‘Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)’ by Les Paul and Mary Ford peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1953)

1950s, Popular Music 1950s

(Saturday, August 8, 1953) — “Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)” by Les Paul and Mary Ford peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the first of 11 non-consecutive weeks (Aug. 8/15/22/29, Sept. 5/12/19/26, Oct. 2, Nov. 7/14, 1953).