Ray Price
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Ray Price was an influential American country music singer and bandleader known for modernizing the genre with his smooth baritone voice and innovative honky-tonk and Nashville sound arrangements.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ray Price and the Cherokee Cowboys | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
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country singer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Hank Williams
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Roger Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cherokee Cowboys NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1926-01-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Near Perryville, Texas, United States
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Wood County, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2013-12-16 ⓘ |
| familyName | Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Noble Ray Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Nashville sound
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country music ⓘ honky-tonk ⓘ |
| givenName | Noble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction |
Country Music Hall of Fame
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Grand Ole Opry membership ⓘ Texas Country Music Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
George Jones
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Merle Haggard NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ modern country music ⓘ |
| instrument | vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing the Ray Price shuffle rhythm in honky-tonk music
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modernizing country music with sophisticated arrangements ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Cherokee Cowboys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
For the Good Times
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Night Life NERFINISHED ⓘ San Antonio Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
City Lights
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Crazy Arms NERFINISHED ⓘ For the Good Times NERFINISHED ⓘ Heartaches by the Number NERFINISHED ⓘ Night Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Release Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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musician ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
ABC Records
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Columbia Records ⓘ Liberty Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Janie Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalType | baritone ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1940s–2013 ⓘ |
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Ray Price and the Cherokee Cowboys