Ray Price: His Overdue induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame (1996), For the Good Times + 2
In 1996 when Ray price accepted his Country Music Hall of Fame (HOF) induction, he said “It’s about time!” Price’s nomination was grossly overdue, coming at a time when such names as Roger Miller, Cliffie Stone and Merle Travis had already been called. Price should’ve been inducted into the HOF years prior. His contribution to country music is unparallel. Price is the seventh most successful recording artist in the history of country music. One listen to his landmark recording of “Crazy Arms” (1956) and an analysis of its chart dominance warrants his induction, even if his career had ended there. The song locked in at No. 1 and held that position for 20 weeks, making it the 4th biggest song in the history of country music. Even Elvis Presley with his rocking “Heartbreak Hotel” (1956) couldn’t kick “Crazy Arms” from its pedestal. There had been honky-tonk music before, but not like this. Price’s secret was the use of double fiddles (not violins — fiddles!) and a seasoned rhythm section. With the death of Williams and the decline of Lefty Frizzell, Price kept the hard country torch burning in the late-1950s. Price was mostly notable as Hank Williams’ protege. He had met Williams while attending what would later become the University of Texas at Arlington, where he studied veterinary medicine and recorded a few singles for the tiny Bullet label. When Price joined Dallas’ Big D Jamboree (1950), he was introduced to Williams, who took a shine to the young country apprentice …
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***Kylie Ann Minogue (born 28 May 1968), is an Australian pop singer, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987. Her first single, “Locomotion”, spent seven weeks at number one on the Australian singles chart and became the highest selling single of the decade. This led to a contract with songwriters and producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman. Her debut album, Kylie (1988), and the single “I Should Be So Lucky”, each reached number one in the United Kingdom, and over the next two years, her first 13 singles reached the British top ten. Her debut film, The Delinquents (1989) was a box-office hit in Australia and the UK despite negative reviews. Although she was dismissed by some critics, especially during the early years of her career, she has achieved worldwide record sales of more than 100 million (including 40 million albums and 60 million singles), and has received notable music awards, including multiple ARIA and Brit Awards and a Grammy Award. She has mounted several successful concert tours and received a Mo Award for “Australian Entertainer of the Year” for her live performances. She was awarded the Order of the British Empire “for services to music”, and an Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2008.***
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