Red Foley

Red Foley signed with Decca Records in 1941. His hit songs include Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy, Birmingham Bounce, Old Shep, Sugarfoot Rag, and Tennessee Saturday Night.

Peace in the Valley, backed up by The Sunshine Boys, in 1951 became the first gospel record to sell a million copies, and One By One, a duet with Kitty Wells, became a chart topper in 1954.

For more than two decades, Foley was a major star of country music, selling in excess of twenty-five million records. During 1962-63, Foley was a regular cast member along with Fess Parker in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, a television series based on the famous movie.

Red Foley was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1967. For his contribution to the music industry, but died unexpectedly in 1968 at the age of fifty-eight from a heart attack.

Red Foley

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