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This runaway New York Times bestseller tells the rags-to-riches story of Ralph Emery, a humble Tennessee farm boy who fell in love with radio and made it his life.

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Walter Ralph Emery (March 10, – January 15, ) was an American country music disc jockey, radio and television host from McEwen, Tennessee.

Ralph Emery

American disc jockey and television host (1933–2022)

Ralph Emery
Birth name	Walter Ralph Emery
Born	(1933-03-10)March 10, 1933 McEwen, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	January 15, 2022(2022-01-15) (aged 88) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country, Nashville sound
Occupation(s)	Disc jockey, television host
Years active	1955–2015
Labels	Liberty, RCA Records
Formerly of	Skeeter Davis, Tex Ritter

Musical artist

Walter Ralph Emery (March 10, 1933 – January 15, 2022) was an American country musicdisc jockey, radio and television host from McEwen, Tennessee.

Emery promoted numerous stars on his radio and TV shows, and was called the Dick Clark of country music.^[1]

He gained national fame hosting the syndicated television music series, Pop! Goes the Country, from 1974 to 1980 and the nightly Nashville Network television program, Nashville Now, from 1983 to 1993.^[2] From 2007 to 2015, Emery hosted the weekly pr