Died On This Date (February 24, 2005) Goldie Hill / Country Star
themusicsover Argolda “Goldie” Hill
January 11, 1933 – February 24, 2005
Goldie Hill was one of country music’s first generation of women. Along with Kitty Wells, she would influence the next generation’s Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn. Hill got her first break when she was invited to perform on the popular Louisiana Hayride program in 1952. Later that year, she released her first single, followed by “I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes” which quickly went to the top of the charts. It was the first by a woman to do so. Almost as quickly as she became famous, Hill walked away from the music business. In 1957, she married Carl “Mr. Country” Smith, the former husband of June Carter, and retired to start and raise a family. She attempted a small comeback during the late ’60s, but nothing of commercial significance came from it. She soon retired again to show horses. Goldie Hill passed away from cancer on February 24, 2005. She was 72.
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Johnnie Ray was a pop singer, songwriter and pianist who helped R&B, jazz and blues transition into rock ‘n roll during the early ’50s. Ray made his first recordings in 1951, and by the following year, he scored his first hit with “Cry.” The record sold over 2 million copies, almost instantly turning him into one of rock ‘n roll’s first teen heart throbs. Ray released several more hits throughout the rest of the decade, helping him a superstar, not only in the U.S., but throughout most of Europe as well. Ray’s popularity dwindled during the ’60s and ’70s, but he experienced a small renaissance thanks to a reference in Dexy’s Midnight Runners’ 1982 hit, “Come On Eileen,” and use of his image in its video. An apparent heavy drinker, Johnnie Ray died of liver failure on February 24, 1990. He was 63 years old.
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