SPRINGFIELD — Red Foley, star of the first nationally broadcast television show to originate in Springfield, was called "a giant influence during the formative years of contemporary country music" when he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Springfield author pens biography about famous country singer Red Foley
Saturday, July 2, 2011 | 4:32 p.m. CDT
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