RE: Ray Price Harmonyr
The harmony singer on 'wasted words', and some others from the same recording session is Ira Louvin. Ellen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Joe Gracey Sent: 19 April 1999 18:44 To: passenger side Subject: Re: Remember, its Denver Todd Larson wrote: On another subject, a couple of month ago I picked up the essential Ray Price disc after hearing the raves from others on list. Question: who is the high harmony singer on those amazing shuffles on the second half of the disc? Wow, does he sound frickin great singing along with Ray's big baritone... I think it's Ray Price, doing the old (pre-multitrack) overdub technique whereby you sing as the original master rolls and record the mixed result onto a new master. -- Joe Gracey President-For-Life, Jackalope Records http://www.kimmierhodes.com
RE: Ray Price Harmonyr
The harmony singer on 'wasted words', and some others from the same recording session is Ira Louvin. True enough, but that was before the cuts in question; that session was 6/22/56, whereas the songs in question are mostly from later (though "Crazy Arms" was from just before, 3/1/56) on, 1957-1962 on the particular disc asked about. If memory serves me, Earl Scruggs also appeared on a Price cut or two, though not singing harmony g. Jon Weisberger, Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger
In Concert: Ray Price
Howdy, I posted the Dollywood Concert Calendar earlier this year, but it looks like there's a new competitor in the mountains this year also aiming at the same demographic. Governor's Palace Theater is based in Sevierville, and is one of the many music theaters in the area determined to transform the Smokies into Branson East. (Lee Greenwood and Louise Mandrell are most notable at this time for their theaters, and Alan Jackson and Alabama have opened namesake restaurants here.) Nonetheless, I received their concert calendar for this season and saw some names of interest. In that spirit, here's the info. Gospel fans will note that the Rev. J. Bazell Mull now hosts singing conventions in Knoxville and Sevierville. Ain't that right, Miss Mull? Mull Singing Convention -- May 1 The Lettermen -- May 7 Mull Singing Convention -- June 5 John Berry -- June 11 Martina McBride -- June 19 Oak Ridge Boys -- June 26 Billy Ray Cyrus -- July 2 Charley Pride -- July 9 Mull Singing Convention -- July 10 Debbie Reynolds -- July 24 Diamond Rio -- July 31 Deana Carter -- August 6 Mull Singing Convention -- August 14 Ray Price -- August 27 George Jones -- September 4 (This, I assume, is tentative...) Boots Randolph and the Mills Bros. -- September 24 Jim Nabors -- October 1 Oak Ridge Boys -- October 8 Patsy Cline Tribute Show -- October 15 Mull Singing Convention -- October 16 Jerry Reed -- October 23 Glenn Miller Orchestra -- October 30 Mull Singing Convention -- November 25 Unlike the Dollywood shows, ticket prices vary from artist to artist. All shows start at 7:30 pm. Holler at me, if anyone needs more info. Take care, Shane Rhyne Knoxville, TN [EMAIL PROTECTED] NP: The Flatirons, Prayerbones === WDVX-FM -- www.wdvx.com Tennessee Saturday Night -- Saturdays, 6 to 9 PM The Fringe -- Saturdays, 9 to Midnight _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: In Concert: Ray Price
Hey there, Shane posted a buncha shows... Gospel fans will note that the Rev. J. Bazell Mull now hosts singing conventions in Knoxville and Sevierville. Ain't that right, Miss Mull? Mull Singing Convention -- May 1 So, mostly out of idle curiosity, are these like big gospel sing alongs, or what? Later... CK ___ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
Re: Ray Price
Hey there, On Thu, 25 Mar 1999 12:35:42 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Man, how big your balls gotta be to drive on to Ray Price's ranch and arrest him for reefer? Mount pleasant ain't exactly a huge town, and Ray Price didn't just move in. He's got to be MP's best known citizen. How the hell did this happen I wonder? Maybe the cops didnt like strings. Thank you, goodnight. Later... CK here all week, two shows ___ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
Re: Ray Price
Bob Burns/Big In Iowa wrote: My great uncle was a horse trainer for Ray. I wonder if he smoked dope to? I hope so. Bob no, but his horses all did. -- Joe Gracey President-For-Life, Jackalope Records http://www.kimmierhodes.com
Re: Ray Price
Man, how big your balls gotta be to drive on to Ray Price's ranch and arrest him for reefer? Mount pleasant ain't exactly a huge town, and Ray Price didn't just move in. He's got to be MP's best known citizen. How the hell did this happen I wonder? Must be election time.. Joe X. Third Coast Music Network In a message dated 3/24/99 8:28:15 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas) -- Country crooner Ray Price has been arrested on drug charges. The Grammy award-winning singer was arrested last week and charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at his Texas ranch. He was fined 700 dollars.
