Red Foley
músico estadounidense
Clyde Julian Foley (Blue Lick, Kentucky, 17 de junio de 1910 - 19 de septiembre de 1968), más conocido como Red Foley, fue un estadounidense cantante, músico y personalidad de la radio y la televisión y una de las mejores contribuciones a la música country tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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| Información personal | ||
| Nombre de nacimiento | Clyde Julian Foley | |
| Otros nombres | Mr. Country Music | |
| Nacimiento |
1910 de junio del 17 Kentucky (Estados Unidos) | |
| Fallecimiento |
19 de septiembre de 1968 (58 años) Fort Wayne (Estados Unidos) | |
| Causa de muerte | Insuficiencia respiratoria | |
| Nacionalidad | Estadounidense | |
| Familia | ||
| Cónyuge | Judy Martin (1933-1951) | |
| Educación | ||
| Educado en | Georgetown College | |
| Información profesional | ||
| Ocupación | cantante y compositor, radio y TV, actor | |
| Años activo | 1930–1968 | |
| Seudónimo | Mr. Country Music | |
| Géneros | country, Gospel, rockabilly, boogie, rhythm and blues | |
| Instrumentos | guitarra acústica, banjo | |
| Tipo de voz | Barítono | |
| Discográficas | Conqueror, Melotone, Decca | |
| Artistas relacionados |
The Cumberland Valley Boys The Sunshine Boys Ernest Tubb Kitty Wells | |
| Sitio web | ||
| Distinciones |
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Esbozo biográfico
editarDurante más de dos décadas, Foley fue una de las mayores estrellas del género, vendiendo más de 25 millones de discos. Su hit de 1951 "Peace in the Valley", estuvo entre las primeras grabaciones en vender más de un millón de ejemplares. Veterado del Grand Ole Opry hasta su muerte, Foley tuvo su papel en la serie de televisión "Ozark Jubilee" entre 1955 y 60.
Es miembro del Country Music Hall of Fame, quien dijo de él "uno de los más versátiles de todos los tiempos" y "una influencia gigantesca durante los años de formación de la música country contemporánea".
Discografía
editarÁlbumes
editar| Año | Álbum | US Country | Sello |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Red Foley Souvenir Album | Decca | |
| 1953 | A Tribute to Jimmie Rodgers | ||
| Sing a Song of Christmas | |||
| 1954 | Lift Up Your Voice | ||
| 1955 | Beyond the Sunset | ||
| 1956 | Red and Ernie, Vol. 1 (with Ernest Tubb) | ||
| Red and Ernie, Vol. 2 (with Ernest Tubb) | |||
| 1958 | Red Foley's Dickies Souvenir Album | ||
| I Believe | |||
| He Walks with Thee | |||
| Beyond the Sunset | |||
| My Keepsake Album | |||
| 1959 | Let's All Sing with Red Foley | ||
| 1961 | Rockin' Chair | ||
| Company's Comin' | |||
| Songs of Devotion | |||
| 1962 | Dear Hearts and Gentle People | ||
| Life's Railroad to Heaven | |||
| Hang Your Head in Shame | |||
| 1963 | The Red Foley Show | ||
| Rock of Ages | |||
| 1965 | I'm Bound for the Kingdom | ||
| 1967 | Songs for the Soul | ||
| Together Again (with Kitty Wells) | 24 | ||
| 1969 | I Believe |
Sencillos
editar| Año | Sencillo | Ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | ||
| 1944 | "Smoke on the Water" | 1 | 7 |
| "There's a Blue Star Shining Bright (In a Window Tonight)" | 5 | ||
| 1945 | "Hang Your Head in Shame" | 4 | |
| "I'll Never Let You Worry My Mind" | 5 | ||
| "Shame on You" (con Lawrence Welk) | 1 | 13 | |
| "At Mail Call Today" (con Lawrence Welk) | 3 | ||
| 1946 | "Harriet" (with Roy Ross & His Ramblers) | 4 | |
| "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" (with Roy Ross & His Ramblers) | 5 | ||
| 1947 | "That's How Much I Love You" (Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys) | 4 | |
| "New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)" (Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys) | 1 | ||
| "Freight Train Boogie" (Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys) | 5 | ||
| "Never Trust a Woman" (Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys) | 2 | ||
| 1948 | "Tennessee Saturday Night" (Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys) | 1 | |
