Ronnie Smith (rockabilly)

 *12-12-1940 Andrews, TX, + 25-10-1962
by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
Ca 1958 [demo session] poss. Norman Petty Studios, Clovis, NM – Ronnie Smith and The Poor Boys
00001 I’VE GOT A LOVE
00002 LET’S GO
00003 COUNTDOWN -instr.-
00004 A BROKEN TEENAGE HEART
24, 26 April 1958 Norman Petty Studios, Clovis, NM – Ronnie Smith
001 MW 11176 MY BABE 45-50003 /SR 10-12 LP 307 CDCHD-699 BCD 17660
002 MW 11177 I'VE GOT A LOVE 45-50003/SR 10-12
EAGLE LP 307 CHICKEN ROCK VOL.4 (GER, 1979); ACE CDCHD 699 WEST TEXAS BOP (UK, 1999); BEAR FAMILY BCD 17660 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.41
ROCKABILLY AND ROCK AND ROLL FROM THE VAULTS OF DOT/HAMILTON RECORDS (GER, 2023)
Ca 1959 [demo session] poss. Norman Petty Studios, Clovis, NM – Ronnie Smith
00201 LOOKIE LOOKIE
1959 Norman Petty Studios, Clovis, NM – Ronnie Smith
003 106854 LOOKIE, LOOKIE, LOOKIE 9-55137/SR 10-12 /CD 5707
004 106855 A TINY KISS 9-55137/SR 10-12 FR CD 1007
BIG TONE CD 5707 MCA ROCKABILLIES VOL.3 (UK, 1993); FARMER FR CD 1007 BUDDY HOLLY DAYS /30 RARE SOUND-A-LIKES (1998)
1960 Nashville, TN  – Ronny Smith (Ronny Smith [vcl], Chet Atkins [gt], DJ Fontana [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano], The Jordanaires [bck vcl])
005 IM 2480 IT HURTS ME SO X5667 /SR 10-12
006 IM 2481 LONG TIME NO LOVE X5667/SR 10-12 CD 5709 CD 885932 UAG 30312 BCD 17677  [chorus:] /SR 10-12
007 YOUR CASH AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT TRASH unissued
UNITED ARTISTS UAG 30312 IMPERIAL ROCKABILLIES VOL.3 (UK, 1980); BIG TONE CD 5709 IMPERIAL ROCKABILLIES VOL.2 (UK, 1993); DISKY CD 885932 RED HOT ROCKABILLY PART 2 (NED, 1999); BEAR FAMILY BCD 17677 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.45 / ROCKABILLY AND ROCK AND ROLL FROM THE VAULTS OF IMPERIAL RECORDS (GER, 2024)
1960 unknown – Ronny Smith
008 IM 2663 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING X5679/SR 10-12
009 IM 2664? Unknown title
010 IM 2665 I STARTED OUT WALKIN' X5679/SR 10-12
February 1962 unknown – Ronny Smith
011 FELL IN LOVE WITH A FACE SR 10-12


ALBUMS
Sleazy [ESP] SR 10-12 Long Time No Love: My Babe; Long Time No Love; Tiny Kiss; I Started Out Walking; I Hear You Knocking; Lookie Lookie Lookie; It Hurt Me So; Long Time No Love; Fell In Love With A Face; I've Got A Love – 16 (10” LP)

SINGLES
Hamilton
45-50003 My Babe / I've Got A Love - 06-58 Ronnie Smith
Brunswick
9-55137 Lookie, Lookie, Lookie / A Tiny Kiss – 07-59 Ronnie Smith
Imperial
X5667 Long Time No Love / It Hurts Me So – 05-60 Ronny Smith
X5679 I Hear You Knocking / I Started Out Walkin' – 08-60 Ronny Smith