RAY GUYCE
SESSION DISCOGRAPHY
RAY GUYCE ca.
September 1955
Raymond “Ray” Guyce
(vcl/gtr); “Little” Jo Guyce (vcl);
Producer:
Daniel James Machura
FADED ROSES Allstar
7150
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DOUBLE CROSSER 7150
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NB(1): ALLSTAR 7150 released Friday 28th October 1955.
NB(2): ALLSTAR 7150 reviewed Billboard C&W Saturday 14th
January 1956.
NOTE: BILLBOARD FOLK TALENT & TUNES Saturday 29th
October 1955-Ray Guyce and Little Jo, currently touring New England with the
Lonesome Valley Boys, have signed with Allstar Records with their first release
skedded for October 28.
NOTE: BILLBOARD FOLK TALENT & TUNES Saturday 26th November 1955-Dan J. Mechura,
manager of Allstar Record & Music Publishing Company, Houston, has just
signed two new waxers in Ray Guyce and Bill Sparks, releases will be
forthcoming soon. Deejay samples are available.
RAY GUYCE and The Lonesome
Valley Boys-1
RAY GUYCE & LITTLE JO with The Lonesome Valley
Boys-2
Radio
Station WPCO Mount Vernon, In: 1958
(vcl-3/gtr); “Little” Jo
Guyce (vcl-4);
Producer:
Floyd “Red” Wiseman
45-747-A PLEASE DON’T SET ME FREE -1-3 Brite Star 45-747-A
(Ray Guyce) (Starday Music BMI)
45-747-B LONESOME GUITAR -2-4 45-747-B
(Ray Guyce) (Starday Music BMI)
NB(1): BRITE STAR 45-747 released Tuesday 10th February
1959.
NB(2): BRITE STAR 45-747 reviewed Billboard C&W Monday
16th February 1959.
NB(3): BRITE STAR 45-747 is a STARDAY custom pressing.
NB(4): BRITE STAR Records based at 1000 Main Street, Mount Vernon,
Indiana.
NOTE: BILLBOARD Monday 23rd February 1959-Floyd (Red)
Wiseman of Brite Star Record Company, Mount Vernon, Ind., has signed Ray Guyce
and Little Jo, man-and-wife team with the Lonesome Valley Boys, to a recording
pact. Their initial effort couples a pair of ditties penned by Ray, “Lonesome
Guitar” b.w. “Please Don’t Set Me Free”.
LITTLE BRENDA HOLLY with Ray Guyce and His Lonesome Valley
Boys
Radio Station WPCO Mount
Vernon, In: 1959
(vcl); Ray Guyce (gtr);
Producer:
Floyd “Red” Wiseman
45-763-A/ LONESOME MUSIC Brite
Star 45-763-A
KING 634 (Herbie
Duncan) (Starday Music BMI)
45-763-B I DON’T KNOW 45-763-B
(Herbie Duncan) (Starday Music BMI)
NB(1): BRITE STAR 45-763 released Tuesday 5th May 1959.
NB(2): BRITE STAR 45-763 reviewed Billboard C&W Monday
11th May 1959.
NB(3): BRITE STAR 45-764 is a STARDAY custom pressing
pressed by KING Records.
JERRY COX and His Shawnee Hills Boys
Radio
Station WPCO Mount Vernon, In: 1959
Gerald D. “Jerry” Cox (vcl/rhy
gtr); John “Johnny” Booten (ld gtr); Edward “Ed” Mundy (stg bs).
Producer:
Ray Guyce
CP-2083 FRIDAY YOU SAID GOODBYE Brite
Star 45-764-A
(Gerald D. Cox-Wm. H. Taggart) (Starday
Music BMI)
CP-2084 TIP THE BOTTLE 45-764-B
(Gerald D. Cox) ((Starday Music BMI)
NB(1): BRITE STAR 45-764 released
NB(2): BRITE STAR 45-764 reviewed Billboard C&W Monday
26th October 1959.
