Wayne Raney
Musician · 1921–1993 · Wolf Bayou, Arkansas
Wayne Raney was a country harmonica virtuoso and singer best known for the 1949 #1 hit “Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me.” With longtime partner Lonnie Glosson he built a mail-order harmonica empire that sold millions of instruments over the airwaves, and he was a key sideman and co-writer for the Delmore Brothers.
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- Born August 17, 1921, near Wolf Bayou, Arkansas; died January 23, 1993, in Batesville, Arkansas.
- As a teenager recorded radio transcriptions for the Mexican border station XEPN.
- Partnered with Lonnie Glosson on a hugely successful mail-order harmonica business that ran into the 1960s.
- Played and recorded with the Delmore Brothers on King Records and co-wrote their classic “Blues Stay Away from Me.”
- “Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me” (1949) hit #1 country and crossed over to the pop chart.
- Founded the bluegrass-oriented Rimrock Records in the late 1950s.
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The David Grisman Bluegrass ExperiencePlayed on recording with The David Grisman Bluegrass Experience