| 1949 | "Candy Kisses" | 4 | |
| "Tennessee Border" | 3 | ||
| "Blues in My Heart" (with Cumberland Valley Boys) | 15 | ||
| "Tennessee Polka" | 4 | ||
| "I'm Throwing Rice (At the Girl I Love)" | 11 | ||
| "Two Cents, Three Eggs and a Postcard" | 8 | ||
| "Sunday Down in Tennessee" | 3 | ||
| "Tennessee Border No. 2" (con Ernest Tubb) | 2 | ||
| 1950 | "I Gotta Have My Baby Back" | 10 | |
| "Careless Kisses" | 8 | ||
| "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" | 1 | 1 | |
| "Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age" (con Ernest Tubb) | 7 | ||
| "Sugarfoot Rag" | 4 | 24 | |
| "Steal Away" | 9 | ||
| "Birmingham Bounce" | 1 | 14 | |
| "Choc'late Ice Cream Cone" (con The Dixie Dons) | 5 | ||
| "Mississippi" (con The Dixie Dons) | 1 | 22 | |
| "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (con The Jordanaires) | 9 | ||
| "Goodnight Irene" (con Ernest Tubb) | 1 | 10 | |
| "Hillbilly Fever No. 2" (con Ernest Tubb) | 9 | ||
| "Cincinnati Dancing Pig" | 2 | 7 | |
| "Our Lady of Fatima" | 8 | 16 | |
| 1951 | "My Heart Cries for You" (con Evelyn Knight) | 6 | 28 |
| "Hot Rod Race" | 7 | ||
| "Hobo Boogie" | 8 | ||
| "The Strange Little Girl" (with Ernest Tubb & Anita Kerr Singers) | 9 | ||
| "(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)" (with The Sunshine Boys Quartet) | 5 | ||
| "Alabama Jubilee" (con The Nashville Dixielanders) | 3 | 28 | |
| 1952 | "Too Old to Cut the Mustard" (con Ernest Tubb) | 5 | |
| "Milk Bucket Boogie" | 8 | ||
| "Salty Dog Rag" | 8 | ||
| "Midnight" | 1 | ||
| 1953 | "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" | 8 | 25 |
| "Hot Toddy" | 6 | ||
| "No Help Wanted #2" (con Ernest Tubb) | 7 | ||
| "Slaves of a Hopeless Love Affair" | 8 | ||
| "Shake a Hand" (with Anita Kerr Singers) | 6 | ||
| "Put Christ Back Into Christmas" | 23 | ||
| 1954 | "As Far as I'm Concerned" (con Betty Foley) | 8 | |
| "Jilted" | 7 | ||
| "One by One" (con Kitty Wells) | 1 | ||
| "I'm a Stranger in My Home" (con Kitty Wells) | 12 | ||
| 1955 | "Hearts of Stone" (con Anita Kerr Singers) | 4 | |
| "As Long as I Live" (con Kitty Wells) | 3 | ||
| "Make Believe ('Til We Can Make It Come True)" (con Kitty Wells) | 6 | ||
| "A Satisfied Mind" (con Betty Foley) | 3 | ||
| 1956 | "You and Me" (con Kitty Wells) | 3 | |
| "No One but You" (con Kitty Wells) | flip | ||
| 1959 | "Travelin' Man" | 29 | |
| 1967 | "Happiness Means You" (con Kitty Wells) | 43 | |
| "Hello Number One" (con Kitty Wells) | 60 | ||
| "Living as Strangers" (con Kitty Wells) | 63 | ||
| 1969 | "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" (with Kitty Wells) | 74 | |
Notas
editarReferencias
editar- The Associated Press (September 21, 1968) "Red Foley Dead; Country Singer", The New York Times, p. 33
- Brown, Maxine (2005). Looking Back to See: A Country Music Memoir. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 1-55728-790-2.
- "Foley Acquitted Of Tax Evasion" (April 23, 1961), Springfield Leader & Press, p. A1
- "Honor Roll of C&W Artists" (December 5, 1953) The Billboard, p. 48
- The Ozark Jubilee starring Red Foley (1956), RadiOzark Enterprises, Inc.
- "Red Foley Set on 58 Fair Dates" (July 3, 1961), Billboard, p. 9
- "The Red Foley Story" (March, 1955), Country & Western Jamboree
- «Red Foley Fans Tribute». myspace.com. Archivado desde el original el 15 de enero de 2009. Consultado el 14 de marzo de 2009.
- Rumble, John (1998). "Red Foley". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 176.
- Spears-Stewart, Rita (1993). Remembering the Ozark Jubilee. Stewart, Dillbeck & White Productions. ISBN 0-9638648-0-7..
Enlaces externos
editar- Watch Red Foley on Jubilee USA, "Chattanoogie Shoeshine Boy," June 20, 1959 Flash player file
- Listen to Red Foley: "Salty Dog Rag" MP3 audio file
- Red Foley in the Country Music Hall of Fame
- Red Foley biography at Country Music Television.com
- Photo of Red and Sally Foley
- Tribute by Foley's grandson, Clyde Foley Cummins
- «Tumba de Red Foley» (en inglés). Find a Grave.