Ray Pressley

? Monroe County, TN

by Dick Grant, Praguefrank, Jim Loessberg

SESSIONS

1959 Superior Sound Studio, Decatur, GA – Ray Pressley (Raymond E. “Ray” Pressley [vcl/gt], Shorty Boyd [steel/ac gt], Lem Bryant [bass], Jack Green [drums], Herbert M. “Speedy” Price [hmny vcl/Fiddle], Bill Etris [piano]. Producer: Buddy Killen)

001 ROSE COLORED GLASSES D 1111/ BCD-15834

002 BREAKING OF A HEART D 1111/ BCD-15834

003 I‘LL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN  unissued/BCD-15834

1960 National Recording Studio, Atlanta, GA – Ray Pressley (Raymond E. “Ray” Pressley [vcl/gt], Jimmy Estes [bass], Charles Lindley [drums])

004 GHOST OF A BROKEN HEART 1136/ BCD-15834

005 LAND OF LINCOLN  1136/ BCD-15834

1960 National Recording Studio, Atlanta, GA – Ray Pressley

006 1364 LET'S TRY AGAIN 1147/BCD-15834

1960 Superior Sound Studio, Decatur, GA – Ray Pressley

007 1365 SHE NEVER LOVED AT ALL 1147/BCD-15834

BEAR FAMILY BCD-15835 THE COMPLETE D SINGLES, VOL. 3 (2000)

April Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Ray Pressley (Producer: Tommy Hill)

008 ST-4777 YOU’RE A PART OF ME  NV-5001

009 ST-4778 LIVING, LEARNING, TRYING TO FORGET NV-5035 

010 ST-4779 HALF A LOVE NV-5035

011 ST-4780 YOUR NEW LOVE  Nashville NV-5001

SINGLES

D (1959-1960)

1111 Rose Colored Glasses / Breaking Of A Heart – 28-10-59

1136 Ghost Of A Broken Heart / Land Of Lincoln – 16-03-60

1147 Let's Try Again / She Never Loved At All – 06-60

Nashville (1961)

NV-5001 You’re A Part Of Me / Your New Love – 05-61 (rev. May 15)

NV-5035 Living, Learning, Trying To Forget / Half A Love – 10-61 (English issue on Longhorn BLH 0002 in 1962)

Ray Pressley (by Dick Grant)

RAY PRESSLEY

SESSION DISCOGRAPHY

RAY PRESSLEY                           Superior Sound Studio               Decatur, Ga.:      1959

Raymond E. “Ray” Pressley (vcl/gtr); Herbert M. “Speedy” Price (hmny vcl/fdl); Shorty Boyd (stl gtr-1/ac gtr-2); Bill Etris (pno); Lem Bryant (stg bs); Jack Green )dms).      Producer:

                         

                          ROSE COLORED GLASSES                                                             D 1111, Bear Family BCD-15834

                          (Pressley-Price) (Glad Music BMI)

                          BREAKING OF A HEART                                            1111,                     BCD-15834

                          (Pressley-Price) (Glad Music BMI)

                          I’LL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN                                                    D (Uniss)

                          ()

NB: D 1111 released Wednesday 28th October 1959.                       

RAY PRESSLEY                           National Recording Studio          Atlanta, Ga:        1960

(vcl/gtr); Speedy Price (fdl); Jimmy Estes (stg bs); Charles “Chuck” Lindley (dms).

                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          GHOST OF A BROKEN HEART                                                         D 1136, Bear Family BCD-15834

                          (Pressley-Price) (Glad Music BMI)

                          LAND OF LINCOLN                                                                             1136,                     BCD-15834

                          (Pressley-Price)

NB: D 1136 released Wednesday 16th March 1960.                         

RAY PRESSLEY                           National Recording Studio          Decatur, Ga:       1960

(vcl/gtr); Speedy Price ();

                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          LET’S TRY AGAIN                                                                           D 1147, Bear Family BCD-15834

                          (Price-Pressley) (Glad Music BMI)

                         

RAY PRESSLEY                           Superior Sound Studio               Decatur, Ga.:      1960

(vcl/gtr); Speedy Price (fdl);

                                                                                                                               Producer:

                          SHE NEVER LOVED AT ALL                                                                 1147,                     BCD-15834

                          (Price-Pressley) (Glad Music BMI)

NB(1): D 1147 released June 1960.

NB(2): BEAR FAMILY BCD-15834 “THE COMPLETE D SINGLES…..collection, Vol.3.:THE SOUNDS OF HOUSTON TEXAS” released Germany 2000.

RAY PRESSLEY-1            Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road                     Madison, Tn:                                                                  April 1961

GENE PIERCE-2

(vcl/gtr);

                                                                                                                               Producer: John Thomas “Tommy” Hill

4777                   YOU’RE A PART OF ME   -1                                   Nashville NV-5001 A

                          (R.Pressley-S.Prize) (sic) (Starday-BMI)

4778                   LIVING, LEARNING, TRYING TO FORGET-1-2          Nashville NV-5035 A, Longhorn BLH-002

                          (Pressley) (Starday-BMI)                                         Buckingham P-ST-718

                                                                                                                               Continental Maple Leaf CML-1014

                                                                                                                               Continental Maple Leaf CMS-1014, Palace M-718

                                                                                                                              Palace S-718, Countryville M-18, Countryville S-18

4779                  HALF A LOVE                  -1-2                                Nashville NV-5035 B, Longhorn BLH-002

                         (Pressley) (Tronic-BMI)                                            Buckingham P-ST-718

                                                                                                                              Continental Maple Leaf CML-1014

                                                                                                                              Continental Maple Leaf CMS-1014, Palace M-718

                                                                                                                              Palace S-718

4780                  YOUR NEW LOVE                                                                           Nashville NV-5001 B

                         (R.Pressley) (Tronic-BMI)

NB(1): NASHVILLE NV-5001 released May 1961.

NB(2): NASHVILLE NV-5035 released October 1961.

NB(3): LONGHORN BLH-002 released United Kingdom

NB(4): BUCKINGHAM P-ST-718/COUNTRYVILLE M-18/S-18/CONTINENTAL MAPLE LEAF CML-1014/CMS-1014/PALACE M-718/S-718 “COUNTRY AND WESTERN JAMBOREE PERFORMANCES by LONZO AND OSCAR-AMERICA’S GREATEST COUNTRY COMEDIANS/RED SOVINE/OTHER” released January 1963.

DISCOGRAPHY compiled by DICK GRANT with acknowledgements to Dave Sax, Phil Tricker, Al Turner & Richard Weize.

2002-2014.