Country singer dies aged 74 as tributes pour in for star
Though the stage may now be silent, John Wesley Ryles’ voice will never fade. It lives on, in the vinyl crackle of old country records, in the hearts of artists he mentored, and in every listener who ever found solace in his songs.
You gave country music more than melodies — you gave it a soul.
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