Willis Alan Ramsey

*05-03-1951 Birmingham, AL

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

May 1971 Beautiful Sound Studios, Memphis, TN – Willis Alan Ramsey (Willis Alan Ramsey [vcl/bass/ gt], Charles Perrino [vcl/gt], Waller Collie [vcl/drums],  Tim Self [fiddle]

+ The BlackSettles. Producer: Danny Cordell, Willis Alan Ramsey)

001 NORTHEAST TEXAS WOMEN Shelter SW 8914

July 1971 Skyhill Studios, Hollywood, CA –Willis Alan Ramsey  (Willis Alan Ramsey [vcl/bass/ gt/harmonica], Carl Radle [bass], Jim Keltner  [drums], Leon Russell [piano/vibes]. Producer: Danny Cordell, Willis Alan Ramsey)

002 MUSKRAT CANDLELIGHT Shelter SW 8914

003 GOODBYE OLD MISSOULA Shelter SW 8914  

November 1971 Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA –Willis Alan Ramsey (Willis Alan Ramsey [vcl/gt], Red Rhodes [steel], Tim Drummond [bass], Russ Kunkel [drums],  Cathy Pruitt [cello], Nick DeCaro [accordion], Ernest Watts [sax]. Producer: Danny Cordell, Willis Alan Ramsey)

004 THE BALLAD OF SPIDER JOHN Shelter SW 8914

005 SATIN SHEETS Shelter SW 8914

006 BOY FROM OKLAHOMA Shelter SW 8914

007 ANGEL EYES Shelter SW 8914

December 1971 Brians Studios, Tyler, TX  –Willis Alan Ramsey (Willis Alan Ramsey [vcl/gt/harmonica/ bass], Robert Aberg [gt], Waller Collie [drums], Larry Stedman [piano]. Producer: Danny Cordell, Willis Alan Ramsey)

008 GERALDINE AND THE HONEYBEE Shelter SW 8914

009 WISHBONE Shelter SW 8914

010 WATERMELON MAN Shelter SW 8914

March 1972 Quadrophonic Studios, Nashville, TN –Willis Alan Ramsey (Willis Alan Ramsey [vcl/gt], Eddie Hinton [gt], Tim Drummond [bass], Kenneth Buttrey [drums],  Dusty Rhodes [fiddle], John Harris [piano]. Producer: Danny Cordell, Willis Alan Ramsey)

011 PAINTED LADY Shelter SW 8914

2005 [sessions for Jamie Oldaker’s Mad Dogs and Okies]  unknown – Willis Alan Ramsey

012 SYMPATHY FOR A TRAIN JamOkie

2009 unknown – Willis Alan Ramsey

Unknown tracks for probably unreleased album

18 February 2010 [live] Folk Alliance, Memphis, TN – Willis Alan Ramsey

BOYSTOWN

ALBUMS

Shelter SW 8914 Willis Alan Ramsey: The Ballad Of Spider John;  Muskrat Candlelight; Geraldine And The Honeybee; Wishbone; Satin Sheets; Goodby Old Missoula;  Painted Lady; Watermelon Man; Boy From Oklahoma; Angel Eyes; Northeast Texas Women – 05-72 (reissued in 1999 on Koch KOC-CD-8019)