Red Foley

Name	Red Foley
Background	solo_singer \|
Birth name	Clyde Julian Foley \|
Alias	Mr. Country Music
Born	June 17, 1910
Died	September 19, 1968 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Origin	Blue Lick, Kentucky, U.S.
Instrument	guitar, banjo
Genre	country, gospel, rockabilly, boogie, rhythm and blues
Occupation	singer-songwriter, musician, radio and TV host, actor
Voice type	baritone
Years active	1930–1968
Label	Conqueror, Melotone, Decca
Associated acts	The Cumberland Valley Boys The Sunshine Boys Ernest Tubb Kitty Wells
Url	Red Foley's official website}}

Clyde Julian Foley (June 17, 1910–September 19, 1968), better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II.

For more than two decades, Foley was one of the biggest stars of the genre, selling more than 25 million records. His 1951 hit, "Peace in the Valley", was among the first million-selling gospel records. A Grand Ole Opry veteran until his death, Foley also hosted the first popular country music series on network television, Ozark Jubilee, from 1955–60.

He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, which called him "one of the most versatile and moving performers of all time" and "a giant influence during the formative years of contemporary Country music."

Biography

Foley was born June 17, 1910 on a farm in Blue Lick, Kentucky, grew up in nearby Berea, and gained the nickname Red for his hair color. He was born into a musical family; and by the time he was nine, was giving impromptu concerts at his father's general store, playing French harp, piano, banjo, trombone, harmonica and guitar. At 17, he won first prize in a statewide talent show. He graduated from Berea High School, and later worked as a $2-a-show usher and singer at a theater in Covington, Kentucky.

Early radio and recording career

In 1930, as a freshman at Georgetown College, Foley was chosen by a talent scout from Chicago's WLS-AM to sing with producer John Lair's Cumberland Ridge Runners, the house band on National Barn Dance. His first single, "Life is Good Enough for Me/Lonesome Cowboy", was released in June 1933 on the Melotone label. In 1937 he returned to Kentucky with Lair to help establish the Renfro Valley Barn Dance stage and radio show near Mt. Vernon in 1939, performing everything from ballads to boogie-woogie to blues.

In late 1939, Foley became the first country artist to host a network radio program, NBC's Avalon Time (co-hosted by Red Skelton), and he performed extensively at theaters, clubs and fairs. He then returned for another seven-year stint with National Barn Dance.

In 1941, the same year he made his only film appearance (portraying himself) with Tex Ritter in the Western, The Pioneers, Foley signed a lifetime contract with Decca Records. He also released "Old Shep" in 1941, a song he wrote with Arthur Willis in 1933 about a dog he owned as a boy (in reality, his German shepherd, poisoned by a neighbor, was named Hoover). The song, later recorded by many artists including Hank Snow and Elvis Presley, became a country classic. His controversial patriotic 1944 single, "Smoke on the Water", topped the folk records chart for 13 consecutive weeks, and on January 17, 1945, Foley was the first country performer to record in Nashville, Tennessee. During the session at WSM-AM's Studio B, he recorded "Tennessee Saturday Night", "Blues in the Heart" and "Tennessee Border". He soon became known for such songs as "The Death of Floyd Collins" and "The Sinking of the Titanic". He moved to Nashville in 1946 and was briefly a member of the Brown's Ferry Four, recording "Jesus Hold My Hand" and "I'll Meet You In The Morning".

Mr. Country Music

In April 1946, Foley signed on to emcee and perform on The Prince Albert Show, the segment of the Grand Ole Opry carried on NBC Radio. During the next eight years he established himself as one of the most respected and versatile performers in country music. He acted as master of ceremonies, the straight man for Opry comedians Rod Brasfield and Minnie Pearl, and proved himself a vocalist who could handle all types of material.

