Ray Price photo courtesy of raypricefanclub.net
Ray Price
July 10, 2006--The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will honor swinging honky-tonk singer and mega-balladeer Ray Price in For the Good Times: The Ray Price Story, a new biographical exhibit opening Friday, August 4, 2006, in the Museum’s East Gallery. A career retrospective spanning more than 50 years, the exhibit will remain open until June 2007.
Opening weekend festivities will include an interview session with Ray moderated by Grand Ole Opry announcer Eddie Stubbs and illustrated with recorded musical examples, vintage photos and film clips from the Museum’s Frist Library and Archive.
"Ray Price is a man of singular and enduring artistic vision who played a central role in the history of country music," said Museum Director Kyle Young. "Mentored and influenced by Hank Williams, Ray Price’s music now clearly affects the sound of contemporary artists like George Strait and Alan Jackson. At 80 years old, Price continues to make memorable recordings and inspire standing ovations in prestigious concert halls like the Ryman Auditorium and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Yet, even though he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame ten years ago, his very important contributions to the health and welfare of country music are either not well-known or are too-little appreciated."