Ralph Carlson

 *06-11-1940 Montreal, QC, CAN, + 10-10-2002
by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS  
1965 unknown, CAN – Ralph Carlson (Producer: Ken Ayoub)
001 I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE RBF 1218  R 2060
002 THE THINGS THAT I DON'T KNOW RBF 1218  R 2060
003 A-ELEVEN RBF 1218  R 2060
004 THE GAME WAS LOVE RO 3209/RBF 1218  R 2060
005 I'LL GO ON ALONE RBF 1218 R 2060
006 GOTTA HAVE A LICENSE RBF 1218   R 2060
007 HERE COMES ANOTHER HEARTACHE RO 3209 RBF 1218  R 2060
008 YELLOW BANDANA RBF 1218  R 2060
009 TOUJOURS MOI RBF 1218  R 2060
010 IT'S NOW THE MORNING AFTER RBF 1218  
1966 unknown, CAN – Ralph Carlson
013 RECIPE FOR LOVE WG 3232/RBF 1256
014 HAPPY ISN'T HAPPY ANYMORE RBF 1256
015 YOU CAN'T TRUST THEM PRETTY WOMEN RBF 1256
016 WHAT WILL YOU DO RBF 1256 Life In A Song
017 PAPA PLAYED THE DOBRO RBF 1256
018 THE GOLDEN GUITAR RBF 1256
019 BIRD OF PARADISE [MAY THE BIRD OF PARADISE FLY UP YOUR NOSE] RBF 1256 R 2060
020 HANK WILLIAMS GUITAR RBF 1256 R 2060
021 THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW RBF 1256 Life In A Song R 2060
022 THE PHONE CALL WG 3232/RBF 1256 R 2060
1966 unknown, CAN – Ralph Carlson
023 THREE PLAYS FOR A QUARTER WG 3241 /SBS 5286
024 I TOLD YOU SO WG 3241/SBS 5286
1967 Stereo Sound Studios, 4824 Cote de Neiges Rd, Montreal, QC, CAN – Ralph Carlson (Producer: Dougal Trineer, George Taylor)
025 THE JOHNSON FAMILY WG 3261/SBS 5286  
026 TRANSPORT BLUES WG 3261/SBS 5286  
027 I JUST CAME TO SMELL THE FLOWERS SBS 5286  
028 ANITA, YOU'RE DREAMING SBS 5286  Life In A Song
029 GIT WHILE THE GITTIN'S GOOD SBS 5286  
030 CAN'T COMPETE WITH THE DOLLAR SIGN  WG 3289/SBS 5286  
031 THE HOMECOMING WG 3270/SBS 5286  
032 STOP THE WORLD SBS 5286  
033 DRIVING MARY HOME SBS 5286
1968 unknown, CAN – Ralph Carlson
034 M 20 OKAY HEART WG 3313
035 M 21 SHARING YOU BABY WG 3313
1968 unknown, CAN – Ralph Carlson
036 RO 28 I'M ALMOST HOME RO 3318
037 RO 29 RIVER OF LOVE RO 3318
1968 unknown, CAN – Ralph Carlson
038 RO 39 THE EMPTIEST HOUSE IN THE WORLD WG 3289
039 RO 40 THIS OLE LION'S GONNA ROAR WG 3289
1973 unknown, CAN – Ralph Carlson
040 EULOGY SC 112 /SCN 513
041 BAYOU GRANDE SC 112 SC 145/SCN 513
1976 unknown, CAN – Ralph Carlson and Country Mile
042 DON'S BARBER SHOP SC 112/ SCN 513
043 TONIGHT THE BARTENDER IS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BAR SCN 513  
044 CANADIAN FREEWHEELER SCN 513
045 OXFORD ROAD SCN 513  
046 SILVER DISH CAFÉ SC 128/SCN 513  
047 SINGING COWBOY HEROES SCN 513  Life In A Song
048 LOVE ENOUGH RIGHT HERE SCN 513  
049 RUBY SCN 513
1978 unknown, CAN – Ralph Carlson and Country Mile
050 (THE GENERAL STORE OF) SILAS MCVIE SC 145
051 I'M ALMOST HOME SC 151
052 'NUFF SAID SC 151
1978 Superior Sound Studios, Rockland Road, Hendersonville, TN - Ralph Carlson and Country Mile
053 LIGHTS OF DENVER SC 156/SCN 518 Life In A Song
