Ray Godfrey

Arbold Godfrey, *Copperville, TN

3rd version

By Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Kent Heineman, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
ca May 1960 unknown – Ray Godfrey
001 SRG-6280 THE PICTURE J + J 001 Savoy 45-3021
002 SRG-6290 OVERALL SONG J + J 001 Savoy 45-3021/ WLP 8936

COLLECTOR WLP 8936 GEORGIA MUSIC (NED, 1988)

Summer 1961 unknown, GA – Ray Godfrey

003 S-1235 THE POSTMAN BROUGHT THE BLUES (TO MY DOOR) unknown – Ray Godfrey

004 S-1236 SAD BUT TRUE unknown – Ray Godfrey

Early 1962 unknown , GA– Ray Godfrey
005 S-1640 WAIT, WEEP AND WONDER Peach 757
006 S-1641 LET'S MOVE TO THE CITY Peach 757
Fall 1962 unknown – Ray Godfrey
007 130A BETTER TIMES A-COMIN' Sims 130
008 130B TEN SILVER DOLLARS Sims 130

Fall 1963 unknown – Ray Godfrey
009 M 1015 TRY IT ON FOR SIZE Saber  108

010 M 1016 HOW FOOLISH CAN ONE HEART BE Saber  108

Fall 1964 unknown – Ray Godfrey
011 64-6682 IF THE GOOD LORD'S WILLING Tollie 9030
012 64-6683 COUNT ME OUT Tollie 9030
30 June 1965 Atlanta, GA – Ray Godfrey (Producer: Don Law, Frank Jones)
013 NCO 82802 THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM (FOR ONE MORE FOOL LIKE ME) Columbia 4-43398
014 NCO 82803 OLD LOVE Columbia 4-43398
015 NCO 82804 unknown title
016 NCO 82805 I CAN LIVE IT DOWN 4-43618
22 March 1966 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Ray Godfrey (Producer: Don Law, Frank Jones)
017 NCO 83322 THE WINNER TAKE ALL* 4-43785
018 NCO 83323 PLEASE DON’T MENTION MY NAME* 4-43785
019 NCO 83324 KEEP YOUR CHIN UP, SOLDIER 4-43618
*in files listed as from May 22 – seems to be error
12 January 1967 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Ray Godfrey (Producer: Don Law, Frank Jones)
020 NCO 120351 THE DIFFERENCE IN ME 4-44071
021 NCO 120352 THREE LITTLE WORDS FROM YOU 4-44071

1967 unknown – Ray Godfrey (Producer: Bill Lowery)
022 14268 RIGHT STRAIGHT IN THE EYE ABC 45-10999

023 14269 CAN'T GO ON LIVING LIKE THIS ABC 45-10999

1968 unknown – Ray Godfrey, *with Anita Kerr Singers
024 SoN 70201 MAKE ME HAPPY AGAIN Release REL-269

025 SoN 70202 TRY THAT ON FOR SIZE* Release REL-269

1981 unknown – Ray Godfrey

026 DOWN OLD PEACHTREE 1-2-3 NO.724

027 BETTER TIMES A-COMING  1-2-3 NO.724

SINGLES
J + J (1960)
001 Overall Song / The Picture – 05-60 (rev. May 9, reissued on Savoy 45-3021)

Yonah (1961)

2002 The Postman Brought the Blues (To My Door) / Sad But True – 09-61 (rev. Sept. 25)

Peach (1962)
757 Let's Move To The City / Wait, Weep And Wonder – 02-62 (rev. Feb. 10)
Sims (1962)
130 Better Times A-Comin' / Ten Silver Dollars - 11-62 (rev. Nov.24, Canadian issue on Barry 3170)
Saber  (1963)

108 Try It On For Size / How foolish Can One Heart Be – 10-63 (rev. Oct. 120

Tollie (1964)
9030 If The Good Lord's Willing / Count Me Out – 11-64 (rev. Nov. 28)
Columbia (1965-1967)
4-43398 There's Always Room (For One More Fool Like Me) / Old Love – 13-09-65
4-43618 I Can Live It Down / Keep Your Chin Up, Soldier – 25-04-66
4-43785 Please Don’t Mention My Name / The Winner Take All – 22-08-66
4-44071 The Difference In Me / Three Little Words From You – 10-04-67

ABC (1967)

45-10999 Right Straight In The Eye / Can't Go On Living Like This – 10-67

Release (1968)

REL-269 Make Me Happy Again / Try That On For Size - 68 (rev. Apr. 26, 1969)

1-2-3  (1981)

No.724 Down Old Peachtree / Better Times A-Coming - 81