Ray Price
Just forwarded to me by Jeff Remz from "Country Standard Time." I just *knew* that Ray was still a hellraiser. --Jon Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wollaston, Massachusetts Price Faces Drug Charges (Last updated 4:14 AM ET March 24) (MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas) -- Country crooner Ray Price has been arrested on drug charges. The Grammy award-winning singer was arrested last week and charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at his Texas ranch. He was fined 700 dollars.
Re: Ray Price
My great uncle was a horse trainer for Ray. I wonder if he smoked dope to? I hope so. Bob -- Management-(Rick Waring) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Management-(Ken Glidewell) (513)-868-7064 Press General Info-(Bob Burns) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Big In Iowa Web Page- http://www.biginiowa.com Blue Rose Records - http://www.bluerose-records.com/
Ray Price - Roy Acuff
For those of you who like the Ray Price Essentials CD I'd recommend going out and getting the Roy Acuff Essentials CD. They aren't exactly the same, Roy is a little more oldtime and a little less honky tonk when compared to Ray Price. I seem to think though that if you like one, you'll like the other. I, at least, do. steve
Re: Ray Price - Roy Acuff
On Mon, 8 Feb 1999, Steve Gardner wrote: For those of you who like the Ray Price Essentials CD I'd recommend going out and getting the Roy Acuff Essentials CD. They aren't exactly the same, Roy is a little more oldtime and a little less honky tonk when compared to Ray Price. I seem to think though that if you like one, you'll like the other. I, at least, do. "A little more oldtime and a little less honky tonk"? How about a *lot* more oldtime and a *lot* less honky tonk. There ain't a lot of similarities between the two, near as I can tell. I'd recommend Acuff to folks who were checkin' out the roots of Hank Williams though -- Acuff was one of his biggest singin' influences.--don
RE: Ray Price - Roy Acuff
Don says: There ain't a lot of similarities between the two, near as I can tell. Generally true, though there's a similarity of vocal approach - in the high end of their ranges, open-throated, both liked to hold high notes with a sort of wail - that's wotrth noting. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Re: Ray Price - Roy Acuff
Don Yates wrote: On Mon, 8 Feb 1999, Steve Gardner wrote: For those of you who like the Ray Price Essentials CD I'd recommend going out and getting the Roy Acuff Essentials CD. They aren't exactly the same, Roy is a little more oldtime and a little less honky tonk when compared to Ray Price. I seem to think though that if you like one, you'll like the other. I, at least, do. "A little more oldtime and a little less honky tonk"? How about a *lot* more oldtime and a *lot* less honky tonk. There ain't a lot of similarities between the two, near as I can tell. I'd recommend Acuff to folks who were checkin' out the roots of Hank Williams though -- Acuff was one of his biggest singin' influences.--don Well I'm not sure *lots* is the right level of difference. Sure different, but a lot of similarities too, particularlly in voice. Whiskey and Blood on the Highway comes to mind, or Night Train to Memphis. But I was trying to remember this novelty nonsense song he did, I would guess in the 40s, with the line "What's the use of counting like Caesar when Caesar is dead" Help me out here somebody. And where can I find it? Stuart who's gonna start looking for that essentials disc
Re: Checking in..- Ray Price.
Steve G. wrote: Ray Price: I love the guy. I must admit that I ignore the stuff past the honky tonk years and live in bliss. I have the one CD "essential" recording from Columbia and would recommend it to anyone with ears. I've been saving up for the Bear Family box. A few weeks ago I played about 10 Ray Price songs in a row on a whim because I like him so much...thank god for college radio. Totally worth saving your hard-earned pennies for!!! The cornerstone of my collection. Boudin Dan
Re: Checking in..- Ray Price.
