On This Day in 1945, the Singing Redhead From Blue Lick, Kentucky Became Nashville’s First Country Star

Everything you love about country music? You can likely thank Clyde Julian “Red” Foley, who played a crucial role in shaping the genre post-World War II. On this day (Jan. 17) in 1945, Red Foley became the first performer to record in Nashville. The Kentucky native recorded “Tennessee Saturday Night”, “Blues in My Heart”, and “Tennessee Border” at WSM-AM’s Studio B.

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