Foley began recording with his backing group, the Cumberland Valley Boys, in 1947. He recorded seven top five hits with the group between 1947 and 1949, including a number one single, "New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)" (a cover of a 1946 Moon Mullican hit), and the country boogie anthem "Tennessee Saturday Night", a chart-topper in 1948. In 1950, he had three million-sellers: "Just a Closer Walk with Thee", "Steal Away" (recorded by Hank Williams as "The Funeral"), and a solo version of the song that became his trademark, "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy". Featuring guitarist Grady Martin, it stayed at number one on Billboard's country chart for 13 weeks and hit the pop chart as well.

In 1951, Foley's second wife, Judy Martin, took her own life. To devote more time to his family in Nashville, he cut back on performing but continued to release hits in a variety of styles, including rockabilly and rhythm and blues. His 1951 hit, "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (for Me)" backed by the Sunshine Boys quartet, was among the first gospel music records to sell one million copies. He also released his first LP that year, Souvenir Album (Decca DL-5303).

Foley's manager was Jim McConnell and "Dub" Albritton was his personal appearances manager. Starting in 1951, he hosted The Red Foley Show on Saturday afternoons on NBC Radio from Nashville (moving to ABC Radio and Springfield, Missouri from 1954–1961) sponsored by Dow Chemical. On November 21, 1953, he was one of the first eight singers named to Billboard magazine's Honor Roll of Country and Western artists, "named by the disk jockeys of America as an all-time great of country & western music."

Foley never lost his love for country music and, unlike Eddy Arnold, never sought success as a pop artist, even though many of his recordings made the pop charts.

Television career

After several years in virtual retirement, Foley moved to Springfield, Missouri in July 1954 after music executive Si Siman convinced him to host Ozark Jubilee on ABC-TV and radio. The deal was made over a bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey at the Andrew Jackson Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Foley struggled with alcohol, which according to Maxine Brown, "was a well-kept secret among all the entertainers because we loved him so much."

In 1955, an official act of the Oklahoma Legislature honored him as the artist who has "contributed with humility and reverence more than any other person to perpetuate the music so deeply embedded in the hearts of the American people." That same year, he was credited with discovering 11-year-old Brenda Lee, who became a Jubilee regular. On the October 4, 1956 program, Decca executives presented him with a gold record for "Peace in the Valley". The Jubilee ran for nearly six years and further cemented Foley's fame, but was canceled partly because of federal income tax evasion charges pending against him in 1960. His first trial that fall ended with a hung jury, but on April 23, 1961, he was quickly acquitted.

From 1954 to 1955, he recorded a number of transcriptions for RadiOzark Enterprises in Springfield with his band of Tommy Jackson on fiddle, Grady Martin on guitar, steel guitarist Bud Isaacs, guitarist Jimmy Selph, Bob Moore on bass and Billy Burke on accordion.

On April 25, 1956, he appeared on ABC's Masquerade Party as Little Red Riding Hood, and made a guest appearance the next day on CBS' Strike it Rich. He appeared on ABC's The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom, a 1957-1960 program hosted by his son-in-law Pat Boone. On February 22, 1960, he appeared on The Tonight Show. In the summer of 1961, Foley appeared twice on NBC-TV's Five Star Jubilee and made 58 appearances at 22 state fairs with Boob Brasfield. He moved to Los Angeles, California, and from 1962–63 played Fess Parker's Uncle Cooter on Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, an ABC-TV sitcom. In 1963, he returned to Nashville and performed and toured with the Grand Ole Opry.

Foley was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1967 (the first Kentuckian and one of only six then-living inductees), which honored him as "one of the most versatile and moving performers of all time" and "a giant influence during the formative years of contemporary Country music and today a timeless legend."

Death

On September 19, 1968, Foley appeared in two Opry performances in Fort Wayne, Indiana sponsored by the local Sheriff's Posse that included Billy Walker and 20-year-old Hank Williams, Jr., son of his long-time friend Hank Williams. Before the second show, according to Walker, Foley came to his dressing room and Walker shared his faith in Christ: "[Foley] said, 'Do you think God could ever forgive a sinner like me?' He began to tell me all the rotten things he had done in his life and I looked him in the face and said, 'Red, if God can forgive me, He can forgive you.' I prayed with Red, he went out and the last song he sang was "Peace In The Valley". He came over to side of the stage and said, 'Billy, I've never sung that song and feel the way I do tonight.'" Foley suffered respiratory failure that night and died in his sleep, prompting Hank Williams, Jr. to write and record (as Luke the Drifter, Jr.) "I Was With Red Foley (The Night He Passed Away)". According to the song, which charted that November, his last words were, "I’m awful tired now, Hank, I’ve got to go to bed." Foley had sung "Peace In The Valley" at Hank Sr.'s funeral. Red Foley was interred in Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville.

