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Ray Price
Background information
Birth name Ray Price
Also known as The Cherokee Cowboy
Born January 12, 1926 (1926-01-12) (age 82)
Origin Perryville, Texas, USA
Genre(s) Country Music
Western Swing
Occupation(s) Singer
Songwriter
Guitarist
Years active 1948Present
Associated acts Johnny Bush, Merle Haggard, Harlan Howard, George Jones, Roger Miller, Willie Nelson, Johnny PayCheck
Website www.raypricefanclub.net
Members
Country Music Hall of Fame
Grand Ole Opry

Ray Price (born January 12, 1926 in Perryville, Texas) is an American country and western singer/songwriter/guitarist. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wood County is a County located in the US state of Texas. As of 2000 the population was 36752 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. This article is about the Musical genre. For the popular western swing Steel guitar tuning see E9 tuning. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres See also 1947 in country music, 1948 in music, other events of 1948, 1949 in country music and the List of years in Country Music The present is the Time that is perceived directly not as a recollection or a speculation Johnny Bush, born February 17 1935 as John Bush Shinn III in Houston Texas, is a Country music Singer, Songwriter Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American Country music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter. Harlan Perry Howard ( September 8 1927 - March 3 2002) was an American Hall of Fame Country music Songwriter George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931 in Saratoga Texas) is an award-winning American Country music singer known for his long list of Roger Dean Miller ( January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American Singer, Songwriter and Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Johnny Paycheck ( May 31, 1938 &ndash February 19, 2003) was a Country music singer The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is located at 222 Fifth Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Country music radio program and concert broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wood County is a County located in the US state of Texas. As of 2000 the population was 36752 Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Some of his more famous songs include "Release Me", "Crazy Arms", "Heartaches By the Number", "City Lights", "My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You", "For The Good Times", "I Won't Mention It Again", "The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me", and "Danny Boy. " Crazy Arms " is an American country song recorded by Ray Price. Heartaches By The Number (And Other Country Favorites by Waylon Jennings was an album issued in 1972 on RCA Camden a budget label of RCA Records " City Lights " is an American Country music song written by Bill Anderson, and twice became a No " He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1996. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is located at 222 Fifth Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)

Contents

1940s-50s success

Price served in the Marines, 1944-1946, and began singing on KRBC in Abilene, Texas in 1948. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abilene ( "ABBA-leen") is a city in Jones and Taylor Counties in the central part of the U Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He joined the "Big D Jamboree" in Dallas in 1949. He hit Nashville in the early 1950s, rooming for a short time with Hank Williams. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Hank Williams ( September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who has When Williams died, Price took over his band, the Drifting Cowboys, and had minor success. He was the first artist to have a hit with "Release Me" (1954), a top five pop hit for Engelbert Humperdinck in 1967. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Engelbert Humperdinck (born Arnold George Dorsey, May 2 1936, Madras India) is a well-known British - American Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar.

Price became one of the stalwarts of the grinding, honky-tonk music that became even more popular in the early 1950s with such singers as Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Webb Pierce and others. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Hank Williams ( September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who has William Orville 'Lefty' Frizzell ( March 31, 1928 &ndash July 19, 1975) was an American Country music Singer and Price developed the famous "Ray Price Shuffle Beat" (the 4/4 shuffle) that is heard on "Crazy Arms," which served as the beat for many honky-tonk classics since then.

In 1953, Price formed his famous band, the Cherokee Cowboys. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Among its members in the late 1950s and early 1960s were Roger Miller, Willie Nelson, Johnny Paycheck, and Johnny Bush. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Roger Dean Miller ( January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American Singer, Songwriter and Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Johnny Paycheck ( May 31, 1938 &ndash February 19, 2003) was a Country music singer Johnny Bush, born February 17 1935 as John Bush Shinn III in Houston Texas, is a Country music Singer, Songwriter In fact, Miller wrote one of Ray Price's classics in 1958, "Invitation to the Blues," and sang harmony on the recording. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In addition, Nelson penned the Ray Price classic "Night Life. "

