Ray Smith

 *25-06-1918 Glendale, CA, + 04-12-1979
3rd version
by Praguefrank,  Henk Scholts, Mario Manciotti, Steve Hathaway, Murray Kirch
SESSIONS
ca February 1947 New York City – Ray Smith with The Pinetoppers
001 3676 THE LEAF OF LOVE Continental 8019/CCD-271 TRG
002 3677 SO ROUND, SO FIRM, SO FULLY PACKED Continental 8019/CCD-271 TRG
1947 New York City – Ray Smith with The Pinetoppers
003 3697 HEARTACHES 8021/TRG
004 3698 HONEY, BE MY HONEY BEE 8021/TRG
December 1947 New York City – Ray Smith (Ray Smith [vcl], Vaughn Horton [steel] + unknown musicians])
005 NSC 364 BORN TO LOSE National 5019/CCD-271
006 NSC 365 WHEN MY DAY ROLLS AROUND National 5016 /CCD-271 TRG
007 NSC 366 WABASH CANNONBALL unissued
008 NSC 367 ONE GOLDEN CURL unissued
009 NSC 368 REMEMBER ME National 5016 /CCD-271 TRG
010 NSC 369 THE LETTER EDGED IN BLACK unissued
011 NSC 370 WAITING FOR A TRAIN unissued
012 NSC 371 WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN unissued
013 NSC-372 HELL'S FIRE National 5019/CCD-271 TRG
014 NSC 373 TILL THE END OF THE WORLD unissued
015 NSC 374 I'M A FOOL TO CARE National 5020 /CCD-271 TRG
016 NSC 375 MY DADDY IS ONLY A PICTURE National 5020/CCD-271 TRG
1 April 1949 Columbia Recording Studio, 207E 30th St., New York City – Ray Smith
017 CO 40599 WALTZ OF THE ALAMO Columbia 20583 2-221/CCD-271 TRG
018 CO 40600 RAINBOW 20583 2-221/ CCD-271 TRG
019 CO 40601 SNOWDEER 20597 2-277/ CCD-271 TRG
020 CO 40602 ROLL ALONG KENTUCKY MOON 20597 2-277/ CCD-271 TRG
8 July 1949 Columbia Recording Studio, 207E 30th St., New York City – Ray Smith
021 CO 40945-1-2/ZLP-1354 JOLLY OLD SAINT NICHOLAS 20604 2-304/HL-9012 CCD-271
022 CO 40946-1/ZLP-1355 AN OLD CHRISTMAS CARD 20604 2-304/HL-9012 CCD-271
023 CO 40947-1 PRETTY LITTLE EYES OF BLUE 20606 2-306/ CCD-271 TRG
024 CO 40948-1 WEDDING BELLS 20605 2-305/ CCD-271
025 CO 40949 I‘M THROWING RICE (AT THE GIRL I LOVE) 20605 2-305/HL-9011 CCD-271
026 CO 40950-1-2 TENNESSEE POLKA 20606 2-306/ CCD-271 TRG
Columbia HL-9011 CURRENT COUNTRY HITS, NO. 2 (1949); Columbia HL-9012 COUNTRY CHRISTMAS SONGS (1949)
18 January 1950 Columbia Recording Studio, 30th St., New York City – Ray Smith
027 CO 42656 I‘M SAVING MY MOTHER‘S WEDDING RING FOR YOU 20672 2-535/ CCD-271
028 CO 42657/ZLP-2810 NO TRESPASSING 20691 2-615/ CCD-271 TRG
029 CO 42658 DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL 20670 2-531
030 CO 42659 UNFAITHFUL ONE 20670 2-531
031 CO 42660 MOMMY, CAN I TAKE MY DOLL TO HEAVEN? 20672 2-535/ CCD-271
032 CO 42661/ZLP-2825  THE SUN HAS GONE DOWN (ON THE ONLY ONE I LOVE 20691 2-615/ CCD-271 TRG
1950 New York City– Ray Smith as Hank Dalton with The Buckeye Boys
033 DLG 50546 IF YOU‘VE GOT THE MONEY, I’VE GOT THE TIME 16050 30297 /HBR 062
034 DLG 50547 TWO SWEETHEARTS 16050 30297/HBR 062
1950 New York City– Ray Smith as Hank Dalton with The Buckeye Boys
035 DLG 50562 IT IS NO SECRET London 16051 1002
036 DLG 50563 WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING HOME London 30304 857
037 DLG 50568  YOU GOTTA WALK THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW 30304 857
038 DLG 50569  ALL ALONE ‘NEATH THE BLUE GRASS  London 16051 1002
1951 New York City– Ray Smith
