Price, born in Perryville, Texas, served with the U.S. Marines from 1944–1946, and began singing for KRBC in Abilene, Texas during 1948. He joined the Big D Jamboree in Dallas in 1949. He relocated to Nashville in the early 1950s, rooming for a brief time with Hank Williams. When Williams died, Price managed his band, the Drifting Cowboys, and had minor success. He was the first artist to have a success with the song "Release Me" (1954), a top five popular music hit for Engelbert Humperdinck in 1967.
In 1953, Price formed his band, the Cherokee Cowboys. Among its members during the late 1950s and early 1960s were; Roger Miller, Willie Nelson, Darrell McCall, Van Howard, Johnny Paycheck and Johnny Bush, Buddy Emmons, Pete Wade, Jan Kurtis, Shorty Lavender and Buddy Spicher. Miller wrote one of Ray Price's classics in 1958, "Invitation to the Blues", and sang harmony on the recording. Additionally, Nelson composed the Ray Price song "Night Life".
Price became one of the stalwarts of 1950s honky tonk music, with hit songs such as "Talk To Your Heart" (1952) and "Release Me". He later developed the famous "Ray Price Shuffle," a 4/4 arrangement of honky tonk music with a walking bassline, which can be heard on "Crazy Arms" (1956) and many of his other recordings from the late 1950s.
During the 1960s, Ray experimented increasingly with the so-called Nashville sound, singing slow ballads and utilizing lush arrangements of strings and backing singers. Examples include his 1967 rendition of "Danny Boy", and "For the Good Times" in 1970 which was Price's first country music chart No. 1 hit since "The Same Old Me" in 1959. Written by Kris Kristofferson, the song also scored No. 11 on the popular music chart and featured a mellower Price backed by sophisticated musical sounds, quite in contrast to the honky tonk sounds Price had pioneered two decades before. Price had three more No. 1 country music successes during the 1970s: "I Won't Mention It Again", "She's Got To Be A Saint", and "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me." His final top ten hit was "Diamonds In The Stars" in early 1982. Price continued to have songs on the country music chart through 1989. Later, he sang gospel music and recorded such songs as "Amazing Grace", "What A Friend We Have In Jesus", "Farther Along" and "Rock of Ages."
In 2006, Price was living near Mount Pleasant, Texas and still performing in concerts throughout the country. In 2009, Price made two performances for the Fox News show Huckabee. The first was with the Cherokee Cowboys and host Mike Huckabee, and he performed "Crazy Arms" and "Heartaches By The Number". Weeks later he performed with the Cherokee Cowboys and Willie Nelson (again with Huckabee playing bass guitar). This time they performed duets of "Faded Love" and "Crazy."
Price worked on his latest album, Last of the Breed, with fellow country music singers Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. This album was released on March 20, 2007 by the company Lost Highway Records. The two-disc set features 20 country classics as well as a pair of new compositions. The trio toured the U.S. from March 9 until March 25 starting in Arizona and finishing in Illinois. This was Price's third album with Nelson and first album with Haggard. After the tour, Haggard remarked, "I told Willie when it was over, 'That old man gave us a goddamn singing lesson.' He really did. He just sang so good. He sat there with the mic against his chest. And me and Willie are all over the microphone trying to find it, and he found it."
On November 6, 2012, Ray Price confirmed that he was fighting pancreatic cancer. Price told the San Antonio Express-News that he had been receiving chemotherapy for the past six months. An alternative to the chemo would have been surgery that involved removing the pancreas along with portions of the stomach and liver, which would have meant a long recovery and stay in a nursing home. Said Price, "That's not very much an option for me. God knows I want to live as long as I can but I don't want to live like that." The 87-year-old Country Music Hall of Famer also told the newspaper, "The doctor said that every man will get cancer if he lives to be old enough. I don't know why I got it – I ain't old!" Price retained a positive outlook and hoped to play as many as a hundred concert dates in 2013.
As of early February 2013, the cancer appeared to be in remission. Sometime in May 2013, Price was hospitalized with severe dehydration. On December 2, 2013, Price entered a Tyler, Texas, hospital in the final stages of pancreatic cancer, according to his son, then left on December 12 for home hospice care. Price died at his home in Mt. Pleasant, Texas, on December 16, 2013.
I've Got a New Heartache
Ray Price Lyrics
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That I'm still in love with you
Though you let me down
I hate to admit it but I guess the talk is true
Or else you couldn't make my heart ache the way you do
I've got a new heartache about an old sweetheart
That left me for somebody new
And that's why I'm feeling so blue
Why did you turn up again I was doing fine
I'd found another sweetheart to drive you from my mind
I thought that I'd forgotten you but I know that it's not true
Or else you couldn't make my heart ache the way you do
I've got a new heartache about an old sweetheart
That left me for somebody new
I've got a new heartache about an old sweetheart
And that's why I'm feeling so blue
In the song "I've Got A New Heartache," Ray Price sings about the pain and heartache caused by an old flame who has returned to town and is spreading rumors that he is still in love with her. Price admits that the talk is true and that he has a new heartache about an old sweetheart who left him for somebody new. Price had moved on and found a new love to replace the pain caused by the old flame, but the return of his ex-lover reveals that he had not gotten over her completely.
