Ray Price is awesome..I learned to dance to his music 1965...to 68..learned the Ray Price dance.. so awesome...saw him at Farmer's Daughter in San Antonio, Tx
My Dad sang this song too me every night when he put me to bed. He picked the guitar And sang his favorite songs And this was one Of them. 'I think of my Dad when I hear one of his favorite songs 🎵 ❤
@@jeriw many of us agree, he had a gift in his music and style of delivery! Jeriw...you put some very good songs on uTube for us to enjoy, thanks. I have a laptop so quite often I'm outdoors at my patio listening with my earbuds on! Ray is my number one choice for who I listen to!
Every body & his brother has recorded this one, the two best are Willie's and Ray's in that order, Love most all Ray Price music from early 50's to present Thanks
I agree that Ray's cover is at or near the top but disagree with the popular misconception that Willie's is somehow superior to all others. I suspect this is only because it was the first song that made Willie popular as a singer instead of as a songwriter (mainly for others) so he adopted it as his signature song. In the list of dozens who covered it I would place WN somewhere in the bottom half.
I think it's worth noting that Willie Nelson didn't write this song. It was written by Fred Rose and first recorded by Roy Acuff. Even Hank Williams recorded it. Why don't we hear their renditions of the song?
Wayne Brehaut. Every one has their own taste for music and it seem's that more people had a taste for Willies version of this beautiful old song, Willie has a diferent style of singing that is why I have loved his music long before he became a super star, his writing & singing is so haunting, that is why he has lasted soooooo long
webbjr37 As much as I love Ray Price and have since 1958, the best version of this song is done by Billy “Crash” Craddock on his 1978 album “Billy “Crash” Craddock. God love Willie and his song writing, but that boy could’nt carry a tune in a bucket, if his momma helped him
I never did understand the popularity of Willie's version where he (as usual) pronounces "again" as "aggen", so it doesn't rhyme with "rain", and several phrases are slurred and too hurried, so, for example, it's "intherain" instead of "in-the-rain". There are many covers that are more true to the original, including this one and Slim Whitman's (47fJQpOD3bY) and Gene AUtry's (tUmPpBGo1oQ).
@@waynebrehaut7183 The popularity of Willies version was the fact that he kept it simple, the record company wanted to add strings backup vocals but Willie refused , strings & vocal backup would have ruined it.Willie knew what Country Fans wanted .
I love Marty Robbins but Ray Price is in the same league. Have a look at them together in the 70's on Marty's show and have a look at some of the old opreys with them in it from the 50's magnificant voices and performers
