American Songwriter

On This Day in 1950, This Red Foley Song Became Country Music’s First-Ever Crossover Pop Hit and Was Later Covered by Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra

Born June 17, 1910, in Blue Lick, Kentucky, Clyde Julian “Red” Foley is widely considered the first country music performer to record in Nashville. In January 1945, Foley recorded “Tennessee Saturday ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1945, the Singing Redhead From Blue Lick, Kentucky Became Nashville’s First Country Star

Red Foley began delivering impromptu concerts at his father’s general store in Berea, Kentucky, by age 9. He played French harp, piano, banjo, trombone, harmonica, and guitar. After working the radio ...