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  • Apr 6, 1913
    Fiddler and bass player Wade Ray is born in Griffin, Indiana. He works with such artists as Roy Rogers, Rex Allen, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ray Price and Ernest Tubb
    Dec 25, 1916
    Three-year-old Wade Ray receives a "cigar-box" fiddle for Christmas in Arkansas, setting him on a career path as a musician. He works with such artists as Ernest Tubb, Roy Rogers, Ray Price, Rex Allen and Tennessee Ernie Ford
    Jan 20, 1949
    Rex Allen and fiddler Wade Ray, having just quit working for WLS Radio in Chicago, arrive in Los Angeles. Allen becomes a singing cowboy star, and Ray begins session work the next day, backing Tennessee Ernie Ford
    Nov 18, 1998
    Fiddler and bass player Wade Ray dies in Sparta, Illinois. He worked with such artists as Roy Rogers, Rex Allen, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ray Price and Ernest Tubb

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