Red Foley

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Red Foley was a pioneering American country music singer, guitarist, and radio/TV star whose smooth vocal style and gospel recordings helped shape the genre in the mid-20th century.

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instanceOf country music singer
guitarist
human
radio personality
television personality
birthName Clyde Julian Foley NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
familyName Foley NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork country music
gospel music
genre country gospel
country music
gospel music
givenName Clyde NERFINISHED
instrument guitar
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Red Foley NERFINISHED
nickname Red NERFINISHED
notableAchievement pioneered smooth vocal style in country music
popularized country gospel recordings in the mid-20th century
notableRole influential mid-20th-century American country music star
notableWork Birmingham Bounce NERFINISHED
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy NERFINISHED
Farther Along NERFINISHED
Freight Train Boogie NERFINISHED
Goodnight Irene NERFINISHED
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You NERFINISHED
He Bought My Soul at Calvary NERFINISHED
Heavenly Sunshine NERFINISHED
I’ll Fly Away NERFINISHED
Just a Closer Walk with Thee NERFINISHED
Midnight NERFINISHED
Mississippi NERFINISHED
New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde) NERFINISHED
Old Grandpappy NERFINISHED
Old Shep NERFINISHED
Peace in the Valley NERFINISHED
Salty Dog Rag NERFINISHED
Satisfied Mind NERFINISHED
Shame on You NERFINISHED
Smoke on the Water NERFINISHED
Steal Away NERFINISHED
Sugarfoot Rag NERFINISHED
Tennessee Border No. 2 NERFINISHED
Tennessee Polka NERFINISHED
Tennessee Saturday Night NERFINISHED
There’s a Page in the Bible (About My Mother) NERFINISHED
occupation guitarist
radio host
singer
songwriter
television host
sexOrGender male

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