Cherokee Cowboy [American Legends]

Performer: Ray Price
Distributor: Allegro Corporation (Dist

Notes: Liner Note Author: Gary Tanenbaum. This selection of the great country singer Ray Price's late period re-recordings of some of his best-known songs includes "Night Life," written for him by Willie Nelson, as well as Kris Kristofferson's "For the Good Times," and Harlan Howard's "Heartaches By the Number." Price's mature voice and assured delivery, accompanied by a small group occasionally augmented by backing vocals and strings, gives a contemporary feel to these classic songs.

Texan country singer Ray Price got the best possible start by having Hank Williams himself for a mentor. After Williams's death, Price began using Hank's Drifting Cowboys as a backup band and performing in a remarkably similar style. After putting together a new band to find his own sound, he essentially invented the 4/4 country shuffle, replacing the traditional country 2/4 beat. This combination of honky-tonk and Western Swing both influenced a whole school of country and helped pave the way for rockabilly. Besides his voluminous body of solo work, Price was also known for his latter-day collaborations with Willie Nelson, whose "Night Life" had been an early-'60s Price hit.

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