Family

Foley had an older brother, Clarence "Cotton" Foley (May 8, 1909–January 1973), who performed with him on Renfro Valley Barn Dance.

After his first wife, Axie Pauline Cox, died giving birth to their daughter Betty, he married Eva Alaine Overstake on August 9, 1933. Known during her solo career as Judy Martin, she was one of the Three Little Maids on National Barn Dance and a sister of country music songwriter Jenny Lou Carson. Their daughters were Shirley Lee (Boone), Julie Ann (Neely) and Jenny Lou (Pankratz); who recorded with their parents on Decca as the Little Foleys. On November 17, 1951, Overstake committed suicide after learning of Foley's relationship with entertainer Sally Sweet, who became his third wife.

Betty Foley's son is country music performer Clyde Foley Cummins. Shirley Lee Foley married actor-singer Pat Boone in 1953. Their daughters are Cheryl Lynn, Linda Lee, Laura Gene and country and Christian music singer Debby Boone.

Legacy

Foley was an inspiration to rock 'n' roll, in particular Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley, who both covered many of his songs. His country boogie material was a clear precursor of the style.

Foley has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for his recording career at, 6225 Hollywood Blvd. and one for his television career, at 6300 Hollywood Blvd. On June 10, 2003, a Kentucky State historical marker (No. 2114) was placed at Foley's boyhood home in Berea.

In 2002, he was inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame, where his corncob pipe is on display. In 2006, his 1951 version of "Peace in the Valley" was entered into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.

In 1970, Berea College established the Red Foley Memorial Music Award. Initiated by his long-time friend and colleague Si Siman, the annual award is presented to talented Berea College students in recognition of their musical contributions to the campus community. It is intended to promote the music associated with Foley’s career, such as folk, country, bluegrass, gospel and popular music.

A dance to Foley's song, "The Salty Dog Rag", has been traditional at Dartmouth College since 1972, where it is taught to freshman during orientation. Cumberland Falls State Park, in Corbin, Kentucky, near Foley's hometown of Berea, has been playing the song with an accompanying dance at its square dance nights since at least the mid-1970s.

The Rooks Van Dellen Residence Hall at Calvin College has a yearly celebration of Red Foley Day in mid-November. The celebration began in 1968 when a few students from the hall heard a radio announcer say, "Red Foley was a great country music singer, too bad no one will ever remember him." The day has been celebrated (with a few lapses) to remember Foley every since.

Foley Middle School opened in Berea in 1978. The public school educates southern Madison County students in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades.

Red Foley Court is among several streets in Nixa, Missouri named for performers on Ozark Jubilee, and Red Foley Road is in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, north of Renfro Valley.

Discography

Albums

{| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Album ! US Country ! Label |- | 1951 | Red Foley Souvenir Album | | rowspan="25"| Decca |- | rowspan="2"| 1953 | A Tribute to Jimmie Rodgers | |- | Sing a Song of Christmas | |- | 1954 | Lift Up Your Voice | |- | 1955 | Beyond the Sunset | |- | rowspan="2"| 1956 | Red and Ernie, Vol. 1 (with Ernest Tubb) | |- | Red and Ernie, Vol. 2 (with Ernest Tubb) | |- | rowspan="5"| 1958 | Red Foley's Dickies Souvenir Album | |- | I Believe | |- | He Walks with Thee | |- | Beyond the Sunset | |- | My Keepsake Album | |- | 1959 | Let's All Sing with Red Foley | |- | rowspan="3"| 1961 | Rockin' Chair | |- | Company's Comin' | |- | Songs of Devotion | |- | rowspan="3"| 1962 | Dear Hearts and Gentle People | |- | Life's Railroad to Heaven | |- | Hang Your Head in Shame | |- | rowspan="2"| 1963 | The Red Foley Show | |- | Rock of Ages | |- | 1965 | I'm Bound for the Kingdom | |- | rowspan="2"| 1967 | Songs for the Soul | |- | Together Again (with Kitty Wells) | align="center"| 24 |- | 1969 | I Believe | |}