The lyrics evoke feelings of heartbreak and vulnerability as Price confronts the reality that he is still deeply affected by the woman who left him. The repetition of the phrase "I've got a new heartache about an old sweetheart" emphasizes the pain and longing he feels, despite his attempts to move on. The lyrics also reveal the power of love and the difficulty of letting go of someone who has left a lasting impression on one's heart.
Overall, "I've Got A New Heartache" is a powerful and emotional song that captures the pain of heartbreak and the struggles of moving on from a lost love.
Line by Line Meaning
You're back in town again spreadin' talk around
You have returned and are spreading rumors about me
That I'm still in love with you
You are saying that I still have feelings for you
Though you let me down
Although you disappointed me
I hate to admit it but I guess the talk is true
I don't want to accept it but the rumors are accurate
Or else you couldn't make my heart ache the way you do
If it wasn't true, you wouldn't have the power to hurt me like you do
I've got a new heartache about an old sweetheart
I am experiencing a new heartbreak because of a past lover
That left me for somebody new
Who chose someone else over me
And that's why I'm feeling so blue
This is causing me to feel sad and depressed
Why did you turn up again I was doing fine
Why did you come back when I was moving on with my life and feeling okay?
I'd found another sweetheart to drive you from my mind
I had found someone else to help me forget about you
I thought that I'd forgotten you but I know that it's not true
I believed that I had moved on from you, but now I realize that isn't the case
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Ray Price, Wayne P. Walker
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
sauquoit13456
On this day in 1956 {December 13th} Ray Price's "I've Got A New Heartache" peaked at #2 {for 2 weeks} in Billboard's Most Played Country/Western Records by Jockeys chart, for the two weeks it was at #2, the #1 record for those two weeks was "Singing The Blues" by Marty Robbins...
Between 1952 and 1989 the Wood County, Texas native had one hundred-six records on the Billboard's Country charts, forty-six made the Top 10 with eight reaching #1...
Seven of his one hundred-six charted records were duets, four with the Cherokee Cowboys, two with Willie Nelson, and one with Johnny Gimble & the Texas Swing Band...
Plus he charted once as a member of a trio, with Roger Miller and Willie Nelson, the record was "Old Friends", it reached #19 in 1982...
Ray Price, born Noble Ray Price, passed away at the age of 87 on December 16th, 2013...
May he R.I.P.
* "I've Got A New Heartache" was Ray Price's first of seven of his records to peak at #2 on Billboard's Country chart...
And from the 'For What It's Worth' department, the remainder of the Most Played C/W Records By Jockeys Top 10 on December 13th, 1956:
At #3. "Crazy Arms" by Ray Price
#4. "I Walk The Line" by Johnny Cash
#4. "According To My Heart" by Jim Reeves
#6. "Go Away With Me" by the Wilburn Brothers
#7. "Young Love" by Sonny James
#8. "Love Me Tender" by Elvis Presley
#9. "Wasted Words" by Ray Price
#10. "Love Me" by Elvis Presley
Shirley Pena
I just adore the Country music performed during the 1950s and Ray Price was one of THE BEST. I also love the stunning outfits he wore, which emphasized Ray's Cherokee ancestry. :)
thethrowneatsbrains
totally agree. nice to know about his ancestry too!
Robert Thomas
He sure did run off a string of them when he started. He was a really good singer. I use to listen to him all the time.
Matthew Willeford
great song!!
Marryann Lamb
Great song Bill I found digging
sauquoit13456
On this day in 1956 {December 13th} Ray Price's "I've Got A New Heartache" peaked at #2 {for 2 weeks} in Billboard's Most Played Country/Western Records by Jockeys chart, for the two weeks it was at #2, the #1 record for those two weeks was "Singing The Blues" by Marty Robbins...
Between 1952 and 1989 the Wood County, Texas native had one hundred-six records on the Billboard's Country charts, forty-six made the Top 10 with eight reaching #1...
Seven of his one hundred-six charted records were duets, four with the Cherokee Cowboys, two with Willie Nelson, and one with Johnny Gimble & the Texas Swing Band...
Plus he charted once as a member of a trio, with Roger Miller and Willie Nelson, the record was "Old Friends", it reached #19 in 1982...
Ray Price, born Noble Ray Price, passed away at the age of 87 on December 16th, 2013...
May he R.I.P.
* "I've Got A New Heartache" was Ray Price's first of seven of his records to peak at #2 on Billboard's Country chart...
And from the 'For What It's Worth' department, the remainder of the Most Played C/W Records By Jockeys Top 10 on December 13th, 1956:
At #3. "Crazy Arms" by Ray Price
#4. "I Walk The Line" by Johnny Cash
#4. "According To My Heart" by Jim Reeves
#6. "Go Away With Me" by the Wilburn Brothers
#7. "Young Love" by Sonny James
#8. "Love Me Tender" by Elvis Presley
#9. "Wasted Words" by Ray Price
#10. "Love Me" by Elvis Presley
Tom Mckenzie
How good is this,perfect
Ben Stonhill
Medication Time. Medication Time. Medication Time. Pig Destroyer anyone?
Cultof Ian
I’m here because of Pig Destroyer.
thethrowneatsbrains
oooooommmmmmggggggg !!!!! SAME!!!!! but also this era of country is almost as brutaly amazing as pig destroyer.