
John Wesley Ryles (born in Bastrop, Louisiana, on 2 December 1950; died 2 November 2025) was an American country musician remembered for his string of hit country songs, beginning in 1968 when he was still a teenager, and continuing through the 1980s. His recordings include his debut 1968 single "Kay", a top-ten hit on the US Billboard country charts. From the late 1980s until his death, Ryles worked mainly as a session backing vocalist. Ryles later recorded one album
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Kay
Reconsider Me
Once In A Lifetime Thing
Help Me Make It Through the Night
Rose Garden
We Three Kings Of Orient Are
I Almost Called Your Name
O Holy Night
Fire And Rain
Two Shadows On The Wall
Louisiana Rain
Kay (Rerecorded)
Midnight Blue
Tell It Like It Is
I Just Had You On My Mind
Tragedy
Love Ain't Made For Fools
Country Woman
The Love Of This Woman
Dance Her By Me
Louisiana
When A Man Loves A Woman
Fool
Maverick
I'm Gonna Make It Without You
Someday We Will Know
I'm Gonna Make It With You
A Mighty Fortress Is Our Love
Country Blues
I Have No One To Love Me Anymore
You Are Always On My Mind
Mobile
Living Again
I've Just Been Wasting My Time
If It Kills Me
Empty Without You
Let Me Take Her Off Your Hands
Run Right Back
Wild Rose of Virginia
Downtown USA
Come On Home
Catch The Wind
His & Hers
You Were Always On My Mind
Wichita Lineman
You're So Good At Makin' Love
His and Hers
Someday You Will
Someday You Will Know
The Most Beautiful Thing In The World Is A Woman
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