Ray Ruff

 Marvin Ray Ruffin, *24-03-1938 Amarillo, TX
By Klaus Kettner (on BCK 27116), Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS  
Late 1957 Norman Petty Studio, Clovis, NM – Ray Ruff (Ray Ruff [gt], Buddy Holly [gt], Roy Orbison [gt] + more unknown musicians)
001 YOU CALL EVERYBODY DARLING unissued/lost
1959 Dallas, TX – Ray Ruff (Ray Ruff [vcl], Chuck Tharp [rh gt], Larry Marcum [ld gt], Jerry Hodges [bass], Chico Appondocca [drums], The Seymmour Sisters [bck vcl. Producer: Ray Ruff)
002 45-001 LONG LONG PONY TAIL Sully 100 /BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001
003 45-002 PRETTY BLUE EYES Sully 100 /BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001
Early 1961 Norman Petty Studio, Clovis, NM – Ray Ruff (Ray Ruff [vcl/gt], Larry Marcum [ld gt], Jerry Hodges [bass], Gary Swafford [drums], The Seymoure Sisters [bck vcl]. Producer: Ray Ruff)
004 M8OW-5070 I NEED SOMEONE N-503 / BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001
005 M8OW-5071 HALF-PINT BABY N-503 / BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001
1961 Norman Petty Studio, Clovis, NM – Ray Ruff (Ray Ruff [vcl/gt], Larry Marcum [ld gt], Chuck Tharp [gt], Jerry Hodges [bass], Gary Swafford [drums], The Seymoure Sisters [bck vcl]. Producer: Ray Ruff)
006 M8OW-9111 LOVE MADE A FOOL OF YOU N-508 / BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001
007 M8OW-9112 MY WISH IS YOU N-508 / BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001
008 YOU CALL EVERYBODY DARLING  unissued/ BCK 27116
Early 1960’s Norman Petty Studio, Clovis, NM – Ray Ruff (with The Checkmates and the KIXZ DJ'S)
009 THE KIXZ TWIST KIXZ 45-101/ BCK 27116
Late 1961 Norman Petty Studio, Clovis, NM – Ray Ruff (Ray Ruff [vcl/gt], Larry Marcum [ld gt], Chuck Tharp [gt], Jerry Hodges [bass], Chico Appondocca  [drums], Vi Petty [piano]. Producer: Ray Ruff)
010 M8OW-4732 ANGEL BLUE N-513 LIN 5035/ BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001
011 M8OW-4733 WELL ... ALRIGHT N-513/ BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001
1962 Norman Petty Studio, Clovis, NM – Ray Ruff (Ray Ruff [vcl/gt], Larry Marcum [ld gt], Chuck Tharp [gt], Jerry Hodges [bass], Chico Appondocca  [drums],  The Seymoure Sisters [bck vcl].  Producer: Ray Ruff)
012 N8OW-7491 MY GIFT TO YOU N-524 / BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001
013 N8OW-7492 LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT LINDA N-524/ BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001
1962 Norman Petty Studio, Clovis, NM – Ray Ruff and The Checkmates (Ray Ruff [vcl/gt], Larry Marcum [ld gt], Chuck Tharp [gt], Jerry Hodges [bass], Chico Appondocca [drums],  The Seymoure Sisters [bck vcl].  Producer: Ray Ruff)
014 NO8W-4610 LOVE N-528  / BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001 FR 1007
015 NO8W-4611 LONELY HOURS N-528/ BCK 27116  Hot Holly 1001
TEENIE WEENIE  FR 1007 BUDDY HOLLY DAYS 30 RARE SOUND-A-LIKES (GER, 1997)
1963 Norman Petty Studio, Clovis, NM – Ray Ruff and The Checkmates (Ray Ruff [vcl/gt], Larry Marcum [ld gt], Jerry Hodges [bass], Chico Appondocca [drums],  The Seymoure Sisters [bck vcl].  Producer: Ray Ruff, Lee Jackson)
016 P4KM-8955 I'M QUALIFIED N-539 / BCK 27116
017 P4KM-8956 A DREAM N-539 /BCK 27116
Late 1963 Norman Petty Studio, Clovis, NM – Ray Ruff and The Checkmates (Ray Ruff [vcl/gt], Larry Marcum [ld gt], Jerry Hodges [bass], Chico Appondocca [drums], Vi Petty [piano/celeste],  The Seymoure Sisters [bck vcl].  Producer: Jimmy Darin)
018 B-741A PLEDGE OF LOVE B-741 / BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001
019 B-741B A FOOL AGAIN B-741/ BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001
Early 1964 PAMS Studio, Dallas, TX – Ray Ruff and The Checkmates (Ray Ruff [vcl/gt], Larry Marcum [ld gt], Jerry Hodges [bass], Chico Appondocca [drums], Lylene Ruffin, Lee Jackson [comments-1])
020 I TOOK A LIKING TO YOU 5034-45 5035-45/ BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001 R+C 1020 WLP 8959
021 BEATLE MANIACS -1  5034-45 5035-45 / BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001
ROCK + COUNTRY 1020 BUDDY HOLLY SOUND (SWE, 1988); COLLECTOR WLP 8959 BUDDY HOLLY HIS KIND OF MUSIC (NED, 1990)
1964 poss. Oklahoma City, OK - Ray Ruff and The Checkmates (Ray Ruff [vcl/gt], Larry Marcum [ld gt], Jerry Hodges [bass], Chico Appondocca [drums], ? [piano/organ], ? [strings].  Producer: Joe Leonard Jr)
022 THE GIRLFRIEND'S CAR 5036-45/ BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001
023 IN DREAMLAND 5036-45/ BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001
1964 Norman Petty Studio, Clovis, NM – Ray Ruff and The Checkmates (Ray Ruff [vcl/gt], Larry Marcum [ld gt], Jerry Hodges [bass], Chico Appondocca [drums],  Vi Petty [piano],  The Checkmates [bck vcl]  Producer: Ray Ruff)
024 I'M GONNA LOVE YOU TOO 101 / BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001
025 MMM OH YEAH 101/ BCK 27116 Hot Holly 1001/Bb-CD-55121
Split session with Charles Rae
BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55121 TEENSCENE VOL.9 (GER, 2020)
1964 Amarillo, TX – The Checkmates (Ray Ruff [vcl/gt] + The Checkmates. Producer: Ray Ruff)
C01 HEY GIRL Ruff 1003/ Hot Holly 1001
C02 ALL THE TIME NOW 1003    / Hot Holly 1001
1965 Amarillo, TX – The Charming Checkmates (Ray Ruff [vcl/gt] + The Checkmates. Producer: Ray Ruff)
C03 SO HARD TO FIND Ruff 1006
C04 JUST TO MAKE ME CRY Ruff 1006


