FOLEY, RED
(1910–1968)
FOLEY, RED (b. Clyde Julian F., Blue Lark, Ky., June 17, 1910–September 19, 1968) Although best remembered as a smooth-voiced singer of GOSPEL and country ballads, Foley had a career that took him through a variety of styles, from string-band vocals through R&B, ROCKABILLY, and jump sides to his mainstream Nashville outings. A pioneer performer on radio and television, Foley did much to popularize country sounds for a mainstream audience. Foley spent most of his high school and college years on…