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CCD 271 RAY SMITH - HELL'S FIRE (26 tracks) = F 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/ WALTZ OF THE ALAMO/ RAINBOW/ SNOWDEER/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. Ray Smith is rather an unknown today, but the reason is that he ceased making records in the mid 50s. He started his career on the National label in 1946 with the Pine Toppers (sometimes with Vaughn Horton on steel guitar) and then changed to Continental, London, Columbia and eventually Coral. His deep, powerful voice is certainly magnificent to many hard country fans. He has basically been known in the eastern part of the USA and Canada. Such an album was long overdue. More information here: |
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