Blessed with a drop-dead tenor voice and an eagle eye for great songs, Ray Price scored 108 chart hits including eight chart-toppers and two dozen Top Five classics. As a Country Music Hall of Famer, Price is recognized as a man who has used remarkable resources of talent, will and taste for the betterment of the genre. Well before his recordings evolved from the barroom to the showroom, the versatile Price was making music that borrowed from jazz, blues, pop and rock. His innovative honky-tonk beat, designed for roadhouses located a long way from church, and the often-criticized strings that helped to carry his story songs heavenward, attracted new audiences to country music and have become staples of modern country.