Ray Price
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.
Side by Side
Ray Price
Varese Sarabande (USA), 2007
1 CD
Forever Gold Ray Price
Ray Price
St. Clair, 2007
1 CD
Country Legends
Ray Price
St. Clair, 2007
1 CD
The Essential
Ray Price
Columbia (USA), 2007
2 CD
The Cherokee Cowboy
Ray Price
American Legends, 2006
1 CD
Help Me Make It Through the Night
Ray Price
Gusto Records, 2006
1 CD
The Starday Years
Minnie Pearl
Starday Records, 2006
3 CD
K-Tel Country Gospel
Ray Price
K-Tel (USA), 2005
1 CD
