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Price will make a much-coveted local visit March 7.
Nashvillians are in for a country-music treat indeed come Saturday, March 7, when honky-tonker and mega-balladeer Ray Price visits the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 5th Ave. South.
The Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member will make the trek to Music City from his Texas home to share personal recollections of his close friend and mentor, Hank Williams, as part of an intimate interview that will get under way at 1:30 p.m. in the museum’s 213-seat Ford Theater.
WSM-AM RADIO personality Eddie Stubbs, who also serves as the emcee for RFD-TV’s weekly Marty Stuart Show, will oversee hosting duties for Price’s visit, which will include audiovisuals from both the museum’s Frist Library and Archive as well as from the Williams family.
Known in country music circles for his invigorating “Ray Price beat,” the classic-country artist’s visit—which is free to museum members and included with the day’s regular museum admission—will be presented in conjunction with the hall of fame’s Family Tradition: The Williams Family Legacy exhibition.
In his music career’s early days, Price, now 83, was a fledgling artist when Hank Sr., in fall 1951, asked him to join Williams’ tour. Not long afterward, the two penned a song “Weary Blues (from Waiting),” and from that point on, Hank had a new cohort and co-writer.
THE SONG DID well enough to earn Price an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry in January 1952, and that same year he moved to Nashville, rooming with Williams. In fact, Hank Sr. generously afforded Price the use of his Drifting Cowboys band, a fact that illustrates why Price’s early records sounded so much like Hank Sr.
Following Williams’ unexpected death in ’53, Price put together his own lineup, dubbed the Cherokee Cowboys, and went on to create his own signature sound and hit-filled career by the close of the decade. His country sound, called "sophisticated" by many, boasts a discography of hits such as "For the Good Times," "Heartaches By the Number," "Night Life," "I Won't Mention It Again," "City Lights," "Release Me," "Make The World Go Away" and "Crazy Arms," among many more.
During the two decades that followed his solo career's breakthrough, Price was not only one of the genre’s biggest stars but also a mentor to many, including Roger Miller, Willie Nelson and Johnny Paycheck. Throughout his fame, though, Price never forgot what Williams did for him, and to this day, he pays tribute to Hank by including one of his songs in each of Price’s shows.
FOR MORE INFO on Price's Saturday, March 7, visit to the hall of fame, please access its Web site via the box below or call (615) 415-2001. All hall of fame events are free with museum admission unless otherwise noted.
Related Reading & Web sites: Official Ray Price Fan Club; Hank Williams Sr.'s daughter gives rare interview; Country star couple preserves music history; Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Ryman Concert Sampler featuring Ray Price, April 2008.
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