Título: Ray Price (musician)
Seção: 1960-2000s: Nashville sound to gospel
Background: Ray Price was born on a farm near the small, now gone, community of Peach, near Perryville in Wood County, Texas  He was the son of Walter Clifton Price and Clara Mae Bradley Cimini. His grandfather James M. M. Price was an early settler of the area. Price was three years old when his parents divorced and his mother moved to Dallas, Texas.

Conteúdo: During the 1960s, Ray experimented increasingly with the so-called Nashville sound, singing slow ballads and utilizing lush arrangements of strings and backing singers. Examples include his 1967 rendition of "Danny Boy", and "For the Good Times" in 1970 which was Price's first country music chart No. 1 hit since "The Same Old Me" in 1959. Written by Kris Kristofferson, the song also scored No. 11 on the popular music chart and featured a mellower Price backed by sophisticated musical sounds, quite in contrast to the honky tonk sounds Price had pioneered two decades before. Price had three more No. 1 country music successes during the 1970s: "I Won't Mention It Again", "She's Got To Be A Saint", and "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" (the last of which was a pop hit in Canada, and would gain greater fame a year later when Gladys Knight & the Pips covered it). His final top ten hit was "Diamonds In The Stars" in early 1982. Price continued to have songs on the country music chart through 1989. Later, he sang gospel music and recorded such songs as "Amazing Grace", "What A Friend We Have In Jesus", "Farther Along" and "Rock of Ages." Ray Price briefly made national news again in 1999 when he was arrested for possession of marijuana. According to Price in a 2008 interview, old friend Willie Nelson--no stranger to marijuana arrests--phoned and told him he'd just earned $5 million in free publicity with the drug bust. In 2009, Price made two performances for the Fox N

user: What did Ray Price do in the 1960s ?

assistant: During the 1960s, Ray experimented increasingly with the so-called Nashville sound,

user: Which songs employed the Nashville Sound did Ray Price sing ?

assistant: his 1967 rendition of "Danny Boy", and "For the Good Times" in 1970

user: Did these songs do well in the charts ?

assistant: "For the Good Times" in 1970 which was Price's first country music chart No. 1 hit

user: Did he win any awards in that perid from 1960 to 2000s ?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Did he collaborate with any artist in that period ?

assistant: Price worked on his last but one album, Last of the Breed, with fellow country music singers Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard.

user: What did he work together on with Cherokee Cowboys and Willine Nelson ?

assistant: This time they performed duets of "Faded Love" and "Crazy."

user: Did Ray Price do any tours in that period ?

assistant: The trio toured the U.S. from March 9 until March 25 starting in Arizona and finishing in Illinois.

user: Which cities did he tour ?

assistant: starting in Arizona and finishing in Illinois.

user: Did anything interesting happen on that tour ?

assistant: Haggard remarked, "I told Willie when it was over, 'That old man gave us a goddamn singing lesson.'

user: Who was the man who gave a singing lesson ?

assistant: Price

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: Ray Price briefly made national news again in 1999 when he was arrested for possession of marijuana.