Besides his numerous country hits, Ray Price also was a favorite of pop music fans for his 1967 hit "Danny Boy" and "For the Good Times" in 1970. " Danny Boy " is a song whose lyrics are set to the Irish tune Londonderry Air. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Later career

Price's first #1 hit since "The Same Old Me" in 1959 was "For The Good Times" in 1970. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Written by Kris Kristofferson, the song also made it to #11 on the pop chart and featured a more mellow Price backed up by sophisticated musical sounds, quite the opposite from the honky-tonk sounds Price pioneered two decades before. Price had three more #1 country hits in the 1970s, "I Won't Mention It Again", "She's Got To Be A Saint", and "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me. " You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me " — also known simply as " Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me " — is a song written by Jim Weatherly " His final top-ten hit was "Diamonds In The Stars" in early 1982. Price continued to have songs on the country chart through 1989. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Today he is singing gospel music and has recorded such songs as "Amazing Grace", "What A Friend We Have in Jesus", "Farther Along" and "Rock of Ages" [1].

In 2006, Price was living near Mount Pleasant, Texas and still performing in concerts throughout the country. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Mount Pleasant is a city in Titus County, Texas, in the United States.

Ray Price worked on a his latest album entitled Last of the Breed with fellow country music legends Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. Last of the Breed is a two-disc album by American Country music Artists Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Ray Price Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American Country music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter. This album was released on March 20, 2007 on the Lost Highway Records label. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Lost Highway Records recording artists Lost Highway reissues recordings from the various Universal Music Group labels The two-disc set features 20 country classics as well as a pair of new compositions. The trio toured the U. S. from March 9 until March 25 starting in Arizona and finishing in Illinois. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. This is Price's third album with Willie Nelson and first album with Merle Haggard. Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American Country music Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter.

Discography

Year Title US Country US Label
1957 Sings Heart Songs Columbia
1958 Talk To Your Heart Columbia
1960 Faith Columbia
1961 Greatest Hits Columbia
1962 San Antonio Rose Columbia
1963 Night Life 1 Columbia
1964 Love Life 3 Columbia
1965 Burning Memories 8 Columbia
1965 Western Strings 18 Columbia
1965 The Other Woman 3 Columbia
1966 The Same Old Me Columbia
1966 Another Bridge To Burn 1 Columbia
1967 Touch My Heart 1 129 Columbia
1967 Greatest Hits 2 17 Columbia
1967 Danny Boy 3 106 Columbia
1968 Take Me As I Am 5 Columbia
1968 She Wears My Ring 6 Columbia
1969 Sweetheart Of The Year 37 Columbia
1969 Christmas Album Columbia
1969 You Wouldn't Know Love 12 Columbia
1970 The World 18 Columbia
1970 For The Good Times 1 28 Columbia
1970 Make The World Go Away Columbia
1971 I Won't Mention It Again 1 49 Columbia
1971 Welcome To My World 21 146 Columbia
1972 All Time Greatest Hits 7 165 Columbia
1972 The Lonesomest Lonesome 3 145 Columbia
1973 She's Got To Be A Saint 4 161 Columbia
1974 You're The Best Thing 24 Columbia
1974 This Time Lord Myrrh
1975 Like Old Times Again 7 Myrrh
1975 If You Ever Change Your Mind 33 Columbia
1975 Say I Do 29 Dot
1976 Rainbows And Tears 45 Dot
1976 Hank'N Me 42 Dot
1976 The Best 25 Columbia
1976 Precious Memories Word
1977 Reunited 47 Dot
1977 Help Me Columbia
1978 How Great Thou Art Word
1979 There's Always Me Monument
1980 San Antonio Rose with Willie Nelson 3 70 Columbia
1981 Tribute To Willie and Kris 59 Columbia
1981 Town And Country 17 Dimension
1982 Somewhere In Texas Dimension
1982 Master Of The Art 48 Warner Brothers
1986 Welcome To Ray Price Country Step One
1986 Portrait Of A Singer Step One
1986 Greatest Hits 1 Step One
1986 Greatest Hits 2 Step One
1986 Greatest Hits 3 Step One
1986 Revival Of Old Time Singing Step One
1986 Heart Of Country Music Step One
1986 Christmas Gift For You Step One
1987 Just Enough Love 64 Step One
1988 By Request Step One
1990 Memories That Last with Faron Young Step One
1990 Hall Of Fame Series Step One
2000 Prisoner Of Love Justice
2002 Time Audium
2007 Last Of The Breed with Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson 7 Lost Highway

