BO RATLIFF, JIM RATLIFF und Kuckucksei BOZO RATLIFF

Klasse-Rockabilly enthält die Single
Space 00100 Rock Along Time/Let Me In
von BOZO RATLIFF, den wir wohl noch nicht haben.

Bisschen Bio- und Discographie:
Bo Ratliff's real name is James Richard Ratliff. He has also recorded under the names Bozo Ratliff and Jim Ratliff. It is unclear where he came from. He recorded for Space Records, which was distributed out of St. Louis, Missouri, and for CLW Records, which was distributed by Arrow Enterprises out of Indianapolis, Indiana. His single for Space Records in 1957, "Rock Along Time"/"Let Me In" was a rockabilly record. His releases on CLW Records and Arrow Records were country releases. Ratliff wrote "I Don't Care," "Three Little Words I Love You," "Just A Piece Of Paper," and "Dim Cafe." He co-wrote "Give Them Guns" with Jim Ward, who also wrote "Hey Hey Don't Tease Me." Jim Ward also produced the two CLW Records releases. The song "The Politician" was listed on the record as being written by Bill and Bo. It's not known who Bill is, but Bo is likely to be Bo Ratliff. In 1967, Jim Ratliff released a single "Rum Dum"/"He Walked In" (Sims #324). "Rum Dum" was written by Jerry Schook and "He Walked In" was written by Chuck Howard. This Jim Ratliff may be the same guy.

Singles
Rock Along Time/Let Me In (Space #100) (1957) (as Bozo Ratliff)
Just A Piece Of Paper/Hey, Hey, Don’t Tease Me (Karl #3009) (7/1959) (as Bo Ratliff & Country Kinfolk)
The Politician/Dim Café (Obo CP 4427/4428) (11/1960) (as Bo Ratliff & Country Kinfolk)
I Don't Care/Three Little Words I Love You (CLW #6603) (as Bo Ratliff)
Give Them Guns/First Bouquet (CLW #7011) (as Bo Ratliff)
The First Bouquet/Time And Place For Everything (Arrow #23230) (as Jim Ratliff)

Dieter hat mit Bozo begonnen und mit Bo fortgesetzt und damit man mit der "Erweiterten Suche" alle zwei Interpreten ohne Probleme finden kann habe ich mir erlaubt, beide in dem Thread-Titel aufzunehmen.

Vorerst noch gescheiterte Kurz-Bio:
Über den Rockabilly-Sänger Bozo Ratliff, der vermutlich aus St. Louis, Missouri, stammt(e), ist mir lediglich bekannt, dass er nur eine Single veröffentlicht haben soll. Biographische Daten fehlen derzeit noch.
Seine Single:
SPACE
?? 57....00100....BOZO RATLIFF..Let Me In (SO 339)/Rock Along Time (SO 340)
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Kurz Bio:
Der Country- und Rockabilly-Sänger Bo Ratliff wurde 1933 im Logan County, West Virginia, als James Richard Ratliff geboren. Seine erste Einspielung machte er 1959 bei KARL in Springfield, Ohio.
Seine Singles:
KARL
07 59....CE-3009....BO RATLIFF And Country Kinfolk..Just A Piece Of Paper (Side A)/Hey, Hey, Don't Tease Me (Side B)
O B O
?? 60....OBO-45-10....BO RATLIFF..Just A Piece Of Paper (CE-45-A)/Running Wild (813-OBO-45-10-B)
O. BO.
11 60....keine Nr. ....BO RATLIFF..The Politician (CP 4427)/Dim Cafe (CP 4428)
C L W
?? 66….45-6603-A….BO RATLIFF..I Don't Care (SoN 35821)/Three Little Words I Love You (SoN 358220)
MA BE
?? 67....45-775A....BO RATLIFF Who Do You Think You're Fooling (19711)/B Drunk On The Street (19712)
SIMS
?? 67….SIMS 324….JIM RATLIFF..He Walked In (1048 A)/Rum Dum (1048 B)
ARROW
?? 68….keine Nr. ….JIM RATLIFF..The First Bouquet (23229)/Time And Place For Everything (23230)
C L W
?? 71….CLW 7011A….BO RATLIFF..Give Them Guns (107222A)/B….First Bouquet (107222B)
?? 71….CLW 7015A….BO RATLIFF..Piece Of Paper (306210A)/B….Going Back To Denver (306210B)
?? 71….CLW 7016A….BO RATLIFF..Dim Cafe (306211A)/B….Do Your Thing (306211B)

Keep Searchin'
Gerd

Damit die bisher einzig abgelichtete Plattenseite von BOZO RATLIFF,
nämlich "Rock Along Time" (ganz oben), auch eine zweite Seite bekommt,
soll das Repro von "Let Me In" aushelfen...

1971

. . . und nun folgt seine zweite Single als Jim Ratliff (siehe #3) aus dem Netz: