Ray Frushay

*01-03-1944 San Diego, CA

3rd version

by Kent Heineman, Praguefrank, Lennart Gustavsson, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

1961 unknown, TX – Ray Frushay
001 none HIJACKIN' Allstar 7233/BCD 17692
002 none HIGH COST OF LIVING Allstar 7233
BEAR FAMILY BCD 17692 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.43/ROCKABILLY AND COUNTRY BOP FROM THE VAULTS OF ALLSTAR RECORDS (GER, 2024)

1962 poss. San Antonio, TX  – Ray Frushay

003 MAYBE THIS TIME Hacienda WW012

004 IF I COULD WRITE A LOVE SONG Hacienda WW012

ca 1963 poss. San Antonio, TX – Ray Frushay

005 THEY STAND IN LINE Hacienda WW021

006 MY DREAM IS OVER Hacienda WW021

1960s poss. San Antonio, TX – Ray Frushay

007 none TOO OLD TO CRY, TOO YOUNG TO DIE Renner RR-243

008 none TIMBER  Renner RR-243

1965 poss Houston, TX – Ray Frushay

009 IF I COULD WRITE A LOVE SONG Princess 4035

010 MAYBE, MAYBE THIS TIME  Princess 4035

011 WICHITA 4046/LP 4000

012 HAS YOUR FINGERS GROWN TOO BIG?  4046/LP 4000

1965 or 1966 poss Houston, TX – Ray Frushay

013 PLEASE JUST SAY SO LP 4000

014 WE’LL NEVER TELL  LP 4000

015 WHO MADE YOU WHAT YOU ARE LP 4000

016 YO YO LP 4000

017 ATLANTIC COASTAL LINE LP 4000

018 IF I HAD IT TO DO OVER LP 4000

019 FAMILY BIBLE LP 4000

020 FOREST FOR THE TREES LP 4000

021 YOU MOVED NEXT DOOR LP 4000

1966 Sugar Hill Studio, 5826 Brock St., Houston, TX – Ray Frushay (Producer: Huey Meaux)

022 CAN’T YOU SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES 4053

023 IF YOU WANT ME TO  4053/LP 4000

024 BE GOD’S CHILD 4060/ Skill 33-0001

025 I STRAYED AWAY  4060/ Skill 33-0001

026 CHEATIN‘ TRACES 4061/Skill 33-0001

027 FIRST OF THE MONTH  4061/ Skill 33-0001

ca 1966 Sugar Hill Studio, 5826 Brock St., Houston, TX – Ray Frushay (Producer: Huey Meaux)

028 KATHY MY LOVELY GHOST Skill 33-0001

029 100 LBS Skill 33-0001

030 HAD  SOME Skill 33-0001

031 HEART ON MY SHOULDER Skill 33-0001

032 FIRST OF THE MONTH Skill 33-0001

033 FOR THE LIFE OF ME Skill 33-0001

034 GREATEST ACTRESS Skill 33-0001I

035 STRAYED AWAY Skill 33-0001

036 HEAR ALL AROUND ME Skill 33-0001

037 SPREADING IT ALL AROUND Skill 33-0001

1968  unknown – Ray Frushay

038 I CAN Boone B 1079

039 THIS APARTMENT HOUSE Boone B 1079

November 1968  unknown – Ray Frushay

040 MB-23866 I’LL MAKE IT UP TO YOU 45-17188

041 MB-23867 POSSIBILITY I WAS WRONG 45-17188

November 1968  unknown – Ray Frushay

042 MB-23886 NOW’S THE TIME 45-17262

043 MB-23887 SEVEN DAYS AWAY FROM YOU 45-17262

ca. June 1970 unknown – Ray Frushay (Producer: Tim O‘ Brien)