1979 Snocan Studios, 9 Limebank, R.R. No. 5, Box 652, Ottawa, ON, CAN - Ralph Carlson and Country Mile (Ralph Carlson [vcl/rh gt], Don O'Neill [vcl/ldg gt/ banjo],  Ray Adams [mandolin], Glen Adams [banjo], Andy Angus [vcl/bass], Sam Henry [vcl/drums],  David Dennison [tambourine], David Dennison, Michael Layng [bck vcl]. Producer: Barry Brown)
054 FOX ON THE RUN ICL 5003  
055 GRANDMA'S FEATHER BED ICL 5003  
056 LIFE'S RAILWAY TO HEAVEN ICL 5003
057 HEY UNCLE TOM ICL 5003  Life In A Song
058 JOHN HARDY WAS A DESPERATE LITTLE MAN -INSTR. - ICL 5003  
059 MR. BOJANGLES ICL 5003
060 THE RABBIT ICL 5003
061 BANKS OF THE OHIO ICL 5003  
062 CALIFORNIA COTTON FIELDS ICL 5003  
063 WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN? ICL 5003
Ca 1979 Snocan Studios, 9 Limebank, R.R. No. 5, Box 652, Ottawa, ON, CAN - Ralph Carlson and Country Mile (Producer: Dallas Harms) (tracks: A3, A4, B1, B2, B4, B5), Joe Bob Barnhill (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B3)
064 JOHN'S SCN 518  
065 OUT OF THE SNOW SCN 170/SCN 518  
066 SOMEBODY'S WOMAN SC 168/SCN 518  
067 SILENCE ON THE LINE SCN 518  
068 THE GENERAL STORE OF SILAS MCVIE SCN 518  
069 LOOKING FOR SOMEONE LIKE YOU SCN 518
Ca 1979 Superior Sound Studios, Rockland Road, Hendersonville, TN  - Ralph Carlson and Country Mile (Producer: Joe Bob Barnhill)
070 THANKS FOR THE DANCE SC 164/SCN 518  Life In A Song
071 AIN'T GOT TIME SC 176/SCN 518  
072 SOUTHERN BELLS SCN 518  
1981 Snocan Studios, 9 Limebank, R.R. No. 5, Box 652, Ottawa, ON, CAN - Ralph Carlson and Country Mile
073 GIVE ME THE REAL THING SCN 520  
074 HOOKED ON MUSIC SCN 520  
075 MONEY HONEY SCN 520  
076 YOU'RE A HEARTBREAKER SCN 520  Life In A Song
077 HONEY DON'T SC 189/SCN 520
078 TRYING TO GET TO YOU SC 180/SCN 520  
079 THAT'S ALRIGHT MAMA SCN 520  
080 YOU'RE RIGHT, I'M LEFT, SHE'S GONE SCN 520  
081 MYSTERY TRAIN SCN 520
082 GIVE ME THE REAL THING SCN 520
1982 poss. Snocan Studios, 9 Limebank, R.R. No. 5, Box 652, Ottawa, ON, CAN - Ralph Carlson and Country Mile
083 YOU ARE THE BEST THING THAT I'VE EVER SEEN SC 211
1983 poss. Snocan Studios, 9 Limebank, R.R. No. 5, Box 652, Ottawa, ON, CAN - Ralph Carlson and Country Mile
084 A CAGE IS NOT FOR EAGLES SC 192
085 ALL THE LOVE SONGS ARE FOR YOU SC 196
1984 poss. Snocan Studios, 9 Limebank, R.R. No. 5, Box 652, Ottawa, ON, CAN - Ralph Carlson and Country Mile
086 BARGAIN WITH THE DEVIL SC 216
1985 Snocan Studios, 9 Limebank, R.R. No. 5, Box 652, Ottawa, ON, CAN - Ralph Carlson and Bytown Bluegrass (Ralph Carlson [vcl/gt/ autoharp],  Glen Adams [vcl/gt/ banjo], Don Hill [dobto], Ray Adams [vcl/mandolin/ gt],  Don O'Neill [gt/ bass],  Bobby Lalonde [fiddle].     Producer: Bytown Bluegrass, Ralph Carlson)
087 TWO LITTLE BOYS SCN 525 Life In A Song
088 CAROLINA STAR SCN 525
089 PRAYER BELLS OF HEAVEN SCN 525
090 SWINGING AT THE CEDARS SCN 525
091 CROSSTIES ON THE RAILROAD SCN 525
092 REDWOOD HILL SCN 525
093 LOST AND I'LL NEVER FIND THE WAY SCN 525
094 LOST RIVER SCN 525 Life In A Song
095 BISHOP'S MILL SCN 525