ALBUMS
Hot Holly 1001 My Gift To You (His Very Best): Half Pint Baby; I Took A Liking To You; Beatle Maniacs; Long Long Ponytail; My Wish Is You; Humm Oh Yeah; Well All Right; Love; My Gift To You; Pledge Of Love; Pretty Blue Eyes; I'm Gonna Love You Too; Lonely Hours; In Dreamland; A Fool Again; Angel Blue; Love's Made A Fool Of You; Let Me Tell You About Linda; I Need Someone; The Girlfriend's Car; All The Time Now; Hey Girl - 02
Hydra [GER] BCK 27116 The Buddy Holly Sound Of Ray Ruff:  I Took A Liking To You; Beatle Maniacs; Long Long Ponytail; My Wish Is You; (Ummm, Oh Yeah) Dearest; Well...All Right; Love; My Gift To You; Pledge Of Love; Pretty Blue Eyes; I'm Gonna Love You Too; Lonely Hours; In Dreamland; A Fool Again; Angel Blue; Love Made A Fool Of Me; Let Me Teel You About Linda; I Need Someone; The Girlfriend's Car; Half-Pint Baby; I'm Qualified; A Dream; The Kixz Twist; You Call Everybody Darling – 02-03


SINGLES
Sully (1957) w. The Checkmates
100 Long Long Pony Tail / Pretty Blue Eyes – 57 (according to some sources issued in 1963)
Norman
N-503     I Need Someone / Half-Pint Baby – 03-61
N-508 Love Made A Fool Of You / My Wish Is You – 07-61
N-513 Angel Blue  / Well ... Alright – 01-62 (rev. Cashbox, Jan. 20)
Kixz 45-101 The KIXZ Twist [with The Checkmates and the KIXZ DJ'S) / [Groman Tipnagel:] The KIXZ Waltz – 04-62
N-524 My Gift To You / Let Me Tell You About Linda – 08-62 (rev. Cashbox Sept. 8)
N-528  Love / Lonely Hours – 12-62 w. The Checkmates (rev. Cashbox Dec. 29)
N-539 I'm Qualified / A Dream – 63 w. The Checkmates
Seafair Bolo (1963) w. The Checkmates
B-741 Pledge Of Love / A Fool Again – 01-64
Lin  w. The Checkmates
5034-45 I Took A Liking To You / Beatle Maniacs – 02-64
5035-45 Angel Blue / I Took A Liking To You – 05-64
5036-45 The Girlfriend's Car / In Dreamland – 64
Storme (1964) w. The Checkmates
101 I'm Gonna Love You Too / Ummm Oh Yeah – 64
Ruff  The (Charming) Checkmates
1964 Amarillo, TX – The Checkmates (Ray Ruff [vcl/gt] + The Checkmates. Producer: Ray Ruff)
1003 Hey Girl / All The Time Now – 64
1006 So Hard To Find / Just To Make Me Cry – 65