Singles

{| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="2"| Chart Positions |- ! width="50"| US Country ! width="50"| US |- | rowspan="2"| 1944 | "Smoke on the Water" | align="center"| 1 | align="center"| 7 |- | "There's a Blue Star Shining Bright (In a Window Tonight)" | align="center"| 5 | align="center"| |- | rowspan="4"| 1945 | "Hang Your Head in Shame" | align="center"| 4 | align="center"| |- | "I'll Never Let You Worry My Mind" | align="center"| 5 | align="center"| |- | "Shame on You" (with Lawrence Welk) | align="center"| 1 | align="center"| 13 |- | "At Mail Call Today" (with Lawrence Welk) | align="center"| 3 | align="center"| |- | rowspan="2"| 1946 | "Harriet" (with Roy Ross & His Ramblers) | align="center"| 4 | align="center"| |- | "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" (with Roy Ross & His Ramblers) | align="center"| 5 | align="center"| |- | rowspan="4"| 1947 | "That's How Much I Love You" (Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys) | align="center"| 4 | align="center"| |- | "New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)" (Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys) | align="center"| 1 | align="center"| |- | "Freight Train Boogie" (Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys) | align="center"| 5 | align="center"| |- | "Never Trust a Woman" (Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys) | align="center"| 2 | align="center"| |- | 1948 | "Tennessee Saturday Night" (Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys) | align="center"| 1 | align="center"| |- | rowspan="8"| 1949 | "Candy Kisses" | align="center"| 4 | align="center"| |- | "Tennessee Border" | align="center"| 3 | align="center"| |- | "Blues in My Heart" (with Cumberland Valley Boys) | align="center"| 15 | align="center"| |- | "Tennessee Polka" | align="center"| 4 | align="center"| |- | "I'm Throwing Rice (At the Girl I Love)" | align="center"| 11 | align="center"| |- | "Two Cents, Three Eggs and a Postcard" | align="center"| 8 | align="center"| |- | "Sunday Down in Tennessee" | align="center"| 3 | align="center"| |- | "Tennessee Border No. 2" (with Ernest Tubb) | align="center"| 2 | align="center"| |- | rowspan="14"| 1950 | "I Gotta Have My Baby Back" | align="center"| 10 | align="center"| |- | "Careless Kisses" | align="center"| 8 | align="center"| |- | "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" | align="center"| 1 | align="center"| 1 |- | "Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age" (with Ernest Tubb) | align="center"| 7 | align="center"| |- | "Sugarfoot Rag" | align="center"| 4 | align="center"| 24 |- | "Steal Away" | align="center"| 9 | align="center"| |- | "Birmingham Bounce" | align="center"| 1 | align="center"| 14 |- | "Choc'late Ice Cream Cone" (with The Dixie Dons) | align="center"| 5 | align="center"| |- | "Missisippi" (with The Dixie Dons) | align="center"| 1 | align="center"| 22 |- | "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (with The Jordanaires) | align="center"| 