GLENNA DENE CASE with Ray Guyce and His Lonesome Valley
Boys-1
LITTLE BRENDA HOLLY With Ray Guyce & His Lonesome Valley
Boys-2
Radio
Station WPCO Mount Vernon, In: 1959
Glenna Dene Case (vcl-3); Little
Brenda Holly (vcl-4); Ray Guyce (gtr);
Producer:
Floyd “Red” Wiseman
CP-2637 PLEASE READ MY LETTER -1-3 Brite Star 45-766-A
(Ray Guyce) (Starday Music BMI)
CP-2638 SLIPPIN’ ROUND ON ME -1-3 45-766-B
(Ray Guyce) (Starday Music BMi)
CP-2639/ YANKEE CAN’T GO HOME -2-4 Brite Star 45-765-A
RITE 112 (Larry
Shipley) (Warden Music Pub. Inc. BMI)
CP-2640 A WEDDING BAND A BROKEN HEART -2-4
45-765-B
(Larry Shipley) (Warden Music Pub. Inc.
BMI)
NB(1): BRITE STAR 45-765 released Tuesday 2nd February 1960.
NB(2): BRITE STAR 45-765 reviewed Billboard C&W Monday
8th February 1960.
NB(3): BRITE STAR 45-766 released Tuesday 19th April 1960.
NB(4): BRITE STAR 45-766 reviewed Billboard C&W Monday
25th April 1960.
NOTE: BILLBOARD FOLK TALENT & TUNES-Monday 16th May
1960-Ray Guyce has moved his “Western Jamboree” platter show from WPCO, Mount
Vernon, Ind., where he has been the last four years, to station WVMC, Mount
Carmel, Ill., where he presents two one hour shows, one at 5 a.m and the other
at 11 a.m. Guyce also has a new release on the Brite Star label, “Please Read
My Letter” b.w. Slippin’ Round On Me”, both from his own pen. Glenna Dene Case,
who helped Guyce on the “Slippin’ Round” side, has also been signed to a Brite
Star pact, with her initial release due out soon.
GLENNA DENE CASE With Ray Guyce and His Lonesome Valley Boys
Radio
Station WPCO Mount Vernon, In: 1960
(vcl); Ray Guyce (gtr);
Producer:
Floyd “Red” Wiseman
CP-3333/ THANK YOU SO MUCH Brite
Star 45-767-A
RITE 112 (Ray Guyce)
(Starday Music BMI)
CP-3334 BROKEN HEARTED 45-767-B
(Marshall & Geraldene Page) (Starday
Music BMI)
NB: BRITE STAR 45-767 released
JERRY COX and His Shawnee Hills Boys
Radio Station WPCO Mount Vernon, In: 1960
(vcl/rhy gtr); Johnny
Booten (ld gtr); Ed Mundy (stg bs).
Producer:
Ray Guyce
CP-4379/ ONE CARELESS MOMENT Brite
Star 45-768-A
RITE 112 ()
CP-4380 HALF A CHANCE 45-768-B
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NB(1): BRITE STAR 45-768 released Tuesday 17th January 1961.
NB(2): BRITE STAR 45-768 reviewed Billboard C&W Monday
23rd January 1961.
RAY GUYCE And His Lonesome Valley Boys
Radio
Station WVMC Mount Carmel,
Ill: 1960
(vcl/gtr);
Producer:
CP-4533 LEAGUE OF LOST MEN Brite
Star 45-769 A
(Carl (Corky) Vegel & Ray Guyce)
(Starday Music BMI)
CP-4534 WHEN THE ROSES ARE BLOOMING IN THE
LANE 45-769 B
(Ray Guyce) (Starday Music BMI)
NB(1): BRITE STAR 45-769 released Tuesday 17th January 1961.
NB(2): BRITE STAR 45-769 reviewed Billboard C&W Monday
23rd January 1961.
NOTE : BILLBOARD FOLK TALENT & TUNES-Monday 25th
September 1961-Ray Guyce, manager of Brite Star Records, and artist Millie
Letherland have opened a new recording
studio and record shop 914 West Third Street, Mount Carmel, Ill., which will
also serve as headquarters for Brite Star Records. Red Wiseman is still Brite
Star President.
