Red Foley's son-in-law is
Pat Boone (yes the signer and his daugher Debbie
Boone, the christian singer, made herself famous with "You Light Up My Life"), Red
Foley, has a school named after him in Berea, Kentukcy, which is in
Madison County, (
Richmond,
Ky, is county seat) Red lived in Berea, for several years. Red used to perform at Mt. Vernon,
Ky, at
Renfro Valley
Barn Dance, a music entertainment center, it is smiliar to the Grand Olde Opery, and Louisana
Hay Ride, at one time when Red
Foley played at
Renfro, it was more famous than Grand Olde and Louisana, a lot of bus tours come down from Canada.
My grandfather and Red
Foley were first cousin, I remember when I was a litte boy back in 1965, Red came over to my grandfather's house and played several songs for everyone.