9 | align="center"| |- | "Goodnight Irene" (with Ernest Tubb) | align="center"| 1 | align="center"| 10 |- | "Hillbilly Fever No. 2" (with Ernest Tubb) | align="center"| 9 | align="center"| |- | "Cincinnati Dancing Pig" | align="center"| 2 | align="center"| 7 |- | "Our Lady of Fatima" | align="center"| 8 | align="center"| 16 |- | rowspan="6"| 1951 | "My Heart Cries for You" (with Evelyn Knight) | align="center"| 6 | align="center"| 28 |- | "Hot Rod Race" | align="center"| 7 | align="center"| |- | "Hobo Boogie" | align="center"| 8 | align="center"| |- | "The Strange Little Girl" (with Ernest Tubb & Anita Kerr Singers) | align="center"| 9 | align="center"| |- | "There'll Be Peace In The Valley for Me" (with The Sunshine Boys Quartet) | align="center"| 5 | align="center"| |- | "Alabama Jubilee" (with The Nashville Dixielanders) | align="center"| 3 | align="center"| 28 |- | rowspan="4"| 1952 | "Too Old to Cut the Mustard" (with Ernest Tubb) | align="center"| 5 | align="center"| |- | "Milk Bucket Boogie" | align="center"| 8 | align="center"| |- | "Salty Dog Rag" | align="center"| 8 | align="center"| |- | "Midnight" | align="center"| 1 | align="center"| |- | rowspan="6"| 1953 | "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" | align="center"| 8 | align="center"| 25 |- | "Hot Toddy" | align="center"| 6 | align="center"| |- | "No Help Wanted #2" (with Ernest Tubb) | align="center"| 7 | align="center"| |- | "Slaves of a Hopeless Love Affair" | align="center"| 8 | align="center"| |- | "Shake a Hand" (with Anita Kerr Singers) | align="center"| 6 | align="center"| |- | "Put Christ Back Into Christmas" | align="center"| | align="center"| 23 |- | rowspan="4"| 1954 | "As Far as I'm Concerned" (with Betty Foley) | align="center"| 8 | align="center"| |- | "Jilted" | align="center"| 7 | align="center"| |- | "One by One" (with Kitty Wells) | align="center"| 1 | align="center"| |- | "I'm a Stranger in My Home" (with Kitty Wells) | align="center"| 12 | align="center"| |- | rowspan="4"| 1955 | "Hearts of Stone" (with Anita Kerr Singers) | align="center"| 4 | align="center"| |- | "As Long as I Live" (with Kitty Wells) | align="center"| 3 | align="center"| |- | "Make Believe ('Til We Can Make It Come True)" (with Kitty Wells) | align="center"| 6 | align="center"| |- | "Satisfied Mind" (with Betty Foley) | align="center"| 3 | align="center"| |- | rowspan="2"| 1956 | "You and Me" (with Kitty Wells) | align="center"| 3 | align="center"| |- | "No One but You" (with Kitty Wells) | align="center"| flip | align="center"| |- | 1959 | "Travelin' Man" | align="center"| 29 | align="center"| |- | rowspan="3"| 1967 | "Happiness Means You" (with Kitty Wells) | align="center"| 43 | align="center"| |- | "Hello Number One" (with Kitty Wells) | align="center"| 60 | align="center"| |- | "Living as Strangers" (with Kitty Wells) | align="center"| 63 | align="center"| |- | 1969 | "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" (with Kitty Wells) | align="center"| 74 | align="center"| |}

