Featured In
ALBUMThe Gospel AlbumRay Price
Albums by Ray Price
ALBUMThe Gospel AlbumRay Price
ALBUMHis Best (Rerecorded)Ray Price
ALBUMBeauty Is... The Final SessionsRay Price
ALBUMLast of the BreedWillie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Ray Price
ALBUMRun That By Me One More TimeWillie Nelson & Ray Price
ALBUMTimeRay Price
ALBUMPrisoner of LoveRay Price
ALBUMSuper HitsRay Price
ALBUMThe Old Rugged CrossRay Price
ALBUMGospelRay Price
Artist Playlists
Ray Price Essentials
Celebrate the long reign of the baritone boss.
Ray Price: Deep Cuts
Transcending the swinging shuffle that made him famous.
Artist Biography
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.
Hometown
Perryville, TX, United States
Genre
Country