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Chanteur et
fiddler
Country US né Lyman Wade Ray, le 13 Avril 1913 à Evansville (Indiana). Wade Ray
est décédé le 11 Novembre 1998 à Sparta (Illinois).
Fiddler Wade
Ray made his name playing traditional country and Western swing from a very
young age but made very few recordings of his own over his lengthy career. Born
Lyman Wade Ray in Evansville, IN, in 1913, he grew up in Boynton, AR, and at age
four began playing a homemade fiddle his father fashioned from a cigar box. Just
a year later, he was touring the vaudeville circuit as the World's Youngest
Violin Player; he also learned to play tenor banjo and remained a vaudeville
regular until his 18th birthday in 1931. He then moved to St. Louis and spent
the next 12 years as the fiddler, singer, and musical director for Pappy
Cheshire's Western swing group, the National Champion Hillbillies, until he was
called to serve in the Army in 1943. Upon his return, he joined Patsy
Montana's group the Prairie Ramblers for several years, also recording with
the Ozark Mountain Boys. He moved to Los Angeles in 1949, where he became a
regular on The Rex Allen Show and appeared in the film Hollywood. He signed with
RCA and released a total of 23 singles from 1951 to 1957, none of which charted
("Idaho Red" is perhaps the best known). However, he made a good living
performing residencies in Los Angeles and played frequent gigs in various Nevada
resort towns; he also appeared regularly on The Roy Rogers Show and The Ernest
Tubb Show. He moved to Nashville and did session work in the mid-'60s and also
recorded his first solo album, A Ray of Country Sun, for ABC-Paramount in 1966.
RCA Camden released Walk Softly (And Other Country Songs) later that year, and
in 1967 Ray collaborated with the likes of Homer
& Jethro, Sonny
Osborne, and Hargus
"Pig" Robbins on Down Yonder: The Country Fiddlers. He continued his session
work until 1979, when he retired to Sparta, IL, and performed with a local radio
station's road show until health problems made it impossible. He passed away on
November 11, 1998.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Ray
Talents : Vocals, Fiddle
Style musical : Traditional Country, Western Swing, Rockabilly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYLEsgz0FEI
CALL ME UP (1953)
IDAHO RED
(1954)
I Need A Good
Girl Bad (1956)
BURNING
DESIRE
(1957)
Two Red Red Lips
(1957)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t. & Singles
| 08/1948 | 78 t. Town and Country 501 (US) |
Wade RAY & The Ozark Champions - Your Feet's Too Big / Three Minute Blues |
| 1949 | 78 t. Cow Town 701/703 (US) |
Wade RAY & His Ozark Mountain Boys - Do You Ever Think Of Me / Marriage Vows |
| 1949 | 78 t. Cow Town 702/706 (US) |
Wade RAY & His Ozark Mountain Boys - Tater Pie / Paradise Isle |
| 1949 | 78 t. Cow Town 704/708 (US) |
Wade RAY & His Ozark Mountain Boys - Keeper Of My Heart / Hoedown Medley |
| 1949 | 78 t. Cow Town 705/707 (US) |
Wade RAY & His Ozark Mountain Boys - Dickie’s Bounce / Enclosed You’ll Find One Broken Heart |
| 08/1949 | 78 t. CAPITOL 57-40204 (US) |
Wade RAY & His Ozark Mountain Boys - Flop Eared Mule / Hell Amongst The Yearlin's |
| 08/1949 | 78 t. CAPITOL 57-40205 (US) |
Wade RAY & His Ozark Mountain Boys - Hi-Lo Schottische / Forty Years Ago |
| 09/1949 | 78 t. CAPITOL 57-40232 (US) |
Cuddlebug / I Want My Dime Back |
| 07/1951 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-4226 (US) | Wade RAY & His Ozark Mountain Boys - Are You Fer It ? / Walk Softly |
| 07/1951 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-4226 (US) |
Wade RAY & His Ozark Mountain Boys - Are You Fer It ? / Walk Softly |
| 12/1951 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-4429 (US) | Heart Of A Clown / Just Like Taking Candy From A Baby |
| 12/1951 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-4429 (US) |
Heart Of A Clown / Just Like Taking Candy From A Baby |
| 03/1952 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-4580 (US) | I Was Just Walkin' Out The Door / Fiddlin' Rag |
| 03/1952 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-4580 (US) |
I Was Just Walkin' Out The Door / Fiddlin' Rag |
| 06/1952 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-4751 (US) | June-Bug Jitters / One Woman Man |
| 06/1952 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-4751 (US) |
June-Bug Jitters / One Woman Man |
| 09/1952 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-4930 (US) | Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home / The Echo Of Your Voice |
| 09/1952 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-4930 (US) |
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home / The Echo Of Your Voice |
| 12/1952 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-5091 (US) | It's All Your Fault / The Things I Might Have Been |
| 12/1952 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-5091 (US) |
It's All Your Fault / The Things I Might Have Been |
| 03/1953 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-5199 (US) |