Notes

References

The Associated Press (September 21, 1968) "Red Foley Dead; Country Singer", The New York Times, p. 33

"Foley Acquitted Of Tax Evasion" (April 23, 1961), Springfield Leader & Press, p. A1

"Honor Roll of C&W; Artists" (December 5, 1953) The Billboard, p. 48

The Ozark Jubilee starring Red Foley (1956), RadiOzark Enterprises, Inc.

"Red Foley Set on 58 Fair Dates" (July 3, 1961), Billboard, p. 9

"The Red Foley Story" (March, 1955), Country & Western Jamboree

Rumble, John (1998). "Red Foley". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 176.

External links

Watch Red Foley on Jubilee USA, "Chattanoogie Shoeshine Boy," June 20, 1959 Flash player file

Listen to Red Foley: "Salty Dog Rag" MP3 audio file

Red Foley in the Country Music Hall of Fame

Red Foley biography at Country Music Television.com

Photo of Red and Sally Foley

Tribute by Foley's grandson, Clyde Foley Cummins

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SMOKE ON THE WATER by RED FOLEY (1944)

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"Smoke on the Water" was written in 1944 by Zeke Clements and recorded shortly thereafter by Red Foley. In 1941, the same year Red made his film debut with Tex Ritter in the Western "The Pioneers", he signed a lifetime contract with Decca Records resulting in his first #1 country hit Smoke On The Water in 1944. It topped the charts for 13 consecutive weeks in 1945, he was the first major performer to record in Nashville. Smoke on the Water There will be a sad day comin For the foes of all mankind They must answer to the people And its troubling their mind Everybody who must fear them Will rejoice on that great day When the powers of dictators Shall be taken all away CHORUS: Therell be smoke on the water On the land and the sea When our Army and Navy overtakes the enemy Therell be smoke on the mountains Where the Heathen Gods stay And the sun that is risin Will go down on that day For there is a great destroyer Made of fire and flesh and steel Rollin toward the foes of freedom Theyll go down beneath its wheels Therell be nothing left but vultures To inhabit all that land When our modern ships and bombers Make a graveyard of Japan CHORUS Hirohito long with Hitler Will be ridin on a rail Mussolinill beg for mercy As a leader he has failed But therell be no time for pity When the Screamin Eagle flies That will be the end of Axis They must answer with their lives CHORUS (Instrumental Interlude) CHORUS Lyrics posted October 21, 2005 by Kyle Joseph Ummamum. All lyrics contained ...

Red Foley - Freight Train Boogie

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Red kicks off the show with a nice take on the Delmore Bros. classic. Yeah, man - that's Grady Martin on the double neck Bigsby. Righteous!

Red Foley - Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy

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Red Foley greatly contributed to the rise of country music after World War II. His hit, Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy reached #1 on both the country and pop charts in 1950. Hope you enjoy this favorite Oldie.

ONE BY ONE by RED FOLEY & KITTY WELLS

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One By One by Red Foley & Kitty Wells 1954

RED FOLEY OZARK JUBILEE PEACE IN THE VALLEY

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PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT IF YOU LIKE THIS VIDEO. This is Red Foley's most famous song from the Ozark Jubilee in Springfield Missouri in the late 1950s. IF PEOPLE LIKE THIS VIDEO, I WILL POST MORE FROM THE OZARK JUBILEE.

RED FOLEY OZARK JUBILEE STEAL AWAY

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From the Ozark Jubilee in Springfield Missouri in the late 1950s. If this song does not bring a tear to your eye, nothing will.

Faron Young, Red Foley, String Bean, Speedy Haworth

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Having fun on Jubilee USA.

78s - Hot Rod Race - Red Foley

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"Hot Rod Race" is a Western swing song about an automobile race out of San Pedro, California, between a Ford and a Mercury. Released in November 1950, it broke the ground for a series of hot rod songs recorded for the car culture of the 1950s and 60s.With its hard driving boogie woogie beat, it is sometimes named one of the first rock and roll songs. Written by George Wilson, it became a major hit for Arkie Shibley and his Mountain Dew Boys (Gilt-Edge 5021), staying on the charts for 7 weeks, peaking at #5 in 1951. Trying to repeat his success, Shibley recorded at least four follow-up songs. Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan, Tiny Hill, and Red Foley, all released versions in 1951; Hill's became a hit on the pop charts. Shibley's record may have climbed higher and outpaced any of the others, but his second verse opened up with: Now along about the middle of the night We were ripping along like white folks might. Eastern radio stations, never a fan of Western swing anyway, refused to play it.[3] Dolan changed the verse to say "plain folks"; Hill to "rich folks"; and Foley to "poor folks". The song ends with: When it flew by us, I turned the other way. The guy in Mercury had nothing to say, For it was a kid, in a hopped-up Model A.

Salty Dog Rag-Red Foley

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Red Foley, recorded and released in 1952, #8 on Country Charts. Owned by the Decca recording label, not by me.

Red Foley---Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy

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Ernest Tubb & Red Foley - Too Old to Cut the Mustard

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Ernest Tubb & Red Foley - Too Old to Cut the Mustard

Red Foley performs "Hearts of Stone" on Jubilee USA

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with Speedy Haworth on guitar!

