Ray price

Country Music Musician. Fondly known as The Cherokee Cowboy, his wide-ranging baritone voice was regarded by many as among the best male voices in country music. Born Noble Ray Price, he enlisted with the US Marine Corps during World War II and served from 1944 to 1946. After he was discharged from the Marines, he...

Country Music Hall of Fame singer Ray Price had a hand in changing the sound of country music not once but twice. He put honky-tonk on top of the charts and then helped make orchestras part of country music. He died Monday afternoon at age 87.

Musician. Born Otis Wilson Maphis in Suffolk, Virginia, he was a double neck guitar player best known for being half of the popular husband-wife country music duo, Joe and Rose Maphis. During the 1940s to 1960s, together with his wife Rose Lee, they rose to prominence with various hits including their most well known...

The Grammy winner and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee had dozens of hits spanning more than six decades of performing. He died of complications from pancreatic cancer.

In the heart of the 1970s, Gene Watson emerged onto the country music stage, carrying the torch of the pure, unadulterated Texas country sound forged by legends like Ray Price and George Jones. His songs, infused with a timeless essence, offered a refreshing twist to the era’s country landscape. Gene Watson’s artistry not only resonated with the prevailing tunes of the 1970s but also remained deeply rooted in the rich tradition of Texas.

'Beauty Is,' honoring his wife Janie, was released April 15, four months after his death.

He was not nearly so famous as George Jones, who himself died this past April, and the only surviving country artists who merit mention alongside him...

The singer's agent confirms the country legend's passing.

When Price was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1996, he was described as a living link from Hank Williams to the country music of today. He died Monday at the age of 87. We'll listen back to a 1999 interview he did with Terry Gross.