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Jerry Foster & Bill Rice
(Foster) "I received a phone call, while being
interviewed by a Florida radio station, from a young
lady who told me that at one time she became
pregnant out of wedlock causing her father and
mother to disown her. She said that she had checked
into a motel intending suicide. The radio in the
room played a Foster/Rice song, 'Rosie Cries a lot'
by Ferlin Husky, causing her to change her mind
about dying. She told me that, thanks to our song,
mother and baby were doing fine and the little one
is adored by her (the mother's) parents. I never
understood why the song affected her in the way it
did, but thank God it did!! We writers never know,
most of the time, the impact some of our work can
have."
(Rice) "In 1974, had 10 songs on the charts at one
time. The story is still going on."
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Birth Name: Jerry Galen Foster (Foster)
Birth Name: Wilburn Steven Rice (Rice)
Induction Year: 1994
Date of Birth: 11/19/1935 (Foster)
Date of Birth: 4/19/1939 (Rice)
Place of Birth: Tallapoosa, MO (Foster)
Place of Birth: Datto, AR (Rice) |
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Former
Occupations:
farmer, U.S. Marine (Foster)
worked in radio (Rice) |
Education:
Grade School--Providence Grade School; (from
1941-1942) (Foster)
Grade School--Gideon Municipal; (from 1942-1951)
(Foster)
Grade School--Datto, AR (Rice)
High School--Gideon High School; (from 1951-1954)
(Foster)
High School--Corning, AR (Rice) |
Career Milestones:
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1953--Rice received first guitar for Christmas;
mother taught him three chords |
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1956--Foster was host/singer on WSAV-TV (Savannah,
GA) in May, while still a Sergeant in the Marines |
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1957--Foster became a regular on "Peachstate
Jamboree" in Swainsboro, GA in January; signed
management deal with Johnny Bailes |
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1957--Foster signed first recording contract with
Backbeat Records in December |
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1959--Foster released first single for Backbeat
Records in February |
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1961--Foster and Rice teamed up |
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1962--first cut for Rice recorded by Elvis Presley;
signed recording contract with Scotty Moore |
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mid 1960s--team signed with Bill Hall/Jack Clement
Publishing |
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1967--Foster and Rice moved to Nashville |
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1969--received a Grammy nomination for "Back Side of
Dallas" (recorded by Jeannie C. Riley) |
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1972--Foster and Rice set new ASCAP Awards record
with 10 citations (presented by ASCAP in a gold
wheel barrow) |
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1974--broke their 1972 record, receiving 11 ASCAP
writer awards |
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1974--formed production company, Farah, with Bill
Hall |
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1981--received a Grammy nomination for "Here Comes
the Hurt Again," (recorded by Mickey Gilley)
featured in the film "Urban Cowboy" |
Awards:
1969--BMI\The Easy Part's Over
1970--ASCAP\Heaven Every Day
1971--ASCAP\Dixie Belle
1979--Cashbox\Composer of the Year
Catalog Highlights
Heaven Every Day
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Artists: Mel Tillis (1969)
The Easy Part's Over
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Artists: Charley Pride (1968), Steve Wariner (1980),
Louis Armstrong
Someone To Give My Love To
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Artists: Johnny Paycheck (1972), Tracy Byrd (1992),
Robert Goulet
The Day the World Stood Still
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Artists: Charley Pride (1967)
The Back Side of Dallas
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Artists: Jeannie C. Riley
Would You Take Another Chance On Me
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Artists: Jerry Lee Lewis (1971)
Take Time to Love Her
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Artists: Nat Stuckey (1972)
When You Say Love
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Artists: Bob Luman (1972), Sonny & Cher (1972)
Ain't She Something Else
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Artists: Eddie Raven (1974), Conway Twitty (1985)
Think About It Darlin'
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Artists: Jerry Lee Lewis (1971)
I'll Think of Something
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Artists: Hank Williams, Jr. (1973), Mark Chesnutt
(1991)
When Your Good Love Was Mine
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Artists: Narvel Felts (1974)
Here Comes the Hurt Again
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Artists: Mickey Gilley (1977)
Comments:
"Here Comes the Hurt Again" was featured in the film "Urban
Cowboy"
Foster usually wrote the lyrics, Rice the music and arrangement
Had 10 songs on the charts at one time in 1974 |