096 POET WITH WINGS SCN 525
097 OUT AMONG THE STARS SCN 525 Life In A Song
098 NORTH CAROLINA SCN 525 Life In A Song
27 August 1996 [live] The Smiths Falls, Memorial Community Centre, Smith Falls, ON, CAN – Ralph Carlson and Country Mile
09801 50'S COUNTRY MEDLEY
09802 SOMETIMES SILENCE SAYS IT ALL
09803 ELVIRA
09804 MERCURY BLUES
09805 WILDWOOD FLOWER
09806 MY OLD TRUCK
09807 ONE MORE COUNTRY SONG
09808 RESERVE ME A TABLE
09809 THANKS FOR THE DANCE
09810 DIGGY LIGGY LO
09811 GOLDEN SLIPPERS
09812 ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
Tracks above issued on album Live At The George Jones Show
2003 and sooner – unknown – Ralph Carlson
099 DARBY’S CASTLE
100 SILENCE SAYS IT ALL
101 KITCHEN RADIO
102 THE BALLAD OF SILVER FOX
103 AUGUSTUS BARNETT
104 THEY'LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME



ALBUMS
Banff [CAN] RBF 1218 The Game Is Love With Ralph Carlson: I've Been Everywhere; The Things That I Don't Know; A-Eleven; The Game Was Love; I'll Go On Alone; Gotta Have A License; Here Comes Another Heartache; Yellow Bandana; Toujours Moi; It's Now The Morning After - 65
Banff [CAN] RBF 1256 Ralph Carlson Sings: Recipe For Love; Happy Isn't Happy Anymore; You Can't Trust Them Pretty Women; What Will You Do; Papa Played The Dobro; The Golden Guitar; Bird Of Paradise; Hank Williams Guitar; Things Are Different Now; The Phone Call - 66
Banff [CAN] SBS 5286 Ralph Carlson Sings: The Johnson Family; Transport Blues; I Just Came To Smell The Flowers; Anita, You're Dreaming; Git While The Gittin's Good; Can't Compete With The Dollar Sign ; The Homecoming; Stop The World; Three Plays Of A Quarter; Driving Mary Home – 10-67
Snocan [CAN] SCN 513 Don Barber's Shop: Don's Barber Shop; Tonight The Bartender Is On The Wrong Side Of The Bar; Canadian Freewheeler; Oxford Road; Silver Dish Café; Singing Cowboy Heroes; Love Enough Right Here; Eulogy; Bayou Grande; Ruby - 77 W. Country Mile
Icycle [CAN] ICL 5003  Grass'n Stuff’N Friends: Fox On The Run; Grandma's Feather Bed; Life's Railway To Heaven; Hey Uncle Tom; John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man (Instrumental); Mr. Bojangles; The Rabbit; BaNks Of The Ohio; California Cotton Fields; Will The Circle Be Unbroken? - 79 W. Country Mile
Snocan [CAN] SCN 518/World WRC1-1243 Thanks For The Dance:  Thanks For The Dance; Ain't Got Time; John's; Out Of The Snow; Southern Bells; Somebody's Woman; Silence On The Line; Lights Of Denver; The General Store Of Silas Mcvie; Looking For Someone Like You - 80 W. Country Mile
Snocan [CAN] SCN 520 Back To The Real Things: Give Me The Real Thing; Hooked On Music; Money Honey; You're A Heartbreaker; Honey Don't; Trying To Get To You; That's Alright Mama; You're Right, I'm Left, She's Gone; Mystery Train; Give Me The Real Thing – 81 w. Country Mile
Snocan [CAN] SCN 525 Ralph Carlson And Byton Bluegrass: Two Little Boys; Carolina Star; Prayer Bells Of Heaven; Swinging At The Cedars; Crossties On The Railroad; Redwood Hill; Lost And I'll Never Find The Way; Lost River; Bishop's Mill; Poet With Wings; Out Among The Stars; North Carolina - 85

