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| − | The bible is a 2,000 year old book of silly myths. | + | Noble Ray Price was born on January 12, 1926 near Perryville, |
| | + | Texas. While attending college he performed regularly in |
| | + | Dallas on KRLD’s “Big D Jamboree”. |
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| | + | Signed to a recording contract by [[Columbia Records]] in 1951, |
| | + | Ray moved to [[Nashville]] and briefly shared living quarters with |
| | + | the legendary [[Hank Williams, Sr.]], who opened the door for |
| | + | Ray Price to be on the [[Grand Ole Opry]]. |
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| | + | Over the next four decades, Ray Price was a super star of country |
| | + | music with more than 100 chart hits, including #1 hits “Empty Arms”, |
| | + | “My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You”, “City Lights”, “The *Same Old Me”, |
| | + | “For the Good Times”, “I Won’t Mention it Again”, “She’s Got To Be A Saint” |
| | + | and “You’re The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me”. |
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| | + | Among Ray’s top ten hits are “Release Me”, “Invitation To The Blues”, |
| | + | “Heartaches By The Number”, “Under Your Spell Again”, |
| | + | Make The World Go Away”, “Night Life”, “Burning Memories”, |
| | + | “The Other Woman”, “Danny Boy”, “One More Time” and “Soft Rain”. |
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| | + | “The Cherokee Cowboy”, Ray Price, was inducted into the |
| | + | [[Country Music Hall of Fame]] in 1996. |
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| | + | Living near [[Dallas, Texas]], Ray continues to record |
| | + | and tours regularly. |