Foley, Red

Foley, Red (June 17, 1910, Blue Lick, KY) Country Music Hall of Fame member Clyde Julian “Red” Foley did much to popularize gospel music with his classic early 1950s hit recordings of “ Peace in the Valley ” and “ Just a Closer Walk with Thee .” Foley was “Clydie” to his parents Ben and Kate Foley (who ran their small town’s general store) but “Red” (for his hair, of course) to his friends and fans. Trained in voice at Kentucky’s Georgetown College, Foley in 1931 found regular radio singing…