Clyde Julian Foley (1910 - 1968)

Born 17 Jun 1910 in Blue Lick, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States

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Died 19 Sep 1968 at age 58 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Red Foley is Notable.

Clyde Julian Foley (June 17, 1910 – September 19, 1968), known professionally as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who 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. His 1951 hit, "Peace in the Valley", was among the first million-selling gospel records. A Grand Ole Opry veteran until his death, Foley also hosted the first popular country music series on network television, Ozark Jubilee, from 1955 to 1960.

He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, which called him "one of the most versatile and moving performers of all time" and "a giant influence during the formative years of contemporary Country music."

He passed away in 1968.^[1] He was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9HG-468 : 4 December 2020), Clyde Foley, Sep 1968; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 December 2020), memorial page for Red Foley (17 Jun 1910–19 Sep 1968), Find A Grave: Memorial #1469, citing Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave.

• Wikipedia contributors, "Red Foley," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Foley (accessed December 25, 2020).
• Wikidata: Item Q2135973, en:Wikipedia
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHG5-1V6 : accessed 25 December 2020), Clyde Foley in household of B H Foley, Madison, Kentucky, United States; citing ED 105, sheet 2A, line 49, family 32, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 590; FHL microfilm 1,820,590.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMF4-TZW : accessed 25 December 2020), Clyde Foley in household of Benjaman H Foley, Glade, Madison, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 11A, line 31, family 142, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 769; FHL microfilm 2,340,504.
• "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21K-R5D4 : 28 November 2018), Clyde J Foley and Anie P Cox, 03 Feb 1933; citing Marriage, Cook, Illinois, United States, citing Cook County Clerk. Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 102321240.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4M9-Z5S : 22 December 2019), Clyde Foley, Ward 37, Chicago, Chicago City, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103-2326, sheet 3A, line 37, family 146, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 996.