RED FOLEY-BLUES IN MY HEART.wmv

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I DO NOT OWN COPYRIGHT TO THIS MUSIC. IT WAS RECORDED ON THE DECCA LABEL SO I BELIEVE UMG OWNS THE COPYRIGHT. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL ALLOW THE VIDEO TO REMAIN ON YOU TUBE AND PLACE ADS ON IT AS THEY DESIRE.-------------Red Foley was one of the biggest stars in country during the post-war era, a silky-voiced singer who sold some 25 million records between 1944 and 1965 and whose popularity went far in making country music a viable mainstream commodity. Born Clyde Julian Foley on June 17, 1910, in Blue Lick, KY, he began playing guitar and harmonica at a young age, and by the time he was 17 had taken first prize in a statewide talent competition. While attending college in 1930, he was spotted by a talent scout from Chicago's WLS radio and was tapped to sing with producer John Lair's Cumberland Ridge Runners, the house band on the program National Barn Dance. After seven years with the Ridge Runners, Lair created a new show, Renfro Valley Barn Dance, especially to showcase Foley's talents. The singer remained with the program until late 1939, performing everything from ballads to boogie to blues. At the same time, he became the first country artist to host his own network radio program, Avalon Time (co-hosted by comedian Red Skelton), and performed extensively in theaters and clubs and at fairs. After exiting the Renfro Valley Barn Dance, Foley returned for another seven-year stint at the National Barn Dance show. In 1941, the same year he made his film debut with Tex Ritter ...

Red Foley - Tennessee Border

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This is my cover of 'Tennessee Border', performed by Red Foley. Hank Williams also did a raw recording of this one. Comments please.

Cincinatti Dancing Pig by Red Foley c1950

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Clyde Julian Foley (June 17, 1910 - September 19, 1968), better known as Red Foley, was an American singer and musician who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II. For more than two decades, Red Foley was one of the biggest stars of the genre, selling more than 25 million records. His 1951 hit, "Peace in the Valley," was the first million-selling gospel record. A Grand Ole Opry veteran, he also hosted the first popular country music series on network television, Ozark Jubilee. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, which called him "one of the most versatile and moving performers of all time" and "a giant influence during the formative years of contemporary Country music."

RED FOLEY-JUST BEFORE DAWN.wmv

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Red Foley was one of the biggest stars in country during the post-war era, a silky-voiced singer who sold some 25 million records between 1944 and 1965 and whose popularity went far in making country music a viable mainstream commodity. Born Clyde Julian Foley on June 17, 1910, in Blue Lick, KY, he began playing guitar and harmonica at a young age, and by the time he was 17 had taken first prize in a statewide talent competition. While attending college in 1930, he was spotted by a talent scout from Chicago's WLS radio and was tapped to sing with producer John Lair's Cumberland Ridge Runners, the house band on the program National Barn Dance. After seven years with the Ridge Runners, Lair created a new show, Renfro Valley Barn Dance, especially to showcase Foley's talents. The singer remained with the program until late 1939, performing everything from ballads to boogie to blues. At the same time, he became the first country artist to host his own network radio program, Avalon Time (co-hosted by comedian Red Skelton), and performed extensively in theaters and clubs and at fairs. After exiting the Renfro Valley Barn Dance, Foley returned for another seven-year stint at the National Barn Dance show. In 1941, the same year he made his film debut with Tex Ritter in the Western The Pioneers, he signed a lifetime contract with Decca Records. His first chart single, 1944's "Smoke on the Water," topped the charts for 13 consecutive weeks; in 1945, he was the first major performer ...

Red Foley ::::: Salty Dog Rag.

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Duration: 2:58
Published: 2010-11-18
Uploaded: 2010-11-22
Author: OnlyFifties

Red Foley "Crawdad Hole" with Grady Martin on his Bigsby doubleneck guitar!

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Duration: 1:48
Published: 2010-01-27
Uploaded: 2011-01-26
Author: KoolKlipsFromDeke

Classic footage of Red singing the old chestnut "Crawdad Hole" with a stellar backing band--Grady Martin on doubleneck Bigsby guitar, Bob Moore on bass, Tommy Jackson on fiddle, Bud Isaacs on steel, wow!