Rosedale  [CAN] R 2060 The Game Is Love: I've Been Everywhere; The Things That I Don't Know; A-Eleven; The Game Was Love; I'll Go On Alone; Gotta Have A License; Here Comes Another Heartache; Yellow Bandana; Toujours Moi; Hank Williams Guitar; Things Are Different Now; The Phone Call; The Homecoming; May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose – 9- (sampler)
Snocan [CAN] ?  Live At The George Jones Show: 50's Country Medley; Sometimes Silence Says It All; Elvira; Mercury Blues; Wildwood Flower; My Old Truck; One More Country Song; Reserve Me A Table; Thanks For The Dance; Diggy Liggy Lo; Golden Slippers ; Orange Blossom Special. - 96 W. Country Mile
Ralph Calrlson [CAN] Life In A Song: Intro; What Will You Do?; Things Are Different Now; Two Little Boys; Darby's Castle; Anita, You're Dreaming; You're A Heartbreaker; Lost River; North Carolina    ; Silence On The Line; Old Bill Jones; Silence Says It All; Singing Cowboy Heroes; Hey Uncle Tom; Kitchen Radio; The Ballad Of The Silver Fox; Agustus Barnett    ; Thanks For The Dance; Lights Of Denver; They'll Never Take Her Love From Me; Out Among The Stars – 04


SINGLES
Rodeo Int. /*Melbourne
RO 3209 The Game Was Love / Here Comes Another Heartache – 66
*WG 3232 The Phone Call / Recipe For Love ‎- 66
*WG 3241 Three Plays For A Quarter / I Told You So – 66
*WG 3261 The Johnson Family / Transport Blues - 67
*WG 3270 The Homecoming / Can't Compete With The Dollar Sign - 67
*WG 3289 The Emptiest House In The World / This Ole Lion's Gonna Roar - 68
*WG 3313 Okay Heart / Sharing You Baby – 69
RO 3318 I'm Almost Home / River Of Love - 69
Snocan
SC 112 Eulogy / Bayou Grande - 73
SC 128 Don's Barber Shop / Silver Dish Cafe – 76 and Country Mile
SC 134 Singing Cowboy Hero's / Oxford Road - 77 And Country Mile
SC 145 (The General Store Of) Silas McVie / Bayou Grande - 78 And Country Mile
SC 151 I'm Almost Home / 'Nuff Said – 78 And Country Mile
SC 156 Lights Of Denver / Lights of Denver – 78 (promo) and Country Mile
SC 170 Out Of The Snow / Out Of The Snow – 79 (promo) And Country Mile
SC 164 Thanks For The Dance [Stereo] / Thanks For The Dance [Mono] – 80 (promo) And Country Mile
SC 168 Somebody's Woman [Mono] / Somebody's Woman [Stereo] – 80 (promo) And Country Mile
SC 176 Ain't Got Time [Mono] / Ain't Got Time [Stereo] – 80 (promo) And Country Mile
SC 180 Trying To Get To You [Mono] / Trying To Get To You [Stereo] – 82 (promo) And Country Mile
SC 189 Honey Don't / Honey Don't – 82 (promo)
SC 192 A Cage Is Not For Eagles / A Cage Is Not For Eagles – 83 (promo)
SC 196 All The Love Songs Are For You / All The Love Songs Are For You – 83 (promo)
SC 211 You Are The Best Thing That I've Ever Seen / You Are The Best Thing That I've Ever Seen – 82 (promo)
SC 216 Bargain With The Devil / Bargain With The Devil – 84 (promo)