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Clyde Julian "Red" Foley (June 17, 1910 – September 19, 1968) was an American musician 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.
Aug 31, 2014 · Red Foley & The Sunshine Boys Quartet performing Peace In The Valley will wrap up "Country Classics Week" on Ranch Radio. The tune was recorded in Nashville on March 27, 1951 and released as...
Red Foleys Greatest Hits and Favorites. Keith Kimmey. Play all. Share your videos with friends, family, and the world.
Sep 19, 2017 · Today we’ll go back and add Old Shep by Red Foley to our video library. Foley had recorded the tune twice before, but this is the version I grew up listening...
Jan 17, 2020 · Red Foley was the first country singer to work with the legendary Jordanaires on the making of his records, with the 1950 hit “Just A Closer Walk With Thee.” At the end of 1949, Red Foley and Ernest Tubb worked together.
Clyde Julian “Red” Foley contributed greatly to the rise of the country music industry following World War II. Emerging as a star in Chicago, he later played major roles in the expansion of Nashville and Springfield, Missouri as country music centers.
Red Foley. Clyde Julian "Red" Foley was an American musician 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...
Career active 1930s-late 1960s. Came to prominence on the WLS National Barn Dance. Later headlined the Grand Ole Opry (1946-1953) and the Ozark Jubilee (1950s). His most popular recordings include “Peace in the Valley,” and “Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy.”. Member, Country Music Hall of Fame®.
Red Foley. One of country music's biggest stars of the 1940s and '50s, scoring over 30 Top Five C&W singles and hosting his own TV show. Read Full Biography.
Red Foley made his professional debut as a singer in Chicago. He was later discovered by a talent scout at Kentucky's Georgetown College. His mother and father operated a little store at the crossroads in Blue Lick, Kentucky.
