Ray Pressley

? Monroe County, TN

by Dick Grant, Praguefrank, Jim Loessberg

SESSIONS

1959 Superior Sound Studio, Decatur, GA – Ray Pressley (Raymond E. “Ray” Pressley [vcl/gt], Shorty Boyd [steel/ac gt], Lem Bryant [bass], Jack Green [drums], Herbert M. “Speedy” Price [hmny vcl/Fiddle], Bill Etris [piano]. Producer: Buddy Killen)

001 ROSE COLORED GLASSES D 1111/ BCD-15834

002 BREAKING OF A HEART D 1111/ BCD-15834

003 I‘LL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN  unissued/BCD-15834

1960 National Recording Studio, Atlanta, GA – Ray Pressley (Raymond E. “Ray” Pressley [vcl/gt], Jimmy Estes [bass], Charles Lindley [drums])

004 GHOST OF A BROKEN HEART 1136/ BCD-15834

005 LAND OF LINCOLN  1136/ BCD-15834

1960 National Recording Studio, Atlanta, GA – Ray Pressley

006 1364 LET'S TRY AGAIN 1147/BCD-15834

1960 Superior Sound Studio, Decatur, GA – Ray Pressley

007 1365 SHE NEVER LOVED AT ALL 1147/BCD-15834

BEAR FAMILY BCD-15835 THE COMPLETE D SINGLES, VOL. 3 (2000)

April Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Ray Pressley (Producer: Tommy Hill)

008 ST-4777 YOU’RE A PART OF ME  NV-5001

009 ST-4778 LIVING, LEARNING, TRYING TO FORGET NV-5035 

010 ST-4779 HALF A LOVE NV-5035

011 ST-4780 YOUR NEW LOVE  Nashville NV-5001

SINGLES

D (1959-1960)

1111 Rose Colored Glasses / Breaking Of A Heart – 28-10-59

1136 Ghost Of A Broken Heart / Land Of Lincoln – 16-03-60

1147 Let's Try Again / She Never Loved At All – 06-60

Nashville (1961)

NV-5001 You’re A Part Of Me / Your New Love – 05-61 (rev. May 15)

NV-5035 Living, Learning, Trying To Forget / Half A Love – 10-61 (English issue on Longhorn BLH 0002 in 1962)