039 DLG-50664 I’M GLAD FOR YOU SAKE (BUT I’M SORRY FOR MINE) London 953/CCD-271 TRG
040 DLG-50665 YOU’RE THE ONLY STAR (IN MY BLUE HEAVEN) London 953/CCD-271
041 DLG 50668 MY LIFE WITH YOU  897 45897
042 DLG 50669 ONLY REMEMBERED  955
043 DLG 50670 MY MOTHER’S PRAYEDR 955
044 DLG 50671 I WALKED INTO THE GARDEN 897 45897
1951 New York City– Ray Smith (with Henry Jerome and His Orchestra)
045 DLG 50721 HOW’S THE LITTLE WOMAN  977 45977
046 DLG 50722 OH WHAT A FACE 977 45977
14 May 1951 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – The Pinetoppers (vcl: Marlin Sisters and Ray Smith)
047 81023 LONELY LITTLE ROBIN Coral 9-60508/CRL-570487
048 81024 HOMETOWN JUBILEE Coral 9-60508
14 May 1951 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Ray Smith
049 81025 ROSE OF OLD MONTEREY Coral 9-60509/CCD-271
050 81026 JUST A FEW MILES FROM HOME Coral 9-60509/CCD-271
2 August 1951 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City – Thje Pinetoppers (vcl Ray Smith)
051 81332 ROCK ALL YOUR BABIES TO SLEEP 9-64104
052 81333 LONESOME TRUCK DRIVERS BLUES Coral 9-64104
6 November 1951 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Ray Smith
053 81831 THESE THINGS SHALL PASS 9-64113
054 81832 IS HE SATISFIED 64113
055 81833 NO LETTER TODAY unissued
056 81834 WABASH CANNONBALL unissued
1954 unknown – Ray Smith and The Horton Trio
057 H 5003 THE ANGEL WITH THE GOLDEN HAIR Bridge 28001
058 H 5004 KUR-INK-A TINK-A CHINK-A Bridge 28001
1967 unknown – The Pinetoppers with Ray Smith
059 ZTSB 125385 WAITIN‘ FOR THE MAPLE LEAVES PS 374
060 ZTSB 125386 MAPLE LEAVE WALTZ PS 374



ALBUMS
Cattle Compact [GER] CCD-271 Hell’s Fire: Born To Lose;When My Day Rolls Around; Remember Me; Hell's Fire; I'm A Fool To Care; My Daddy Is Only A Picture; The Leaf Of Love; So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed; Ray Smith - Waltz Of The Alamo; Rainbow; Snowdear; Roll Along Kentucky Moon; Jolly Old Saint Nicholas; An Old Christmas Card; Pretty Little Eyes Of Blue; I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl I Love); Tennessee Polka; I'm Saving Mother's Wedding Ring For You;No Trespassing; Mommy Can I Take My Doll To Heaven; The Sun Has Gone Down (On The Only One I Love); Rose Of Old Monterey; Just A Few Miles From Home;You're The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven); I'm Glad For Your Sake (But I'm Sorry For Mine); Wedding Bells - 02
TRG ? Ray Smith and his Rocky Mountain Rangers 1946-1951: I'm Happy and High Tonight*; Remember Me*; Battleship Polka*; No Tears*;  West of Laramie*; Just Anything*; Counting the Days You Are Gone*; Flower Lady Polka*; We Two;* Time Will Tell*;  Tennessee Polka; Rainbow;  When My Day Rolls Around;  Hell's Fire;  I'm a Fool to Care; So Round, So Firm;  The Leaf of Love;  Waltz of the Alamo;  Snowdeer; No Trespassing;  Pretty Little Eyes of Blue;  My Daddy Is Only a Picture;  Just a Few Miles from Home;  I'm Glad for Your Sake;  Roll Along Kentucky Moon;  Remember Me;  The Sun Has Gone Down;  Rose of Old Monterey – 10 (singlers. *SESAC radio transcriptions)
 

SINGLES
Continental (1947)
8019 The Leaf Of Love /So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed – 47 (rev. April 19)
8021 Heartaches / Honey, Be My Honey Bee – 47 (rev. March 8)