RED FOLEY OZARK JUBILEE HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY

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Duration: 2:34
Published: 2008-01-12
Uploaded: 2010-12-11
Author: BOBFORDD

This is over 50 years old. It is from the Ozark Jubilee in Springfield Missouri.

Red Foley Hearts of Stone with Grady Martin on his Bigsby Doubleneck!

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Duration: 2:22
Published: 2010-01-27
Uploaded: 2011-02-19
Author: KoolKlipsFromDeke

More priceless footage of the great Grady Martin playing his Bigsby doubleneck behind Red Foley! This is an earlier version of the tune, from about 1955, than the other clips of the same song already on youtube. All hail the great Grady!

Kitty Wells & Red Foley ~Hello Number One

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Duration: 2:16
Published: 2010-05-31
Uploaded: 2011-02-19
Author: flashbell

Clyde Julian Foley (June 17, 1910--September 19, 1968), better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II. For more than two decades, Foley was one of the biggest stars of the genre, selling more than 25 million records. His 1951 hit, "Peace in the Valley," was the first million-selling gospel record. A Grand Ole Opry veteran until his death, Foley also hosted the first popular country music series on network television, Ozark Jubilee. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, which called him "one of the most versatile and moving performers of all time" and "a giant influence during the formative years of contemporary Country music." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kitty Wells Ellen Muriel Deason (born August 30, 1919), known professionally as Kitty Wells, is an American country music singer. Her 1952 hit recording, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels," made her the first female country singer to top the US country charts, and turned her into the first female country star. Her Top 10 hits continued until the mid-1960s, inspiring a long list of female country singers who came to prominence in the 1960s. Wells's success in the 1950s and 1960s was so enormous that she still ranks as the sixth most successful female vocalist in the history of the Billboard country charts, according to historian Joel Whitburn's book The Top 40 Country Hits, behind Dolly ...

Birmingham Bounce......Red Foley

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Duration: 3:02
Published: 2009-10-20
Uploaded: 2011-01-15
Author: OnlyFifties

Clyde Julian Foley (June 17, 1910September 19, 1968), better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II. For more than two decades, he was one of the biggest stars of the genre, selling more than 25 million records. His 1951 hit, "Peace in the Valley," was the first million-selling gospel record. A Grand Ole Opry veteran, Foley also hosted the first popular country music series on network television, Ozark Jubilee. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, which called him "one of the most versatile and moving performers of all time" and "a giant influence during the formative years of contemporary Country music."

Red Foley ~ Never Trust a Woman

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Duration: 3:15
Published: 2008-07-19
Uploaded: 2011-02-25
Author: flashbell

Original countrymusic is a type of music that has a unique sound and style with a blend of musical forms originally found in the Southern United States. It evolved from traditional folk music, gospel music and old-time or hillbilly music beginning in the mid-1920s. The term country music began to surface in the mid-1940s when the earlier term hillbilly music was considered degrading. Today it is referred to as original country music, thereby distinguishing it from the current sound of country music. Artists who sang original country music had a distinctive sound, a sort of brand that made them easily identifiable from their peers. You didnt have to ask someone who was singing, because if you were a follower of the music, you knew. This was true regardless of gender. Hank Snow, Hank Thompson, Faron Young, Ernest Tubb, Hank Williams, Bob Wills, The Louvin Brothers, Ray Price, Eddy Arnold, Loretta Lynn, Kitty Wells, Dottie West, Patsy Cline and Connie Smith all had distinguishable voices as did their legion of peers. In addition, the music was presented in a heartfelt and professional manner. The industry fostered respect and it was exemplified in the method in which the artists presented themselves on and off stage and what they wore. There were no faded and torn jeans, unmatched apparel or garments with low necklines exposing cleavage (except in the case of Dolly Parton, which couldnt be avoided). Original country music began to drift away from its long standing ...

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SMOKE ON THE WATER by RED FOLEY (1944)