Ray Price
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Biography
Noble Ray Price, born on January 12, 1926, near Perryville, Wood County, Texas, was an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He began his musical journey as a teenager, singing and playing guitar while attending North Texas Agricultural College. After serving in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, Ray Price started his radio career on KRBC's Hillbilly Circus in 1948. His first single, "Jealous Lies", was released by Bullet Records but did not chart. In the early 1950s, he formed the Cherokee Cowboys and achieved success with hits like "Talk to Your Heart" (1952) and "Release Me" (1954). He experimented with the Nashville sound in the 1960s, releasing notable albums such as Night Life (1963), which included the titular hit single. Ray Price's career spanned decades, with significant hits like "For the Good Times" (1970) and "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" (1973). He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1996. He continued recording and touring into his 80s before passing away on December 16, 2013 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Notable posthumous releases include Beauty Is...The Final Sessions (2014) and Is This True? (2015).
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- For The Good Times
- Crazy Arms
- Make The World Go Away
- Faded Love by Ray Price
- Pick Me Up On Your Way Down featuring Merle Haggard
- Sweet Jesus featuring Merle Haggard
- That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine featuring Merle Haggard
- The Same Old Me
- Heartaches By The Number
- Please Don't Leave Me Any More Darlin' featuring Merle Haggard
- Invitation to the Blues
- Sweet Memories featuring Merle Haggard
- To a Gentler Time
- I Love You Because featuring Merle Haggard
- I Love You So Much It Hurts featuring Merle Haggard
- It Don't Hurt Me Half as Bad
- I'll Keep On Loving You featuring Merle Haggard
- It Should Be Easier Now
- Jealous Heart
- Jealous Lies
- Just For The Record
- Funny How Time Slips Away
- Ain't Your Memory Got No Pride at All by Ray Price
- Faded Love by Willie Nelson
