Foley was born in Blue Lick, Kentucky. He began playing the guitar and the harmonica as a young boy and at age seventeen he won first prize in a statewide talent show. Ultimately he signed with Decca Records in 1941. His hit songs include Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy, Old Shep, Sugarfoot Rag, and Tennessee Saturday Night. Peace in the Valley, backed up by The Sunshine Boys, in 1951 became the first gospel record to sell a million copies, and One By One, a duet with Kitty Wells, became a chart topper in 1954.
For more than two decades, Foley was a major star of country music, selling in excess of twenty-five million records. During 1962-63, Foley was a regular cast member along with Fess Parker in the television series, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
Red Foley was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1967. For his contribution to the music industry, Red Foley also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6225 Hollywood Blvd.
He died unexpectedly in 1968 in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the age of fifty-eight from a heart attack. He is interred in the Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee.
His daughter from his second marriage to Judy Martin (nee: Eva Alaine Overstake) is Shirley Lee Foley who is married to singer Pat Boone. His granddaughter is singer Debby Boone.
No One but You
Red Foley Lyrics
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Who no one but you
Now when I want some loving some old fashioned hugging
It's you no one but you
You've got me talking my sleep sometimes even I can't eat
My heart don't beat the way it used to you
You've got me rocking and reeling honey I've got a funny feeling
Now when I got to sleep at night I wonder if you're home alright
You I'm thinking of you
Now you're my only baby and you're driving me crazy
You I'm thinking of you
I hope the time's not far away we can plan our wedding day
And then I'll have you for my very own
I'm not plannin' to be hasty but maybe someday baby
I'll have you no one but you
In Red Foley's song "No One But You," the singer is expressing his deep love and devotion to someone special. He asks himself the question, who does he want near when he is by himself? The answer is "no one but you." This person is the only one he wants to share his time with and the only one he wants to love. When he wants some loving and some old-fashioned hugging, it is also only this person he craves.
The singer is quite smitten with this person, as they have affected him in ways he never thought were possible. He talks in his sleep and is unable to eat when he thinks of them, and his heart beats differently now that they are in his life. The person has him "rocking and reeling," and he has a "funny feeling" about them. When he goes to sleep at night, he wonders if they are safe and sound, and he thinks about them all the time.
The singer hopes to marry this person soon because he wants them to be his own. He is not rushing things, but he believes that someday, he will have them "no one but you." The song is a beautiful testament to love and the desire to be with someone special.
Line by Line Meaning
Now when I'm by myself dear who do I want near
When I'm alone, I realize that the only person I want to be with is you.
Who no one but you
I want only you to be with me and no one else.
Now when I want some loving some old fashioned hugging
Whenever I need love and affection, I yearn for you and nobody else.
It's you no one but you
You are the only one who can fulfill my desires and give me what I need.
You've got me talking my sleep sometimes even I can't eat
You occupy my mind to such an extent that I even dream about you and at times, I lose my appetite too.
My heart don't beat the way it used to you
Ever since I met you, my heart beats differently and it's because of the love I have for you.
You've got me rocking and reeling honey I've got a funny feeling
I feel a strange sensation in my body whenever I'm with you and it's a feeling like no other - it's because I'm deeply in love with you.
Over you no one but you
I only feel this way about you and nobody else - I'm certain that you are the one for me.
Now when I got to sleep at night I wonder if you're home alright
Every night, I worry about your safety and well-being and hope that you are home safe and sound.
You I'm thinking of you
I constantly think about you and imagine how wonderful our life together would be.
Now you're my only baby and you're driving me crazy
You are the only one for me, and I am madly in love with you that it's driving me insane.
I hope the time's not far away we can plan our wedding day
I look forward to the day when we can start planning our future together, and commit to each other for a lifetime.
And then I'll have you for my very own
I dream of the day when we can become one, and spend the rest of our lives together.
I'm not plannin' to be hasty but maybe someday baby
I'm not in a rush, but someday soon I hope that you will be mine and nobody else's.
I'll have you no one but you
I desire only one person for me, and that is you.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: SMITH
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MoJoPiano
Each time I hear a Kitty/Red duet, it takes me back to the days when I got to see and hear them "live and in person" at the Ozark Jubilee in Springfield, Missouri. Great memories! As always, thanks Lilly! FIVE STARS
musicmandon1
These duets with Red and Kitty are so fantastic. I wish more of them were around. I've only found this one and "One by One," probably their 2 best known duets.
jtls8
Just great*****
Marie Maribo
I give 5***** too!