044 MB-25326 SANTA ANA WINDS Paramount PAA 0030

045 MB-25327 THE PLEASURE OF YOU PAA-0030 PAA-0069

046 MB-25328 LET THE HEARTACHES BEGIN PAA 0069

ca. March 1971 unknown – Ray Frushay

047 MB-25925 MICHELLE‘S SONG DOA-17388

048 MB-25926 A DIFFERENT DRUMMER   DOA-17388

1972/1973 Houston, TX – Ray Frushay

049 LH-10588 NOTHING GAINED, NOTHING LOST VMI 00172/LP 1001

050 I WONDER WHAT YOU TELL HIM WMI LP 1001  

051 I SING WHEN I TALK WMI LP 1001  

052 I LOVE YOU EVEN THOUGH WMI LP 1001  

053 I CAN'T EVEN GO BACK TO L.A. WMI LP 1001  

054 WHO SAYS WMI LP 1001  

055 A DRINK WMI LP 1001  

056 WHO CAN KNOW WMI LP 1001  

057 TENDER LIPS AND WARM CARESSES WMI LP 1001  

058 IT'S GREAT TO BE ALIVE WMI LP 1001

058a  THE PILGRIM WMI LP 1001

1975 unknown – Ray Frushay

059 BLACK CLOUD OVER AUSTIN Casino C CF-104 /C 201

060 WINNERS NEVER QUIT, QUITTERS NEVER WIN (THE ROCKY MARCIANO STORY) C CF-104

Ca 1975 unknown – Ray Frushay

061 COWBOY SINGS THE BLUES  Casino C 201

061 SOUNDS OF YESTERDAY  Casino C 201

063 I LOVE YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE  Casino C 201

064 FOLLOW YOUR DREAM  Casino C 201

065 AND THEN I'LL FLY AWAY  Casino C 201

066 I'LL TRY TO MAKE IT HOME SUNDAY NIGHT  Casino C 201

067 I WANT TO DO IT WITH YOU  Casino C 201

068 AMY  Casino C 201

069 FAT MAN'S SONG  Casino C 201

ca 1978 unknown – Ray Frushay

070 DEVIL ON MY MIND Western Pride NR 100

071 CAUSE YOU WERE THERE  Western Pride NR 100

1979 Air Trans Studio, Houston, TX – Jackson Mack and Ray Frushay (Producer: Larry Robinson)

072 STAND TALL JOHN WAYNE, STAND TALL NR 104

073 BEN LILLY  NR 104

1979 unknown – Ray Frushay

074 I GOT WESTERN PRIDE Western Pride NR 105

075 WOMAN, QUIT WALKING AROUND IN MY MIND Western Pride NR 105

1979 unknown – Ray Frushay

076 BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE NR 108

077 COWBOY CHRISTMAS) NR 108

1980 unknown – Ray Frushay

078 PICKIN' UP LOVE  NR 113

079 DREAMERS ROOM NR 113

ALBUMS

Princess LP 4000 Song I Like To Sing: Wichita; Has Your Finger Grown Too Big; Please Just Say So; We'll Never Tell; Who Made You What You Are; Yo Yo; Atlantic Coastal Line; If I Had It To Do Over; If You Want Me To; Family Bible; Forest For The Trees; You Moved Next Door – ca 66

Skill 33-0001 Ray Frushay: Cheating Traces;  Kathy My Lovely Ghost; We God's Child;100 Lbs; I Had  Some; Heart On My Shoulder; First Of The Month; For The Life Of Me; Greatest Actress; I Strayed Away; Hear All Around Me; Spreading It All Around – ca 67 (digital album issued in 2012 as Hear All Around Me)

WMI LP-1001 A Portrait Of Ray: I Wonder What You Tell Him; I Sing When I Talk; I Love You Even Though; I Can't Even Go Back To L.A.; Nothing Gained, Nothing Lost; Who Says; A Drink; Who Can Know; Tender Lips And Warm Caresses; It's Great To Be Alive; The Pilgrim – ca 73 (Note: It says on the label Frucam productions For W.M.I. Name of label is WMI on the cover it has number Fru-Cam No. 1000/Stereo but on the label it's only LP-1001)

Casino C 201 Frushay Country: Cowboy Sings The Blues; Black Cloud Over Austin; Sounds Of Yesterday; I Love You For What You Are; Follow Your Dream; And Then I'll Fly Away; I'll Try To Make It Home Sunday Night; I Want To Do It With You; Amy; Fat Man's Song – 76  

SINGLES

Allstar (1961)

7233  Hijackin' / High Cost Of Living - 61

Hacienda (1962)

WW012  Maybe This Time / If I Could Write A Love Song - 62

WW021 They Stand In Line / My Dream Is Over – ca 63

Renner

RR-243 Too Old To Cry, Too Young To Die / Timber

Princess (1965-66)

4035  If I Could Write A Love Song / Maybe, Maybe This Time - 65

4046  Wichita / Has Your Fingers Grown? - 65

4053  Can’t You See The Forest For The Trees / If You Want Me To - 66

4060  Be God’s Child / I Strayed Away - 66

4061  Cheatin‘ Traces / First Of The Month – 66

Boone (1968)

B 1079 I Can / This Apartment House - 68

Dot/*Paramount

45-17188  I'll Make It Up To You / Possibility I Was Wrong – 26-11-68

45-17232  Now’s The Time / Seven Days Away From You – 04-69

*PAA 0030 Santa Ana Winds / The Pleasure Of You – 23-06-70

*PAA 0069 Let The Heartaches Begin / The Pleasure Of You - 70

DOA-17388  Michelle's Song / A Different Drummer – 08-71

WMI

00172 Nothing Gained, Nothing Lost / ? – ca 72

Casino (1975)

C CF-104 Black Cloud Over Austin / Winners Never Quit, Quitters Never Win (The Rocky Marciano Story) - 75

Western Pride (1979)

NR 100 Devil On My Mind / Cause You Were There – ca 78

NR 104 Stand Tall John Wayne, Stand Tall / Ben Lilly – 79 w. Jackson Mack

NR 105 I Got Western Pride / Woman, Quit Walking Around In My Mind – 79

NR 108 Bottom Of The Bottle / Cowboy Christmas – 11-79

NR 113 Pickin' Up Love / Dreamers Room - 80