Wade Ray

Wade Ray
Wade Ray on the Cover of Idaho Red album
Background information
Born
Lyman Wade Ray

(1913-04-13)April 13, 1913
Griffin, Indiana U.S.
DiedNovember 11, 1998(1998-11-11) (aged 85)
Sparta, IL, U.S.
GenresWestern Swing
InstrumentsVocals, fiddle

Wade Ray (April 13, 1913 in Evansville, Indiana – November 11, 1998 in Sparta, IL) was an American Western Swing fiddler and vocalist. His bands, the Wade Ray Five, Wade Ray And His Ozark Mountain Boys, etc., included musicians such as Kenneth Carllile and Curly Chalker. He retired to Sparta, Illinois in 1979 where he died in 1998.

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