Ray Smith

by Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti
SESSIONS
ca February 1947 New York City – Ray Smith
001 3676 THE LEAF OF LOVE Continental 8019/CCD-271
002 3677 SO ROUND, SO FIRM, SO FULLY PACKED Continental 8019/CCD-271
003 HEARTACHES 8021
004 HONEY, BE MY HONEY BEE 8021
March 1948 New York City – Ray Smith (Ray Smith [vcl], Vaughn Horton [steel] + unknown musicians])
005 NSC 364 BORN TO LOSE National 5019/CCD-271
006 NSC 365 WHEN MY DAY ROLLS AROUND National 5016 /CCD-271
007 NSC 366 WABASH CANNONBALL unissued
008 NSC 367 ONE GOLDEN CURL unissued
009 NSC 368 REMEMBER ME National 5016 /CCD-271
010 NSC 369 THE LETTER EDGED IN BLACK unissued
011 NSC 370 WAITING FOR A TRAIN unissued
012 NSC 371 WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN unissued
013 NSC-372 HELL'S FIRE National 5019/CCD-271
014 NSC 373 TILL THE END OF THE WORLD unissued
015 NSC 374 I'M A FOOL TO CARE National 5020 /CCD-271
016 NSC 375 MY DADDY IS ONLY A PICTURE National 5020/CCD-271
1 April 1949 Columbia Recording Studio, 207E 30th St., New York City – Ray Smith
017 CO 40599 WALTZ OF THE ALAMO Columbia 20583/CCD-271
018 CO 40600 RAINBOW 20583/ CCD-271
019 CO 40601 SNOWDEER 20597/ CCD-271
020 CO 40602 ROLL ALONG KENTUCKY MOON 20597/ CCD-271
8 July 1949 Columbia Recording Studio, 207E 30th St., New York City – Ray Smith
021 CO 40945-1-2 JOLLY OLD SAINT NICHOLAS 20604/HL-9012 CCD-271
022 CO 40946-1 AN OLD CHRISTMAS CARD 20604/HL-9012 CCD-271
023 CO 40947-1 PRETTY LITTLE EYES OF BLUE 20606/ CCD-271
024 CO 40948-1 WEDDING BELLS 20605/ CCD-271
025 CO 40949 I‘M THROWING RICE )AT THE GIRL I LOVE 20605/HL-9011 CCD-271
026 CO 40950-1-2 TENNESSEE POLKA 20606/ CCD-271
Columbia HL-9011 CURRENT COUNTRY HITS, NO. 2 (1949); Columbia HL-9012 COUNTRY CHRISTMAS SONGS (1949)
18 January 1950 Columbia Recording Studio, 30th St., New York City – Ray Smith
027 CO 42656 I‘M SAVING MY MOTHER‘S WEDDING RING 20672/ CCD-271
028 CO 42657 NO TRESPASSING 20691/ CCD-271
029 CO 42658 DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL 20670
030 CO 42659 UNFAITHFUL ONE 20670
031 CO 42660 MOMMY, CAN I TAKE MY DOLL TO HEAVEN? 20672/ CCD-271
032 CO 42661 THE SUN HAS GONE DOWN (ON THE ONLY ONE I LOVE 20691/ CCD-271
Spring 1951 New York City– Ray Smith
033 DLG-50664 I’M GLAD FOR YOU SAKE (BUT I’M SORRY FOR MINE) London 953
034 DLG-50665 YOU’RE THE ONLY STAR (IN MY BLUE HEAVEN) London 953
14 May 1951 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Pinetoppers (vcl: Marlin Sisters & Ray Smith)
035 81023 LONELY LITTLE ROBIN Coral 9-60508/CRL-570487
036 81024 HOMETOWN JUBILEE Coral 9-60508
14 May 1951 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Ray Smith
037 81025 ROSE OF OLD MONTEREY Coral 9-60509
038 81026 JUST A FEW MILES FROM HOME Coral 9-60509
2 August 1951 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Ray Smith & The Pinetoppers
039 81333 LONESOME TRUCK DRIVERS BLUES Coral 9-64104
040 81334? ROCK ALL YOUR BABIES TO SLEEP 9-64104
6 November 1951 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Ray Smith
041 81831 THESE THINGS SHALL PASS 9-64113
042 81832 IS HE SATISFIED 64113
043 81833 NO LETTER TODAY unissued
044 81834 WABASH CANNONBALL unissued

ALBUMS
Cattle Compact [GER] CCD-271 Hell’s Fire: Born To Lose;When My Day Rolls Around; Remember Me; Hell's Fire; I'm A Fool To Care; My Daddy Is Only A Picture; The Leaf Of Love; So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed; Ray Smith - Waltz Of The Alamo; Rainbow; Snowdear; Roll Along Kentucky Moon; Jolly Old Saint Nicholas; An Old Christmas Card; Pretty Little Eyes Of Blue; I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl I Love); Tennessee Polka; I'm Saving Mother's Wedding Ring For You;No Trespassing; Mommy Can I Take My Doll To Heaven; The Sun Has Gone Down (On The Only One I Love); Rose Of Old Monterey; Just A Few Miles From Home;You're The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven); I'm Glad For Your Sake (But I'm Sorry For Mine); Wedding Bells - 02


SINGLES
Continental (1947)
8019 The Leaf Of Love /So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed – 47 (rev. April 19)
8021 Heartaches / Honey, Be My Honey Bee – 47 (rev. April 19)
National (1948)
5016 When My Day Rolls Around / Remember Me - 48
5019 Born To Lose / Hell's Fire – 48
5020 My Daddy Is A Picture / I'm A Fool To Care – 48
Columbia (1949-1950)
20583/2-221 Waltz Of The Alamo / Rainbow – 05-49
20597/2-277 Snowdeer / Roll Along Kentucky Moon – 07-49
20605/2-305 Wedding Bells / I'm Throwing Rice – 08-07-49
20606/2-306 Pretty Little Eyes Of Blue / Tennessee Polka – 08-49
20604/2-304 An Old Christmas Card / Jolly Old Saint Nicholas – ca 10-49
20670 Unfaithful One / Daddy's Little Girl – 02-50
20672 I'm Saving My Mother's Wedding Ring / Mommy, Can I Take My Doll To Heaven? – 02-50
20691 No Trespassing / The Sun Has Gone Down – 04-50
London (1951)
953 You're The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven) / I'm Glad For Your Sake (But I'm Sorry For Mine) - 51
Coral (1951)
9-60509 Rose Of Old Monterey / Just A Few Miles From Home – 14-05-51
9-64104 Lonesome Truck Driver’s Blues / Rock All Our Babies To Sleep – 11-51
9-64113 These Things Shall Pass / Is He Satisfied - 52