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Red Foley
American musician , Red Foley, circa 1950. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
On This Day
06.17.26
Born in Kentucky on This Day in 1910, the Post-World War II Country Star and TV Host Who Inspired Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis
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American country music singer and musician Red Foley (1910 – 1968), circa 1955. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)
On This Day
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On This Day in 1950, This Red Foley Song Became Country Music’s First-Ever Crossover Pop Hit and Was Later Covered by Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra
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Country singer songwriter and comedian Red Foley with Ernest Tubb (Grady Martin on fiddle, Billy Byrd on guitar) for WMAK radio circa 190 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Bob Grannis/Getty Images)
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