MACK WILBURN with Bob White and His Candy Mountain Boys
Brite
Star Recording Studio, 914 West Third Street Mount Carmel, Ill: 1961
(vcl); Robert “Bob” White
(gtr); poss Conley Varble (bjo); Eugene “Gene” Fay (mand); David “Dave” Moore
Sr. (fdl); Richard “Dick” Lewis (stg bs). Producer: Ray Guyce
770-A/ GIVE ME THE KEY TO YOUR HEART Brite
Star 45-770
SJW-3956 ()
770-B/ I CAN’T LOVE ENOUGH FOR TWO 45-770
SJW-3956 ()
NB(1): BRITE STAR 45-770 released Tuesday 24th October 1961.
NB(2): BRITE STAR 45-770 reviewed Billboard C&W Monday
30th October 1961.
RAY GUYCE & His Lonesome Valley Boys
Brite
Star Recording Studio, 914 West Third Street Mount Carmel, Ill: January 1962
(vcl/gtr);
Producer:
771-A RATTLE YOUR POCKETS Brite
Star 45-771 A
()
771-B I’M
DARK AS A RAVEN (YOU’RE WHITER THAN
SNOW) 45-771 B
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NB(1): BRITE
STAR 45-771 released Tuesday 6th February 1962.
NB(2): BRITE
STAR 45-771 reviewed Billboard C&W Saturday 17th February 1962.
REBERT
HOWELL with Ray Guyce & His Lonesome Valley Boys
Brite Star
Recording Studio, 914 West Third Street Mount
Carmel, Ill: 1962
(vcl/ ); Ray
Guyce (gtr);
Producer:
45-772-A I LOVE YOU Brite
Star 45-772 A
(Frances
Howell) (Tronic Music BMI)
45-772-B I DON’T WANT TO CRY OVER YOU 45-772 B
(Frances
Howell) (Tronic Music BMI)
NB(1): BRITE
STAR 45-772 released Tuesday 1st May 1962.
NB(2): BRITE
STAR 45-772 reviewed Billboard C&W Saturday 12th May 1962.
RAY GUYCE
And His Lonesome Valley Boys (Multiple Vocal by Ray Guyce)
Brite Star
Recording Studio, 914 West Third Street Mount
Carmel, Ill: 1963
(vcl/recitation/gtr); poss Glenna
Dene Case (vcl);
Producer:
9791/ A
TRIBUTE TO THE STARS Brite
Star 45-773-A
RITE 112 (Supportime-Jimmy Davis) (Tronic Music BMI)
(Recitation-Ray
Guyce)
9792 YOU
MUST BE THE GIRL 45-773-B
()
NB: BRITE
STAR 45-773 released
RED
SIMPSON with Ray Guyce & His Lonesome Valley Boys
Brite Star
Recording Studio, 914 West Third Street Mount
Carmel, Ill: July
1964
Joseph “Red” Simpson (vcl/gtr); Ray Guyce (gtr);
Producer:
6407111 ROLLIN’ RIVER IN MY HEART Brite Star 45-774
A
()
6407112 ONE BROKEN HEAT AGO 45-774 B
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NB(1): BRITE
STAR 45-774 released 1964.
NB(2): BRITE
STAR 45-774 pressed by Precision Record Pressing, Nashville, Tn.
RAY GUYCE
and His Lonesome Valley Boys
Bloomington,
In: September
1964
(vcl/gtr);
Producer:
6409021 ONLY AS FAR AS THE DOOR Brite
Star 45-775 A
()
6409022 THE BLUES DON’T BOTHER ME 45-775 B
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NB(1): BRITE
STAR 45-775 released 1964.
NB(2): BRITE
STAR 45-775 pressed by Precision Record Pressing, Nashville, Tn.
LITTLE
DAVY WILLIAMS
Bloomington,
In: 1967
(vcl/gtr);
Producer:
Ray Guyce
ZAFX-6707031 LOOSIN’ BY A HAIR Brite
Star 45-776 A
()
ZAFX-6707032 IF THERE WERE TWO OF YOU 45-776 B
()
NB(1): BRITE
STAR 45-776 released 1967.
NB(2): BRITE
STAR 45-776 pressed by Precision Record Pressing, Nashville, Tn.
DISCOGRAPHY
compiled by DICK GRANT with acknowledgements to Al Turner, Udo Frank, Dave Sax
& Phil Turner.
1996-2013.