Ronnie Speeks

Ronald Coleman Speeks

By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

001 LO8W-2350 I TALKED WITH HANK (A PRAYER TO THE IMMORTAL HANK WILLIAMS Red Hed 1004
002 IF YOU TELL A LIE Red Hed 1004
003 LITTLE GYPSY 1006
004 LOVER’S EXPRESS 1006
1961 unknown - Ronnie Speeks
005 LOVE ME TONIGHT Red Hed 1012
006 LORD YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN Red Hed 1012
ca 11 August 1961 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Ronnie Speeks and His Elrods
007 K 10959 PLEASE WAIT FOR ME  King 45-5548/BB-2041  BB-CD-55069
008 K 10960 WHAT IS YOUR TECHNIQUE King 45-5548/BB-2041 BB-CD-55074 CDCHD-975 BCD 17672
BUFFALO BOP 2041 THE BOP THAT NEVER STOPPED VOL.33 (GER, 1979); ACE CDCHD 975 KING ROCK AND ROLL (UK, 1993); BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55069 DATELESS NIGHT (GER, 1998); BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55074 I DREAMED I WAS ELVIS (GER, 1998); BEAR FAMILY BCD 17672 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.44 / ROCKABILLY AND ROCK AND ROLL FROM THE VAULTS OF KING/FEDERAL/AUDIO LAB/DE LUXE RECORDS (GER, 2023)
Ca February 1962 unknown - Ronnie Speeks and His Elrods
009 AL 8197 MISTER GLENN Palette PZ 5094
010 AL 8198 MY DARLING (I LOVE YOU SO) Palette PZ 5094
Ca 1965 unknown - Ronnie Speeks
011 HAUNTED HOUSE Fraternity F 1015
012 SEARCHIN' Fraternity F 1015  
013 THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES Fraternity F 1015  
014 PUPPET ON A STRING Fraternity F 1015  
015 FOOLS RUSH IN Fraternity F 1015  
016 OH PRETTY WOMAN Fraternity F 1015  
017 BIG BOY PETE Fraternity F 1015  
018 YOU'RE MY ONLY LOVE Fraternity F 1015  
019 A MESS OF BLUES Fraternity F 1015  
020 ASK ME Fraternity F 1015  
021 F968A I WHO HAVE NOTHING Fraternity F-968/F 1015
022 F968B OH LONESOME ME Fraternity F-968/F 1015
196s Nashville. TN – Ronnie Speeks
023 NA 201-1 GENTLE WOMAN NA 201
024 NA 201-2 CEPT MY WOMAN NA 201
ca. March 1981 Hilltop Recording Studios, 902 Due West Ave., Nashville, TN – Ronnie Speeks (Producer: Ray Pennington)
025 DMS-067  BABY LOVED ME  Dimension DS/1014
026 YOU ALMOST SLIPPED MY MIND DS/1014
1983 unknown – Ronnie Speeks
027 KENTUCKY RAIN  Transworld TWL 129
028 SUSPICIOUS MINDS  Transworld TWL 129
029 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE  Transworld TWL 129
030 IN THE GHETTO  Transworld TWL 129
031 WHAT NOW MY LOVE  Transworld TWL 129
032 BURNING LOVE  Transworld TWL 129
033 ALWAYS ON MY MIND  Transworld TWL 129
034 FOR THE HEART  Transworld TWL 129
035 IT'S A MATTER OF TIME  Transworld TWL 129
036 MARY IN THE MORNING  Transworld TWL 129

ALBUMS

Fraternity F-1015 Specially For You: Haunted House; I Who Have Nothing; Searchin'; The Night Has A Thousand Eyes; Puppet On A String; Fools Rush In; Oh Pretty Woman; Big Boy Pete; Oh Lonesome Me; You're My Only Love; A Mess Of Blues; Ask Me – 66* (according to some sources album is from 1963, but Oh Pretty Woman original version was recorded later)

Transworld TWL-129 Tribute To Elvis:  It's A Matter Of Time; Mary In The Morning; Kentucky Rain; Suspicious Minds; Can't Help Falling In Love; In The Ghetto; What Now My Love; Burning Love; Always On My Mind; For The Heart - 83

SINGLES

Red Hed (1960-61)
1004 I Talked With Hank (A Prayer To The Immortal Hank Williams / If You Tell A Lie – 60
1006 Little Gypsy / Lover’s Express - 60
1012 Love Me Tonight / Lord You Gave Me A Mountain – 61
King (1961)
45-5548 Please Wait For Me / What Is Your Technique – 10-61 (rev. Oct. 9)
Palette (1962)
PZ 5094 Mister Glenn / My Darling (I Love You So) – 03-62 (rev. March 24)
Fraternity (1963)
F-968 Oh Lonesome Me / I Who Have Nothing – 66
National
NA 201 Gentle Woman / Cept My Woman – 6-?
Dimension (1981)
DS-1014 Baby Loved Me / You Almost Slipped My Mind - 81