Ray Price: I love the guy. I must admit that I ignore the stuff past the honky tonk years and live in bliss. I have the one CD "essential" recording from Columbia and would recommend it to anyone with ears. Steve G. Totally worth saving your hard-earned pennies for!!! The cornerstone of my collection. Boudin Dan And just so you folks know, TotalE is having a $1.49 shipping sale, and their Ray Price: Essential 1951-1962 is going for $7.98. That means you get honk AND tonk for the low, low price of $9.47. I know this because I just bought it. Thanks to all of these high-falutin' recommendations, I felt like I was missing out on the gravy train. Damn you people and your infernal influence on me!! I mean . . . thanks, I needed that. Lance . . . np-Jerry Lee Lewis, "Crazy Arms"
Ray Price recommendations
A couple of weeks ago here in Sheffield I heard a local band do a great version of 'Crazy Arms' - which song I have been singing to myself ever since ... If that's typical of Ray Price, then it looks like I've got a big gap in my record collection, and I'd like to hear more. Can anyone recommend to me which of the many 'best of' collections would be a good place to start to hear more of his honky tonk sounds. Thanks. +-- ///\ Ian Durkacz --+ |C-oo Department of Automatic Control Systems Engineering | |\ The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England| +--- \_v e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] +
Re: Ray Price recommendations
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, Ian Durkacz wrote: A couple of weeks ago here in Sheffield I heard a local band do a great version of 'Crazy Arms' - which song I have been singing to myself ever since ... If that's typical of Ray Price, then it looks like I've got a big gap in my record collection, and I'd like to hear more. Can anyone recommend to me which of the many 'best of' collections would be a good place to start to hear more of his honky tonk sounds. I'd definitely take Columbia/Legacy's The Essential Ray Price over the more skimpy and haphazardly chosen American Originals, particularly if you're a fan of classic shuffle stuff like "Crazy Arms." The Essential disc has 20 tracks of honky tonk heaven.--don
Re: Ray Price recommendations
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . Probably the best single-disc Price collection that I know of is Sony's 1991 collection "The Essential Ray Price: 1951-1962," which one can usually find in the U.S. for ten bucks or so. . Amen. This, one of the Columbia Classics series, gets about twice as much play around here as all of the rest of that generations discs put together. Price is the best. And note the dates on this collection. Before his body was invaded by silk-suited aliens. h. I think I see the glimmre of a theory for why music takes the turns it does Stuart is the x-files on yet?
Ray Price
Ray Price
* Country music singer Ray Price. He was a close friend and
protege of Hank Williams. Price's hits include "Talk to Your Heart,"
"Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes," "I'll be There," "Crazy Arms,"
"For the Good Times," and more. In 1996 he was inducted into the
* Country Music Hall of Fame. His latest album "Ray Price: The Other
Woman."
Terry Gross, Washington, DC
* 01/19/99
Fresh Air
FEATURE
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TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross.
* When Ray Price was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in
1996 he was described by Kris Kristofferson as a living link from Hank
* Williams to the country music of today. Price was Hank Williams'
protege and roommate in the early '50s after Price moved to Nashville.
Soon after, Price helped give several country performers their
starts.
Early in their careers; Willie Nelson, Roger Miller, Johnny Paycheck,
and Johnny Bush played in Price's band The Cherokee Cowboys. Price was
born in Cherokee County Texas in 1926.
His country hits have included "Crazy Arms," "Release Me,"
"Heartaches
by the Number," and "For the Good Times." In a "Washington Post"
review
of a concert last year, Price was praised for singing ballads with a
quiet soulfulness that now sounds refreshingly old fashioned.
You can hear that for yourself on his forthcoming CD. From it, this
is "Rambling Rose."
* (BEGIN AUDIO CLIP -- COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER RAY PRICE PERFORMING
"RAMBLING ROSE")
Rambling rose Rambling rose Why you ramble No one
knows
Wild and wind blown That's how you've grown Who can cling
to A rambling rose
Ramble on Ramble on When you're rambling Days are gone
Who will love you With a love true When you're rambling
Days are gone
Rambling rose
GROSS: That's Ray Price from his new CD. Ray Price, welcome to
FRESH
AIR.
