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Artist
Wayne Raney
12+ albums
hillbilly boogiecountryharmonicarockabillyoxford american
about
Wayne Raney (August 17, 1921, Wolf Bayou, Arkansas - January 23, 1993) was an American country singer and harmonica player. Raney was born on a farm with a foot deformity and could not do heavy labor. After learning to play harmonica at an early age, he moved to Piedras Negras, Mexico at age 13, where he played on radio station XEPN. He met Lonnie Glosson, his longtime musical associate, in 1936, and together they found work on radio in Little Rock in 1938. Later the pair worked for WCKY out of Cincinnati and played on syndicated radio. They also established a harmonica mail order business which ended up being enormously successful; they sold millions of harmonicas and played a major role in turning the harmonica into a widely popular instrument. Raney played with the Delmore Brothers in the years after World War II, then launched a solo career in 1948; his first two singles, "Lost John Boogie" and "Jack and Jill Boogie", both reached the Top 15 of the U.S. country charts. His 1949 single, "Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me", was a #1 country hit and also hit the Top 40 of the pop charts. Raney played the Grand Ole Opry in 1953 and also worked on the California Hayride and the WWVA Jamboree. Late in the 1950s he worked as a DJ, record producer, and label owner, starting Rimrock Records. He wrote the Christian revival song "We Need a Whole Lot More of Jesus (And a Lot Less Rock and Roll)" which has been covered by numerous artists in a variety of styles: The Greenbriar Boys
top songs
albums
Songs of the Hills
28 Big Ones
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100 Best Surf & Rockabilly Hits
Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me
That Real Hot Boogie Boy - The King Anthology
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Wayne Raney 28 Big Ones
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Arkansa Masters
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20 Old Time Gospel Favorites
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16 Radio Gospel Favorites
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Golden Decade - Music Of My Life
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Songs Of The Hills (Original King Recordings)
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