National (1947)
5016 When My Day Rolls Around / Remember Me – 17-02-48 (adv. Jan. 31, info Bb Feb. 14)
5019 Born To Lose / Hell's Fire – 04-48 (adv. Apr. 24, rev. May 22)
5020 My Daddy Is A Picture / I'm A Fool To Care – 09-48 (adv. Sept. 25, rev. Oct. 30)
Columbia (1949-1950)
20583/2-221 Waltz Of The Alamo / Rainbow – 02-05-49
20597/2-277 Snowdeer / Roll Along Kentucky Moon – 07-49
20605/2-305 Wedding Bells / I'm Throwing Rice – 08-07-49
20606/2-306 Pretty Little Eyes Of Blue / Tennessee Polka – 25-07-49
20604/2-304 An Old Christmas Card / Jolly Old Saint Nicholas – 05-09-49
20670/2-531 Unfaithful One / Daddy's Little Girl – 02-50
20672/2-535 I'm Saving My Mother's Wedding Ring / Mommy, Can I Take My Doll To Heaven? – 06-02-50
20691/2-615 No Trespassing / The Sun Has Gone Down – 01-05-50
London (1950-51) as Hank Dalton
16050 /30297 If You’ve Got The Money, I’ve Got The Time / Two Sweethearts – 50
16051/L 1002 It is No Secret / All Alone ‘neath The Blue Grass - 50
L 857 When The Saints Go Marching In / You Gotta Walk The Straight And Narrow – 12-50 (adv. Dec. 9)
L 897/45897 My Life With You / I Walked Into The Garden - 51
L 953 You're The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven) / I'm Glad For Your Sake (But I'm Sorry For Mine) – 03-51 as Ray Smith
L 955 Only Remembered / My Mother’s Prayer – 51
L 977/45977 How’s The Little Woman / Oh What A Face – 51 w. Henry Jerome and His Orchestra
Coral (1951)
9-60508 Lonely Little Robin / Hometown Jubilee – 05-51 The Pinetoppers
9-60509 Rose Of Old Monterey / Just A Few Miles From Home – 14-05-51
9-64104 Lonesome Truck Driver’s Blues / Rock All Our Babies To Sleep – 11-51
9-64113 These Things Shall Pass / Is He Satisfied – 52
Bridge (1954)
28001 The Angel With The Golden Hair / Kur-Ink-A Tink-A Chink-A  - ca 55 with The Horton Trio
Peer-Southern (1967) The Pinetoopers with Ray Smith4
PS 374 Waitin‘ For The Maple Leaves / Maple Leave Waltz – 67


RADIO TRANSCRIPTIONS
SESAC A 101/102  Midnight Choo Choo; West of the Cimarron; The World Polka; Colorado Columbine;  Mendin' My Fences; Take Me Back to My Indiana Homestead; Return to the Red River Valley; Emilia Polka;  Won't You Mend My Broken Heart; Take an Old Cold Tater and Wait
SESAC A 103/104 As Long As I Live;  The Homeward Twilight Trail; Francene Polka; Darling Sue; You Don't Love Me Anymore; Melody Hill; In the Shelter of the Rockies;  Unita Polka;  Old Nevada Home; It's Your Turn to Worry
SESAC A105/106  Ride Em Cowboy; A Million Tears Ago; Newton's Ree;  West of Sierra Nevada;  Dad-Burn Yore Orn'ry Hide;  Stakin' a Claim on You; You Left a Trail of Broken Hearts;  Tinker Polka;  Maybe, Sweetheart;  There's a Round-Up Out in Rangeland Today
SESAC A 107/108 Out on the Hills of Wyoming; Count Those Broken Hearts;  Okey Dokey Polka;  Little Annette; Texas I'm in Love with You;  Way Down in Sunny Tennessee;  Wild Lily in the Valley of the Moon;  Texas Whirlwind; . I Found the One I Love;  Someone Smiles
SESAC A109/110 I'm Happy and High Tonight; Remember Me; Battleship Polka; No Tears;  West of Laramie; Just Anything; Counting the Days You Are Gone; Flower Lady Polka; We Two; Time Will Tell (all tracks reissued on TRG album)