Singles Discography

Year Title US Country US Label
1955 Run Boy 5 Columbia
1956 Crazy Arms 1 27 Columbia
1956 You Done Me Wrong 7 Columbia
1956 I've Got A New Heartache 1 Columbia
1956 Wasted Words 4 Columbia
1957 I'll Be There (When You Get Lonely) 12 Columbia
1957 My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You 1 63 Columbia
1958 Curtain In The Window 3 Columbia
1958 City Lights 1 71 Columbia
1958 Invitation To The Blues 3 92 Columbia
1958 That's What It's Like To Be Lonesome 7 Columbia
1959 Heartaches By The Number 2 Columbia
1959 Same Old Me 1 Columbia
1960 One More Time 2 Columbia
1960 Wish I Could Fall In Love Today 5 Columbia
1961 Heart Over Mind 5 Columbia
1961 24th Hour 13 Columbia
1961 Under Your Spell Again 5 Columbia
1961 Soft Rain 3 Columbia
1962 I've Just Destroyed The World (I'm Living In) 12 Columbia
1962 Pride 5 Columbia
1962 Walk Me To The Door 7 Columbia
1962 You Took Her Off My Hands 11 Columbia
1963 Make The World Go Away 2 100 Columbia
1964 Burning Memories 2 Columbia
1964 That's All That Matters 34 Columbia
1964 Please Talk To My Heart 7 Columbia
1964 Thing Called Sadness 38 Columbia
1965 Other Woman (In My Life) 2 Columbia
1965 Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me) 11 Columbia
1966 I'm Not Crazy Yet 28 Columbia
1966 Touch My Heart 3 Columbia
1967 Danny Boy 9 60 Columbia
1967 Crazy 73 Columbia
1967 Way To Survive 7 Columbia
1967 I'm Still Not Over You 6 Columbia
1967 Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go) 8 Columbia
1968 Night Life 28 Columbia
1968 She Wears My Ring 6 Columbia
1969 Sweetheart Of The Year 11 Columbia
1969 April's Fool 14 Columbia
1969 You Wouldn't Know Love 8 Columbia
1970 For The Good Times 1 11 Columbia
1970 Grazin' In Greener Pastures 1 Columbia
1971 I Won't Mention It Again 1 42 Columbia
1971 I'd Rather Be Sorry 2 70 Columbia
1972 Lonesomest Lonesome 2 Columbia
1972 She's Got To Be A Saint 1 Columbia
1973 You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me 1 82 Columbia
1975 If You Ever Change Your Mind 31 Columbia
1976 Mansion On The Hill 14 ABC/DOT
1978 Feet 19 Monument
1979 There's Always Me 30 Monument
1979 That's The Only Way To Say Good Mornin' 18 Monument
1979 Misty Morning Rain 43 Monument
1980 Faded Love with Willie Nelson 3 Columbia
1982 Somewhere In Texas 55 Dimension
1982 San Antonio Rose 70 Viva
1984 Better Class Of Loser 73 Viva
1986 Five Fingers 67 Step One
1986 You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You 60 Step One
1986 All The Way 73 Step One
1986 When You Gave Your Love To Me 55 Step One
1987 Just Enough Love 52 Step One
1988 Don't The Morning Always Come Too Soon 55 Step One

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Persondata
NAME Ray Price
ALTERNATIVE NAMES The Cherokee Cowboy
SHORT DESCRIPTION Country Music Artist
DATE OF BIRTH January 12, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Perryville, Texas, United States of America
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
This is an alphabetical list of notable country music performers. The Country Music Association (CMA was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Academy of Country Music (ACM was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy This is a list of inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame. See also 1995 in country music, 1996 in music, Other events of 1996, 1997 in country music, 1990s in music Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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