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Smith, Ray

Full name David Ray Smith. Born in Olkahoma. Died in 1997.


Original Releases

Date & Source Label & Number V Titles {& References to LP/CD List} As By Matrix Numbers
1956/July
BMI clear.
Heart OP-250-45 Gone Baby Gone {c,e,f,r,t,u,x}
Swinging Boogie {c,e,f,t,u,x}
1
1
OP-444
OP-445
1958/June 9
Bb c&w rev.
Kliff #101 Lonesome Baby Blues {a,b,d,h,i,j,k,l,m,o,q,s,v,x,y}
I Am A Fool {k,m}
2
2
21637
21636
1959
(comp. files)
Kliff #105 Jitterbugging Baby {b,g,j,k,m,n,p,w,x}
Lonesome Feeling {b,g,j,k,m,x}
2
2
2
1
Additional Tracks on Comps
1956
 
Kliff unissued   (Love You Baby) All The Time {k,m}
Too Fast, Too Wild {m}
Why Can't You And I {k,m}
2
2
2
 
 
 
 
 
[unissued]   Lonesome Baby Blues [alt. vers.] {k,m} 2  

References in "As By" Column:

  1. as by Ray Smith & His Rockin' Wranglers
  2. as by David Ray

Other Notes:


Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

a. Ace CDCHD 815 (cd) Them Rockabilly Cats
b. Bear Family BCD 16288 (cd) That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 15 (Lin/Kliff)
c. Bison Bop Bb-LP 2011 (lp) The Bop That Never Stopped, Vol. 9
d. Bop-A-Rama Bop- 004 (lp) Big Noise From The Planet Bop, Vol. 4
e. Buffalo Bop Bb-LP 2011 (lp) The Bop That Never Stopped, Vol. 9
f. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55036 (cd) Juvenile Jungle
g. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55165 (cd) Fear
h. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55167 (cd) Rock Tick Tock
i. Coast To Coast CCCD- 001 (cd) Coast To Coast Rockabilly: 30 Original American Recordings
j. Collectables COL 5300 (cd) The Best Of Lin/Kliff Rockabilly
k. Collectables COL 5770 (cd) Jitterbuggin' Baby / David Ray
l. Collector CL 1016 (lp) Have Some Real Sound, Have Some Rock And Roll
m. Eagle EA-R CD 90110 (cd) From The Vaults Of Lin & Kliff Records
n. Folkline 274- 164 (cd) Go Kat Go!, Vol. 3
o. Lost Gold LGR 5998 (cd) Original Historic Rockabilly Classics, Vol. 3
p. Lucky CDLR 502 (cd) Pianola Rock-Ola, Vol. 2
q. Lucky CDLR 807 (cd) Rockabilly Gold, Vol. 7
r. Mustang MUST 7 (cd) Rockabilly & Hillbilly Bop, Vol. 7
s. Peerless PL 003 (lp) Rockabilly, Vol. 3
t. Proper PROPERBOX 122 (cd) Classic Rockabilly
u. Revival REVIVAL 3004 (lp) Rare Items / Ray Smith
v. Revival 3012 (lp) Rockin' Rollin' Stone / Andy Starr
w. Star-Club/Rollin' Rock 5000 (lp) Rollin' Rock Got The Sock
x. White Label WLP 8827 (lp) The Best Of Lin And Kliff Records
y. Yeaah! 14 (cd) Rockabilly Rarities, Vol. 3


Acknowledgments:   Bear Family catalog, Jürgen Blazejewski, Udo Frank, Lillian Kapitancek, Joe M. Leonard Jr., Hans Teljeur

Compilation & presentation © 2008, Terry E. Gordon This page generated on 08/31/2008

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