If They Should Ask Me /
Call Me Up
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| 03/1953 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-5199 (US) |
If They Should Ask Me /
Call Me Up
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| 05/1953 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-5302 (US) | Wade Ray with Noel Boggs, Steel Guitar - Don't Wait To Baby Your Baby / Burned Fingers |
| 05/1953 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-5302 (US) |
Wade Ray with Noel Boggs, Steel Guitar - Don't Wait To Baby Your Baby / Burned Fingers |
| 08/1953 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-5377 (US) | Wade Ray with Noel Boggs, Steel Guitar - Did I Do Wrong (When I Did Right By You?) / That Love Makin' Melody |
| 08/1953 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-5377 (US) |
Wade Ray with Noel Boggs, Steel Guitar - Did I Do Wrong (When I Did Right By You?) / That Love Makin' Melody |
| 09/1953 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-5440 (US) | Let Me Go, Devil / Too Late To…! |
| 09/1953 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-5440 (US) |
Let Me Go, Devil / Too Late To…! |
| 12/1953 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-5518 (US) | Saturday Night / First, Last And Always |
| 12/1953 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-5518 (US) |
Saturday Night / First, Last And Always |
| 02/1954 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-5624 (US) |
Idaho Red
/ A Penny For Your Thoughts |
| 02/1954 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-5624 (US) |
Idaho Red
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| 04/1954 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-5696 (US) | Best Man Must Smile / Easy Pickin's |
| 04/1954 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-5696 (US) |
Best Man Must Smile / Easy Pickin's |
| 09/1954 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-5845 (US) | Letters Have No Arms / Rosetta |
| 09/1954 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-5845 (US) |
Letters Have No Arms / Rosetta |
| 12/1954 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-5957 (US) | There's No Fool Like A Young Fool / No Mama, No Papa |
| 12/1954 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-5957 (US) |
There's No Fool Like A Young Fool / No Mama, No Papa |
| 03/1955 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-6061 (US) | Excuse Me / I Couldn't Be So Happy |
| 03/1955 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-6061(US) |
Excuse Me / I Couldn't Be So Happy |
| 03/1955 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-6061/47-6062 (US) (promo) |
Excuse Me (Wade RAY) / Bud’s Bounce (Bud Isaacs & His Cryin' Steel Guitar) |
| 05/1955 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-6110 (US) | Dippsy Doodle / A Sentimental Journey |
| 05/1955 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-6110 (US) |
Dippsy Doodle / A Sentimental Journey |
| 08/1955 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-6219 (US) | I'll Keep On Being A Fool / The Albino Stallion |
| 08/1955 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-6219 (US) |
I'll Keep On Being A Fool / The Albino Stallion |
| 11/1955 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-6313 (US) | Keep My Heart / Because Of A Lie |
| 11/1955 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-6313 (US) |
Keep My Heart / Because Of A Lie |
| 03/1956 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-6457 (US) | Any Old Time / Going Home All Alone |
| 03/1956 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-6457 (US) |
Any Old Time / Going Home All Alone |
| 06/1956 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-6544 (US) |
I Need A Good
Girl Bad
/ Just
An Old Fashioned Locket |
| 06/1956 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-6544 (US) |
I Need A Good
Girl Bad
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| 02/1957 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-6818 (US) | All Or Nothin' Man / When I Lost You |
| 02/1957 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-6818 (US) |
All Or Nothin' Man / When I Lost You |
| 02/1957 | SP RCA VICTOR DJ-66 (US) (promo) | Wade RAY : When I Lost You / All Or Nothin' Man / Del WOOD : After Five / Rockin' 88 |
| 05/1957 | 78 t. RCA VICTOR 20-6931 (US) | Wild Heart / Little Green Valley |
| 05/1957 | SP RCA VICTOR 47-6931 (US) |
Wild Heart / Little Green Valley |
| 07/1957 | SP DOT 45-15600 (US) | |
| 11/1958 | SP CAPITOL F4092 (US) |
Flop-Eared Mule / Hell Amongst The Yearlin's |
| 05/1962 | SP TOPPA 45-1058 (US) |
It's My Day / Little Ole Lovemaker |
| 01/1963 | SP FABOR 115 (US) | |
| 02/1963 | SP TOPPA 45-1079 (US) |
Country Boy / Have Yourself A Party |
| 1963 | SP FABOR 123 (US) |
Minglo / Nathan Hale |
| 1965 | SP ANTENNA 6433 (US) |
Even At My Best / Two Of The Usual |
| 1965 | SP ANTENNA 6435 (US) |
Tears Don't Stain / Meanwhile Back At My House |
