Ray Smith
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Biography
[Edit]Ray Smith was a rockabilly and country singer who recorded for the legendary Sun Records label, and is best remembered for his 1958 hit "Rockin' Little Angel." Smith was born on October 31, 1938 in Melber, KY, where his father supported his family as a sharecropper and sheet metal worker. Smith was a self-taught musician who didn't begin performing in public until he joined the Air Force in 1952, after driving a Coca-Cola truck, operating an oven for a commercial baker, working in a shoe factory, and brewing moonshine with his brother-in-law. Smith was recruited to perform in a talent show while in basic training in Syracuse, NY; after winning first prize for his rendition of Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues," Smith began teaching himself to play the piano, guitar, and harmonica. While stationed in California, he began playing club dates on weekends, and in 1956 he formed his band "The Rock & Roll Boys," featuring Raymond Jones on guitar, Dean Perkins on steel guitar, James Webb on bass, and rhythm guitar, and Henry Stevens on drums. The band began playing clubs in Kentucky and Illinois, and in 1956 Ray Smith & the Rock & Roll Boys landed their own local television show on a station in Paducah, KY. The show caught the attention of manager Charlie Terrell, who signed Smith as a client and got him a deal with Sun Records. Judd Phillips, brother of label founder Sam Phillips, produced Smith's sessions and gave his material a bit more polish than much of the classic Sun material, but Smith was a strong singer with a solid band, and his fourth single, 1959's "Rockin' Little Angel" — a revved-up rewrite of the folk chestnut "Buffalo Gals" — became a major hit. (While his first three singles were issued on Sun, "Rockin' Little Angel" appeared on the subsidiary label Judd, as did most of his subsequent releases for the Phillips Brothers.) Smith followed his uptempo hit with a handful of ballads that failed to make a serious impression on the charts, but Smith continued to perform and record as a journeyman rock & roll and country act, cutting material for Vee-Jay, Warner Brothers, Smash, Tollie, Vix and Cinnamon Records over the next decade-and-a-half. In the '70s, Smith relocated to Canada and continued to perform regularly there, as well as landing frequent dates in Las Vegas. Smith's career came to an abrupt and tragic end on November 29, 1979, when the musician unexpectedly took his own life.
Title: The Sun Records Sound Of Ray Smith (20 Rock N Roll Classics)
Artist: Ray Smith
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Punk Rock, Country, Rockabilly
Title: Cooler Than the Cold Side (feat. Sub/Cat) - Single
Artist: Ray Smith
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Pop
Title: Sun Records Originals: Right Behind You Baby
Artist: Ray Smith
Genre: Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly, Pop
Collections
Title: Rocking Around the Clock - Classic Rock'n'Roll Hits
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: 100 Rock & Roll Hits
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: The Hits of 1960, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: One Hit Wonders - Vol. 5
Title: 40 Rockin' Classics: Roots of Rock and Roll
Genre: Rock
Title: 100 Bailes de Salón / 100 Bailes de Salon
Genre: Latin
Title: Unissued Sun Masters
Genre: Rock
Title: Blondes Have More Fun!
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classic American Hits
Genre: Alternative
Title: The Rockin' South
Genre: Rock
Title: Doo Wop Dance Classics Vol 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Rare Rockabilly Vol 3
Genre: Rock, Rockabilly
Title: Rare Wild Rock 50', Vol. 5
Title: Rare Rockabilly, Vol. 4
Genre: Country
Title: Rock&Roll Hits. Don´t Step On My Blue Suede Shoes.
Genre: Rock
Title: Rockabilly Rebels 3
Genre: Rock, Rockabilly
Title: The Very Best Of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2
Genre: Rock
Title: The Best of Rockabilly
Title: The Best Of Sun Rockabilly, Vol.1
Genre: Rock
Title: Sun Records Yearbook - 1959
Genre: Alternative
Title: The Unavailable 16 & the Original Nitty Gritty
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Sun Records - The Rhythm and The Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Sun Records - Rock 'n Roll Archive
Genre: Rock
Title: Jole Blon & The Cajun Music Story
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rockabilly Never Stops!
Genre: Rock
Title: Saturday Night On Bop Street - Volume 10
Genre: Pop
Title: Rockabilly High Voltage!
Genre: Rock
Title: Rockabilly Dance Party
Genre: Blues
Title: Let's Have a Rock 'n' Roll Party (36 Rockin' Greats)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: Doo-Wop Treasures Vol. Two
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Doo-Wop Essentials Volume 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Jukebox Rockabilly
Genre: Alternative
Title: Sun Records Yearbook - 1958 part 2
Genre: Alternative
Title: Rockabilly Dance! 100 Rare Rippin' Masters
Genre: Rock, Rockabilly
Title: Sun Records - 60 Years, 60 Singles, Pt. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: Discover Rockabilly
Genre: Alternative
Title: Rakin and Scrapin
Genre: Rock
Title: Sun Rockabilly Meltdown
Genre: Rock
Title: 50's Rockabilly Pioneers
Genre: Alternative
Title: The Best of Sun Rockabilly
Title: Sun Records Yearbook - 1958
Genre: Country
Title: All American Vintage Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Furious Rock n' Roll
Genre: Rock
Title: All American Rockabilly Rebels
Genre: Rock
Title: The Door to Rock'n Roll - 30 Shakin' Numbers
Genre: Rock
Title: Rockabilly Rebels from Sun
Genre: Pop
Title: The Door to Rockabilly - 30 Saturday Night Favorites
Genre: Rock
Title: Rockabilly's Finest, Vol. 2
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: The Legendary Sun Classics, Vol. 3
Genre: Rock
Title: The Greatest Rockabilly
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock Treasures
Genre: Alternative
Title: Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 1
Title: Sun Records Rockabilly Hits
Genre: Alternative
Title: Sun Records - Turn It Up!: Rock 'n' Roll
Genre: Rock
Title: The Rock 'N' Roll Generation - CD7
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Swampbilly Shindig (CD1)
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: Rockin' Country Style Vol. 4
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: The Sun Rock Box (CD7)
Genre: Rock