I'm really anxious to hear why you decided to record "Rambling Rose,"
and I'll preface my question by saying that, you know, I know Nat King
Cole's recording. And although I love Nat Cole, that's one recording I
never loved. Yet I really love the way you do the song. So, what did
you hear in the song?
* RAY PRICE, COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER: Well, it's just a great song
really.
It's kind of like a young girl that might be heading in the wrong
direction, I think. And that's the way I look at it. I'm trying to
make it sound as real as I can.
GROSS: Mmm-hmm. Let's talk a little bit about your past. I know
you
grew up in Texas. Where did you grow up, and what was that community
like?
PRICE: Well, I was -- I came from northeast Texas, which was then
Wood County and Upshire County. It's a rural area, and my family --
we're all farmers on both sides. And then my mother and dad moved to
Dallas, and of course I went to Dallas with them.
And I was raised in Dallas -- went to college in Arlington, Texas.
But I'm back in east Texas now, living. So it's a pretty part of the
state.
GROSS: One of the people who helped you a lot early in your career
was Hank Williams, the great country singer. How did you meet him?
PRICE: Well, the music publisher in Nashville who got me a contract
with Columbia Records, got me on one of Hank's radio shows. Every
Friday
night in Nashville they would -- if the stars were in town they would
be
on their own radio shows at WSM in Nashville.
And I was a guest of the music publisher -- Troy Martin had gotten me
a spot on his show. And we became real close friends, and he got me on
the Grand Ol' Opry. And he and his wife were getting divorced...
GROSS: ...Hank Williams got you on the Grand Ol' Opry.
PRICE: Yes.
GROSS: Uh-huh.
PRICE: Then we lived together. We had a house there in Nashville,
and I would stay -- I had the upstairs. He had the house for about a
year and then of course he passed away.
GROSS: You're saying that you started living together after he and
his wife separated?
PRICE: Oh, yeah. He had to have somebody. He had a problem with
alcohol, and we were real close. I had to take care of him. Everything
was fine.
GROSS: What would you do for him?
PRICE: Oh, just whatever needed to be done. I might go to the store
and things like that.
GROSS: Would you try to keep him from alcohol or keep him
comfortable
with it?
PRICE: Yeah, you just don't -- oh, no, I wo
Re-posting: Ray Price on Fresh Air today, 1/19
I didn't see this come back to me as a list message, so I'll try it posting it again. -- From: Fredette, Kevin T (PS, CASE) Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 11:51 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Ray Price on "Fresh Air" today, 1/19 Tune in to your local NPR station, check http://www.whyy.org/freshair for more info, or just wait for Phil Connor to post the transcript ;-) I just started reading Lone Star Swing, which may have been mentioned here earlier. It's by a novelist (Duncan McLean) from Orkney (remote islands off the coast of Scotland) who travels to Texas looking for western swing musicians from the Bob Wills era. Very funny and insightful, so far. I'll post a more complete review when I finish it. I also just bought "This World is Not My Home", the new Lone Justice CD. Someone posted earlier that this compilation gives a more complete picture of them as a "cowpunk" band, and I couldn't agree more. The demos and punk-ish early stuff are a real eye opener for me, since I missed the band completely when they were together, and have only had the recorded tracks to go on. Back to work...
Ray Price on Fresh Air today, 1/19
Tune in to your local NPR station, check http://www.whyy.org/freshair for more info, or just wait for Phil Connor to post the transcript ;-) I just started reading Lone Star Swing, which may have been mentioned here earlier. It's by a novelist (Duncan McLean) from Orkney (remote islands off the coast of Scotland) who travels to Texas looking for western swing musicians from the Bob Wills era. Very funny and insightful, so far. I'll post a more complete review when I finish it. I also just bought "This World is Not My Home", the new Lone Justice CD. Someone posted earlier that this compilation gives a more complete picture of them as a "cowpunk" band, and I couldn't agree more. The demos and punk-ish early stuff are a real eye opener for me, since I missed the band completely when they were together, and have only had the recorded tracks to go on. Back to work...
