We lost the great Red Foley on this day in 1968. He was just 58. Red sold 25 million records in his career which began in 1933. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame just a year before he died. Red was the host of the Ozark Jubilee TV show beginning in 1954. This clip features Grady Martin on guitar. Clyde Julian Foley (June 17, 1910 – September 19, 1968) | GatorRock

Clyde Julian "Red" Foley made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II. For more than two decades, Foley was one of the biggest stars of the genre, selling more than 25 million records. [Wikipedia] He also was the host of TV's Ozark Jubilee Born: June 17, 1910, Blue Lick, KY Died: September 19, 1968, Fort Wayne, IN | GatorRock