| 1967 ? | SP Renfro Valley 100 (US) |
Things Look Bad / Go On Home |
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Albums
| 02/1966 | LP 12" ABC-Paramount ABC-539 (mono) / ABCS-539 (stereo) (US) |
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A Ray Of Country Sun - They Gotta Quit Kicking My Dog Around / Old Shep / I Only Want A Buddy Not A Sweetheart / Within Your Crowd / The Heart Of A Clown / Bill Bailey / Any Old Arms Won't Do / I Was Just Walking Out The Door / You Tied Tin Cans To My Heart / Too Many Rivers / A Penny For Your Thoughts / The Heart Inside Of You |
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| 1966 | LP 12" RCA Camden CAL-2107 (mono) / CAS-2107 (stereo) (US) |
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| 04/1967 | LP 12" RCA Camden CAL-2145 (mono) / CAS-2145 (stereo) (US) |
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Down Yonder And Other Old Time Favorites - The Country Fiddlers Featuring Wade Ray - Down Yonder / Back Up And Push / Devil's Dream / Hell Amongst The Yearlings / Flop Eared Mule / Soldier's Joy / Old Joe Clark / Mississippi Sawyer / Tennessee Wagoner / Rickett's Hornpipe |
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| 1976 | LP 12" RCA INTERNATIONAL YHJL-10998 (NL) |
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Down Yonder And Other Old Time Favorites - The Country Fiddlers Featuring Wade Ray - Down Yonder / Back Up And Push / Devil's Dream / Hell Amongst The Yearlings / Flop Eared Mule / Soldier's Joy / Old Joe Clark / Mississippi Sawyer / Tennessee Wagoner / Rickett's Hornpipe | ||
| 1981 | LP 12" RCA NL-43501 (NL) |
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Down Yonder (Allá Abajo) - The Country Fiddlers Featuring Wade Ray - Down Yonder / Back Up And Push / Devil's Dream / Hell Amongst The Yearlings / Flop Eared Mule / Soldier's Joy / Old Joe Clark / Mississippi Sawyer / Tennessee Wagoner / Rickett's Hornpipe |
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| 1982 | LP 12" Mid-land MD-43 (US) |
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Pappy Wade Ray - Orange Blossom Special / Hoe Down Medley / Red Wing / Rubber Dolly / Dark Eyes / Heart Of A Clown / My Mother's Eyes / Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain / Mansion On The Hill / Hey Good Lookin' |
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| 1983 | LP 12" RCA Camden CL 89039 (I) |
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Bluegrass Special - The Country Fiddlers Featuring Wade Ray - Down Yonder / Back Up And Push / Devil's Dream / Hell Amongst The Yearlings / Flop Eared Mule / Soldier's Joy / Old Joe Clark / Mississippi Sawyer / Tennessee Wagoner / Rickett's Hornpipe |
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| 1996 | CD Hound TRG-505107 (UK) |
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Idaho Red - A penny for your thoughts / All or nothing man / Any old time / Because of a lie / Burned fingers / Burning desire / Call me up / Don't wait to baby your baby / Easy Pickin's / Excuse me / First last and always / Heart of a clown / I could be so happy / I need a good girl bad / Idaho Red / If they should ask me / It's all your fault / Just an old fashioned locket / Just like taking candy from a / Letters have no arms / Little green valley / No mama no papa / Rosetta / Saturday night /The albino stallion / The things I might have been / Too late to / Two red lips / Walk softly / When I lost you |
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| 2005 | CD BACM CD D 209 (UK) |
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Things I Might Have Been - Heart Of A Clown / Echo Of Your Voice / Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home / It's All Your Fault / Things I Might Have Been / Call Me Up / If They Should Ask / Burned Fingers / Don't Wait To Baby Your Baby / That Love Makin' Melody / Did I Do Wrong / Let Me Go Devil / Too Late To / Saturday Night / First Last And Always / Idaho Red / A Penny For Your Thoughts / Rosetta / Letters Have No Arms / There's No Fool Like A Young Fool / No Mama No Papa / Excuse Me / I Couldn't Be So Happy / Dipsy Doodle (instr.) / Sentimental Journey (instr.) / Albino Stallion |
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| 02/2012 | CD Bear Family BCD 17219 (GER) |
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Idaho Red - Idaho Red / Two Red, Red Lips / Burning Desire / I Need A Good Girl Bad / No Mama, No Papa / Are You Fer It? / Cattin' Around / Too Late To Dream / Saturday Night / The Fiddlin' Rag / Easy Pickin's / Call Me Up / Don't Wait To Baby Your Baby / Rosetta / All Or Nothin' Man / Excuse Me / Dipsey Doodle / That Love Makin' Melody / Bill Bailey (Won't You Please Come Home) / Perdido / June-Bug Jitters / Just Like Taking Candy from A Baby / It's All Your Fault / Any Old Time / Little Green Valley / Down Home Rag / There's No Fool Like A Young Fool / Did I Do Wrong (When I Did Right by You?) / Walk Softly / Let Me Go, Devil |
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