From Merle Haggard to Ray Price: Thanks for the good times

An Appreciation: Country music legend Merle Haggard remembers his mentor Ray price with pride and fondness — except for that rooster, maybe.Ray Price was the mentor and the leader. He was discovered and brought to Columbia Records by Lefty Frizzell, and he made his first record on Columbia with Lefty's band. That was a song called "If You're Ever Lonely Darling." After that, after he made his debut on Columbia, he gave many other people a chance to do the same thing. He brought Roger Miller to...

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