Donner, Ral Born 1943 in Chicago, Ill. Moved to Orlando, Fla., in the late 1950s. Died in 1984. References:    Official website    Feature article and sessionography in issue 21 (1979) of New Kommotion.    Two-part feature article in issue 79-80 (2001) of Rockin' Fifties; discography in issue 80.

Source: Bruce Grossberg

Original Releases

Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source	Label & Number	V	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	As By	Matrix Numbers
1959/Oct. 12 Bb pop rev.	Scottie 1310		That's All Right With Me {c,f,j,q,s,u} Tell Me Why {c,f,j,q,s,t,u}	1 1	KO8W-0830 KO8W-0831
1961/Feb. (Bb est.)	Gone 5102		Girl Of My Best Friend {c,e,g,i,j,k,o,p,q,s,v} It's Been A Long Time {c,g,j,q,s}	2 2	G-747 G-748
1961/June (Bb est.)	Gone 5108		And Then To Love {j}	1 1	G-780 G-779
1961/June (Bb est.)	Gone 5108		You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) {c,e,g,i,j,k,o,p,s} So Close To Heaven {c,e,j,k,o,s,u}	1 1	G-793 G-794
1961/Sept. 18 Bb pop rev.	Gone 5114		I Didn't Figure On Him (To Come Back) {c,e,g,j,k,o,p,s} Please Don't Go {c,e,g,j,k,o,p,s}	1 1	G-810 G-809
1961/Nov. (Bb est.)	Gone 5119		School Of Heartbreakers {c,e,i,j,o,p,s} Because We're Young	1 1	G-834 G-833
1961/Dec. 4 Bb pop rev.	Gone 5121		She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be) {c,e,g,i,j,k,o,s} Because We're Young {c,s}	1 1	G-840 G-833
1962/Mar. 10 Bb pop rev.	Gone 5125		Will You Love Me In Heaven {c,e,g,i,j,k,o,q,s,x} (What A Sad Way) To Love Someone {c,e,g,i,j,k,o,q,s}	1 1	G844 G852
1962/May 19 Bb pop rev.	Gone 5129		Bells Of Love {c,e,i,j,o,q,s} Loveless Life {c,i,j,o,s,u}	1 1	G-862 G-861
1962/Nov. 3 Bb pop rev.	Gone 5133		Sweetheart {c,i,q,s} To Love {c,e,i,o,q,s}	1 1	G-886 G-779
1962/Dec. 8 Bb pop rev.	Reprise R-20,135		Second Miracle (Of Christmas) {u} (Things That Make Up) Christmas Day {b,u}	1	1548 45737 1549 45737-x
1963/Feb. 2 Bb pop rev.	Reprise R-20,141		I Got Burned {a,f,g,i,j,q,r} A Tear In My Eye {g,i,j,q}	1 1	1644 1645
1963/May (Bb est.)	Reprise R-20,176		I Wish This Night Would Never End {g,j,n,q} Don't Put Your Heart In His Hand {q,u}	4 4	1921 1923
1963/May rel. no. code	Tau 105		Loneliness Of A Star {c,j,s,w} And Then {c,j,s}	3 3	6305144 6305143
1963/July (Bb est.)	Reprise R-20,192		Run Little Linda {g,j} Beyond The Heartbreak (But Still In Love) {g,q}	1 1	2118 2119
1964-65 (Bb est.)	Fontana F-1502		Poison Ivy League {g,i,j,u} You Finally Said Something Good {g}	1 1	YW1-34792 YW1-34794
1965 (Bb est.)	Fontana F-1515		Good Lovin' The Other Side Of Me	1 1	YW1-34774 YW1-34793
1961 (BSN est.)	Gone LP-5012		Takin' Care Of Business  [monaural] Turn Back The Clock {c,e,j,k,p,s,u} I Didn't Figure On Him Lonely Star {c,e,j,p,s,u} You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) With You Now {c,i,p,s} Nine Times Out Of Ten {c,e,g,h,i,j,k,o,p,s} I Don't Need You {c,p,s,u} School Of Heartbreakers Please Don't Go She's My Baby {j} Girl Of My Best Friend Your Skies Of Blue (Will Turn Grey On You) {c,o,p,s} For Love Nor Money {c,g,i,o,p,s} Pray For Me {c,d,i,j,o,p}
Additional Tracks on Comps
	[unissued]		Creampuff {c,e,j,k,s} Miss Ann {l,m} Night Owl {o,s} Nite Owl {c,e,j} Puddle Of Tears {c,o,s} Standing Here {c,o,s}
	[need info]		Half Heaven, Half Heartache {c,e,k,s} I Didn't Figure On Him (To Come Back) [alt. vers.] {c} Juarez {c,s} Life To Live {u} Little Miss Heartbreak {c,e,s} Lonely Star [alt. vers.] {c} Lost {u} Loveless Life [alt. vers.] {c} Nine Times Out Of Ten [alt. vers.] {c} Please Don't Go [alt. vers.] {c} Please Don't Tease {c,k} Pray For Me {s} Pray For Me [alt. vers.] {c} School Of Heartbreakers [alt. vers.] {c} She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be) [alt. vers.] {c} She's My Baby {c,d,g,i,k,o,p,s} She's My Baby [alt. vers.] {c} Silver And Gold {c,s} So Close To Heaven [alt. vers.] {c} Take Me Back {j} Tears Of Misery {c,s} To Love [alt. vers.] {c} Turn Back The Clock [alt. vers.] {c} (What A Sad Way) To Love Someone [alt. vers.] {c} Will You Love Me In Heaven [alt. vers.] {c} You Haven't Lived Until You've Loved {c,s}

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Acknowledgments:   Richard Baxter, Bear Family catalog, Both Sides Now, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Toni Grundner, Frank Kramer, Gerd Miller, Michel Proost, R&B Indies, Peter Staehli, Lars Stromberg, Tapio Vaisanen