Ray Price - Still video free download

Gerard Savage

and don't leave Lefty off this list. From Mom and Dad's Waltz to Long Black Veil, his sound and style defied all conventions.

jeriw

I agree, I have that one on video, totally cool video and funny. Of course Marty was all about being crazy. Funny, Ray started with Nudie suits and Marty started with "suit and ties", Marty ended up with Nudie Suits and Ray went to the suit and ties. Go figure!!

dragknuckle

Another great example. "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" was one of the first uses of distorted guitar. Marty crafted his own unique style.

jeriw

AND don't forget Marty Robbins. I swear he sang rock before "rock" was around. Mabeline etc before the big stars recorded them. It was still country then. But Ray is still first on my list but Marty is a close second.

lilyplane

Yes, you're absolutely right.

dragknuckle

@lilyplane It is true that virtually all of the great artists we call traditional today were actually bold and different in their day: Buck Owens, Ray Price, Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Ernest Tubb, Johnny Cash, Waylon, Willie, Conway Twitty; nobody remembers the guys who played it the same as the people who came before them.

lilyplane

Love Ray's arrangement. I would call it "Jazz Goes the Honky Tonk". As someone who recently discovered Ray and grew up with The Rolling Stones as the soundtrack of my life, I'm somewhat outraged that Ray had to fight for his artistic right to use different musical styles. You'll find rock, country, reggae, blues, jazz, folk, you name it, etc on Stones albums. Everything Ray does is so good. Like all his styles.

lilyplane

Honky tonk is always best! Ray's the man.

JESPENGAR

Still It Doesn't Matter What Song RAY PRICE SINGS, All OF His Songs Are The Best.....

jthardy

Thanks for sharing this one. I first heard it in the mid 60s on Ray's CL-2189 Love Life album (mono).

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