Ray Edenton
Ray Edenton | |
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| Birth name | Ray Quarles Edenton |
| Born | November 3, 1926 Mineral, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 21, 2022 (aged 95) Goodlettsville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country, rock and roll |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, mandolin, banjo, bass, ukelele |
| Years active | 1949–1991 |
Ray Quarles Edenton (November 3, 1926 – September 21, 2022) was an American guitarist and country music session musician.[1]
Early life
Ray Edenton was born into a musical family on November 3, 1926, and grew up near
After serving in World War II with the United States Army, he joined guitarist Joe Maphis as the bassist in a group called the Korn Krackers, a regular feature of the Old Dominion Barn Dance show on WRVA, a radio station in Richmond, Virginia.[1] In 1949, he moved to Knoxville, Tennessee to work at radio station WNOX but was sidelined by tuberculosis (he had a 28-month hospital stay) with before moving to Nashville where he began to play acoustic guitar on the Grand Ole Opry.[4]
Career
Considered one of Nashville's most prolific studio musicians, Edenton played on more than 12,000 recording sessions as a member of
Edenton accompanied other artists on recordings including
Though Edenton could play lead guitar and a variety of other instruments, he is best known as an acoustic and rhythm guitar player.
Edenton retired in 1991.[1] He died on September 21, 2022, at the age of 95, in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.[2]
References
- ^ OCLC 778339718.
- ^ a b Friskics-Warren, Bill (September 27, 2022). "Ray Edenton, 'A-Team' Studio Guitarist in Nashville, Dies at 95". The New York Times. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Ray Edenton". NAMM.org. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
- ^ a b c McCall, Michael. "Nashville Cats: Salute to Ray Edenton". Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
- ^ a b c Friskics-Warren, Bill (October 5, 2007). "Country Music Hall of Fame Salutes 'Nashville Cat'". Nashville, Tennessee: The Tennessean. p. F3.
- ^ Roland, Tom; Orr, Jay (June 21, 1998). "Nashville's 'A Team': The Unsung Heroes of the Nashville Sound". Nashville, Tennessee: The Tennessean. pp. 135–142.
- ^ a b "Ray Edenton: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
External links
- Ray Edenton Archived September 26, 2018, at the Wayback Machine at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
- Ray Edenton at AllMusic
- Ray Edenton discography at Discogs
- Ray Edenton recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings
- Ray Edenton at IMDb
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