brit. Electric Guitar Man: The Genius of Les Paul. Genius at Work! Berkeley Heights, N.J.: Enslow Publishers, 2008.

На других языках

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- [en] Vaya con Dios (song)

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[es] Vaya con Dios (canción)

Vaya con Dios es una canción popular tipo bolero escrita por Larry Russell, Inez James, y Buddy Pimienta, y primero grabado por Anita O'Día en diciembre de 1952. Miembros de los Escritores Occidentales de América lo escogieron tan uno de la Parte superior 100 canciones Occidentales de todos los tiempos.[1]

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[ru] Vaya con Dios (песня)

«Vaya con Dios» (с исп. — «Ступай с Богом») — американская эстрадная песня, написанная в 1953 году Ларри Расселлом, Инесом Джеймсом и Бадди Пеппером. Наибольшую популярность песня приобрела в одной из своих самых ранних версий в исполнении Леса Пола и Мэри Форд. Их версия была выпущена на сингле в июне 1953 года и 8 августа заняла 1-е место в американском хит-параде, которое она удерживала 11 недель.[1]

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