One of Kristofferson's best songs, performed by a guy who just got better every year.

For the Good Times" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson, first recorded by singer Bill Nash in 1968 before appearing on Kristofferson's own debut album in April 1970. After a recording by Ray Price became a number-one hit single in June of that year, the song established Kristofferson as one of country and popular music's top songwriters while giving Price his first chart-topping country and western song in 11 years.

Watch the video for For The Good Times from Ray Price's The Essential Ray Price for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The Essential Ray Price. Noble Ray Price (January 12, 1926 – December 16, 2013) was an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music. Some of his well-known recordings include "Release Me", "Crazy Arms", "Heartaches by the Number", "For the Good Times", "Night Life", and "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me". He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1996 and-even into his late 80s-continued to record and tour.

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Through the combined talents of Kris Kristofferson and Ray Price, "For the Good Times" quickly became one of country music's most impactful additions to popular culture," Kristofferson wrote one of the most heartbreaking songs from a genre that, fair or not, is widely associated with heartbreak. Its seminal recording remains a 1970 hit by Price. The voice of the Nashville sound wrung every drop of pain from its lyrics for his fifth number one country single. His recording won the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Song of the Year award, with the album named for the song lauded as the ACM Album of the Year. The song also netted a Grammy.

One month before Ray Price passed away in December 2013, the country legend put the finishing touches on one last album, wrapping up the recording sessions for Beauty I. ith help from producer Fred Foster and string conductor Bergen White. Nearly three years later, Wille Nelson has reassembled the same team for For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price, a moving record that finds Nelson - a short-lived member of Price’s touring band, the Cherokee Cowboys, in 1961, as well as a longtime friend during the half-century that followed - saluting one of his mentors  . Tracklist for Willie Nelson’s For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price: 1. Heartaches by the Number (featuring the Time Jumpers). 2. I’ll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) (featuring the Time Jumpers).

Lyrics for album: Ray Price: All-Time Greatest Hits (2001). Lyrics for album: For The Good Times (1970). Black and white lies.

Ray Price, an old-time country singer who had his hey-day in the 1940s and '50s, sang an unforgettable version of the sad country ballad. By the '60s, Price had become a gospel singer, but his rendition of Kristofferson's song made him a stalwart of classic country music. This Top 100 Country Songs entry marked Price's return to the charts - it was his first No. 1 hit in 11 years. For the Good Times' jump-started the singer's career, and he went on to record three more No. 1 singles in 1970

Ray Price ~ "For The Good Times", live 1978. Originally written & released in 1970 by Kris Kristofferson, it was the Ray Price version released later that year that was awarded "Song of the Year" by the Academy of Country Music. Bekijk deze pin en meer op music van Ed Nelson. Ray Price ~ "For The Good Times", live 1978.

Noble Ray Price (January 12, 1926 – December 16, 2013) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone is regarded as among the best male voices of country music, and his innovations, such as propelling the country beat from 2/4 to 4/4, known as the "Ray Price beat", helped make country music more popular.