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Red Foley

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CountryGospelRhythm and blues

Red Foley is a Country and Gospel act. Their catalogue also touches Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Jenny Lou Carson, Peace in the Valley, Roy Clark and Ernest Tubb. Those roots explain a lot about how Red Foley arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Hank Thompson, Tex Ritter, Del Reeves, Bob Wills and Roger Miller, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Anita Kerr, Blaze Foley, Brenda Lee, The Jordanaires and Bobbejaan Schoepen, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Red Foley, reaching back through Jenny Lou Carson and forward to Anita Kerr. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Red FoleyJenny Lou CarsonPeace in the ValleyRoy ClarkErnest TubbAnita KerrBlaze FoleyBrenda LeeThe JordanairesBobbejaan SchoepenCharley PrideBarbara MandrellHank SnowHank ThompsonTex RitterDel ReevesBob WillsRoger MillerBill AndersonDave DudleyBarbara Mandrell

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Red Foley connections

Red Foley grew out of Jenny Lou Carson, Peace in the Valley, Roy Clark and Ernest Tubb, shares an orbit with Hank Thompson, Tex Ritter, Del Reeves and Bob Wills, went on to shape Anita Kerr, Blaze Foley, Brenda Lee and The Jordanaires. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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