Wade Ray
Appearance
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Background information | |
Birth name | Lyman Wade Ray |
Born | Griffin, Indiana U.S. | April 13, 1913
Died | November 11, 1998 Sparta, IL, U.S. | (aged 85)
Genres | Western Swing |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, fiddle |
Wade Ray (April 13, 1913 in Evansville, Indiana – November 11, 1998 in Sparta, IL) was an American Western Swing fiddler and vocalist.[1] His bands, the Wade Ray Five, Wade Ray And His Ozark Mountain Boys, etc., included musicians such as Kenneth Carllile and Curly Chalker.
Discography
- Singles
- "Are You Fer It?" B "Walk Softly", Wade Ray And His Ozark Mountain Boys 1951
- Let Me Go, Devil, first recorded on July 2, 1953 by Wade Ray, followed a few weeks later by Georgie Shaw, Johnny Bond and Tex Ritter
- "Wild Heart", written by Cindy Walker, B "Little Green Valley" RCA Victor 1957
- "Idaho Red", the first 'trucker song', 1953
- Appearances on other artists' recordings
- Country Favorites-Willie Nelson Style
- The Gordons (duo)
- Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns The RCA Camden LP
- Make Way for Willie Nelson
References
- ^ "Wade Ray | Music Biography, Credits and Discography | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
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