Country Music Legend Dead at 74: ‘We Lost a GIANT in the Music Industry’

Country music star dead at 74 as nephew mourns ‘loving man’

A COUNTRY music star who rocketed to fame after releasing a hit single at just 17 has died. John Wesley Ryles died in the early hours of Sunday...

‘We lost a giant in the music industry’: Country music mogul dies at 74

John Wesley Ryles, a prolific country music entertainer with tons of hits from the late 1960s through the 1980s, died Sunday, Nov. 2. He was 74.

Country music legend dead at 74: ‘We lost a GIANT in the music industry’

He began his career as a teenager and churned out a string of hits.

Artist & Beloved Session Vocalist John Wesley Ryles Passes At 74

Artist and beloved session vocalist John Wesley Ryles passed away on Nov. 2. He was 74. The [...] The post Artist & Beloved Session Vocalist John Wesley Ryles Passes At 74 appeared first on MusicRow.com.

Country Music Singer John Wesley Ryles Has Died

Country singer and renowned Nashville session vocalist John Wesley Ryles has passed away. Tracy Pitcox, owner of Heart of Texas Records, first shared the news on Facebook, writing that Ryles had died Sunday morning. A cause of death was not disclosed. Ryelss was 74. Ryles was born in Bastrop, LA, on Dec. 2, 1950, into a musical family. He began playing guitar at age 6 and appeared on KTRY-AM (730) in Bastrop at 7. In 1965, his family moved to Na…

Beloved Country Singer John Wesley Ryles Has Died - Saving Country...

John Wesley Ryles passed away on Sunday, November 2nd at the age of 74, leaving behind a huge, if somewhat unheralded legacy from being the other singer on so many timeless country classics.