Ray Price
Country Crooner died yesterday. He was 87.

[This message has been edited by Tom Masa (12/17/2013)]

We were fortunate to attend a concert of his at the Alberta Bair about 5-7 years ago. We really enjoyed his music and were glad we went.

Ray Price was one of the last great country singers. Who's left now? Merle? Willie?

God speed, Ray.

I met Ray backstage when the radio station I worked for in Seattle brought him to town. We teased him because he went from "honkytonk" to "Countrypolitan" (with an orchestra). But I really liked most everything he did.....especially "FOR THE GOOD TIMES."

Your teasing was right on the mark, He is considered to be the leader into what became the Nashville sound, which gave a dimension to the traditional honkytonk music by adding violins and other "classical" instruments into his music. Crossover music owes its roots to him and Eddy Arnold in my opinion.

Also dead:

Billy Jack

Shucks.