Kurz-Bio:
Der Western Swing Fiddler und Sänger Wade Ray wurde am 13. April 1913 in Evansville, Indiana, geboren und verstarb am 11. November 1998 in Sparta, Illinois.
Die Singles:
TOWN AND COUNTRY (78er)
08 48....501....WADE RAY..Your Feet's Too Big/Three Minute Blues
COW TOWN (78er)
?? 49....705....WADE RAY and his OZARK MOUNTAIN BOYS Wade Ray, Fiddle; Bob Morgan, Bass; Freddie Tavaris, Steel Guitar; Jimmy Madrid, Drums; Dick Morgan, Guitar..Enclosed You'll Find One Broken Heart/Dickie's Bounce
?? 49....708....WADE RAY and his OZARK MOUNTAIN BOYS Wade Ray, Fiddle; Bob Morgan, Bass; Freddie Tavaris, Steel Guitar; Jimmy Madrid, Drums; Dick Morgan, Guitar..Hoedown Medley/Keeper Of My Heart
CAPITOL (78er)
07 49....57-40204....WADE RAY And His Ozark Mountain Boys..Flop-Eared Mule (4534) Y/Hell Amongst The Yearlings (4535) Z
07 49....57-40205....WADE RAY And His Ozark Mountain Boys..Forty Years Ago (4037)/Hilo Schottische (4036)
09 49....57-40232....WADE RAY And His Ozark Mountain Boys..Cuddle Bug (4089)/I Want My Dime Back (4090)
RCA Victor
08 51....47-4226....Wade Ray and his Ozark Mountain Boys..Walk Softly (E1VW-0689)/Are You Fer It? (E1VW-0686)
11 51....47-4429....Wade Ray and his Ozark Mountain Boys..Heart Of A Clown (E1VW-3847)/Just Like Taking Candy From A Baby (E1VW-0687)
03 52....47-4580....Wade Ray..The Fiddlin' Rag (E2VW-5013)/I Was Just Walkin' Out Of The Door (E2VW-5010)
05 52....47-4751....Wade Ray..June-Bug Jitters (E2VW 5009)/One Woman Man (E1VW 3849)
09 52....47-4930....Wade Ray..The Echo Of Your Voice (E2VW-5014)/Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home (E1VW-0688)
12 52....47-5091....Wade Ray with Noel Boggs, Steel Guitar..The Things I Might Have Been (E2VW-7024)/It's All Your Fault (E2VW-7022)
03 53....47-5199....Wade Ray with Noel Boggs, Steel Guitar..If They Should Ask Me (E2VW-7025)/Call Me Up (E2VW-7023)
05 53....47-5302....Wade Ray with Noel Boggs, Steel Guitar..Don't Wait To Baby Your Baby (E2VW-7038)/Burned Fingers (E2VW-7039)
08 53....47-5377....Wade Ray with Noel Boggs, Steel Guitar..Did I Do Wrong (When I Do Right By You?) (E2VW-5011)/That Love Makin' Melody (E2VW-7037)
09 53....47-5440....Wade Ray..Let Me Go, Devil ! (E3VW 0137)/Too Late To . . . ! (E3VW 0131)
12 53....47-5518....Wade Ray..Saturday Night (E3VW-0136)/First, Last And Always (E2VW-5012)
02 54....47-5624....Wade Ray..Idaho Red (E3VW 2056)/A Penny For Your Thoughts (E1VW 3848)
04 54....47-5696....Wade Ray..The Best Man Must Smile (E3VW-2060)/Easy Pickin's (E3VW-2061)
09 54....47-5845....Wade Ray..Letters Have No Arms (E3VW-2062)/Rosetta (E2VW-7040)
12 54....47-5957....Wade Ray..No Mama - No Papa (E4VW-4591/There's No Fool Like A Young Fool (E4VW-4589)
03 55....47-6061....WADE RAY..I Couldn't Be So Happy (If I Hadn't Been So Blue) (E4VW-4590)/Excuse Me (E4VW-4588)
05 55....47-6110....Wade Ray and his Cow Town Five..A Sentimental Journey (F2WW 0487)/Dipsey Doodle (F2WW 0485)
08 55....47-6219....WADE RAY..I'll Keep On Being A Fool (F2WW-2031)/The Albino Stallion (F2WW-2029)
11 55....47-6313....WADE RAY..Keep My Heart (To Remember Me By) (F2WW-2030)/Because Of A Lie (E3VW-2059)
03 56....47-6457....WADE RAY..Any Old Time (G2WW-0435)/Going Home All Alone (G2WW-0436)
05 56....47-6544....WADE RAY..I Need A Good Girl Bad (G2WW 0437)/Just An Old Fashioned Locket (G2WW 0434)
02 57....47-6818....WADE RAY..When I Lost You (H2WW-0280)/All Or Nothin' Man (H2WW-0278)
05 57....47-6931....WADE RAY..Little Green Valley (H2WW-0281)/Wild Heart (H2WW-0279)
DOT
06 57....45-15600....WADE RAY..Two Red Red Lips (MW 9804)/Burning Desire (MW 9805) (dann FABOR 115)
TOPPA
05 62....45-1058-A....WADE RAY..Little Ole Lovemaker/-B It's My Way
11 62....45-1079....WADE RAY..Country Boy/+....Have Yourself A Party
FABOR
01 63....115-A....WADE RAY..Burning Desire (115 A)/-B....Two Red Red Lips (115 B) (Delta-Nr.: 46017/-x) (DOT 15600)
?? 63....123-A....WADE RAY Ming-Lo (123-A)/-B....Nathan Hale (123-B)
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Gerd