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| − | Clyde Julian Foley was born in Blue Lick, Kentucky on June 17, | + | '''Clyde Julian Foley''' was born in Blue Lick, [[Kentucky]] on June 17, 1910. As a child he began playing the [[guitar]] and [[harmonica]] and as a teenager won a statewide talent show. As a young man “Red” performed in Chicago on the WLS National Barn Dance radio show and on the KWKH Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport before hosting the Ozark Jubilee series on ABC-TV in the mid 50’s. |
| − | 1910. As a child he began playing the guitar and harmonica and | |
| − | as a teenager won a statewide talent show. As a young man “Red” | |
| − | performed in Chicago on the WLS National Barn Dance radio | |
| − | show and on the KWKH Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport before | |
| − | hosting the Ozark Jubilee series on ABC-TV in the mid 50’s. | |
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| − | In 1941, the same year he made his film debut in “The Pioneers”, | + | In 1941, the same year he made his film debut in “The Pioneers”, he signed a recording contract with Decca Records resulting in his first #1 country hit “Smoke On The Water” in 1944. During the next ten years, Red Foley had nine #1 country hits including, “Shame on You”, “Tennessee Saturday Night”, “Birmingham Bounce” and “Goodnight Irene”. His “Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy” topped the country charts and was #2 on the Pop charts in 1950. “Cincinnati Dancing Pig” also was a top ten country and pop hit. The duo of Red and Kitty Wells topped the country chart in 1954 with “One By One”. |
| − | he signed a recording contract with Decca Records resulting in | |
| − | his first #1 country hit “Smoke On The Water” in 1944. During | |
| − | the next ten years, Red Foley had nine #1 country hits including, | |
| − | “Shame on You”, “Tennessee Saturday Night”, “Birmingham | |
| − | Bounce” and “Goodnight Irene”. His “Chattanooga Shoe Shine | |
| − | Boy” topped the country charts and was #2 on the Pop charts in | |
| − | 1950. “Cincinnati Dancing Pig” also was a top ten country | |
| − | and pop hit. The duo of Red and Kitty Wells topped the country | |
| − | chart in 1954 with “One By One”. | |
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| − | Also among his more than 70 hits were top ten charters, “Sugarfoot | + | Also among his more than 70 hits were top ten charters, “Sugarfoot Rag”, “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You”, “There’ll Be Peace In The Valley”, “Alabama Jubilee”, “Too Old To Cut The Mustard”, “No Help Wanted”, “Jilted”, “Hearts Of Stone” and “Satisfied Mind”. |
| − | Rag”, “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You”, “There’ll Be Peace In | |
| − | The Valley”, “Alabama Jubilee”, “Too Old To Cut The Mustard”, “No | |
| − | Help Wanted”, “Jilted”, “Hearts Of Stone” and “Satisfied Mind”. | |
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| − | Red was a regular cast member in the 1960’s television series “Mr. | + | Red was a regular cast member in the 1960’s [[television]] series “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”, was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1967 and also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
| − | Smith Goes to Washington”, was elected to the Country Music Hall | |
| − | of Fame in 1967 and also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. | |
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| − | Red Foley died from a heart attack on September 19, 1968, | + | Red Foley died from a heart attack on September 19, 1968, in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the age of 58. |
| − | in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the age of 58. | |