Campi, Ray

Born 1934 in Yonkers, N.Y. Moved to Austin, Texas, at the age of 10.

References:
   Website with complete sessionography
   Interview in issue 23 (1980) of New Kommotion.
   Feature article and sessionography in issue 26 (1982) of New Kommotion.
   Interview and discography in issue 13 (1982) of Rock & Roll Performers Magazine.
   Feature article in issue 47 (1993) of Rockin' Fifties. Two-part sessionography in issues 47-48.

Original Releases

Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source	Label & Number	V	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	As By	Matrix Numbers
1957/Mar. 2 Bb c&w rev.	TNT TNT-145		Play It Cool {h,l,p} Catapillar [!!] {i,l,s}	2 2	- +
	TNT TNT-144/5		Catapillar [!!] Play It Cool The Lord's Birthday Take My Heart	1 1 3 3	TNT-145+ TNT-145+ TNT-144+ TNT-144+
1957/Aug. 19 Bb pop rev.	Dot 45-15617		It Ain't Me {a,c,d,f,g,l} Give That Love To Me {l}	4 4	MW-9889 16903 MW-9890 16904
1958/Nov. (Bb est.)	Domino 700		My Screamin' Screamin' Mimi {b,l,x} With You {b,l}	5 5	E-3528 D45-2 E-3527 D45-1
1959/Mar. 16 Bb pop rev.	D 1047		The Man I Met (A Tribute To The Big Bopper) {l,v,w} Ballad Of Donna And Peggy Sue {l,v}	1 1	1097 1096
1960/Oct. 3 Bb pop rev.	Colpix CP 166		French Fries {o} Hear What I Wanna Hear {o}	1 1	KB-505 KB-506
1963 Cap. mx code	Winsor Music 001		Shenandoah Billie Jean {e,j,n}	1 1	PB-2790 PB-2791
	Winsor Music 6401		Shenandoah Billie Jean
Additional Tracks on Comps
1949-50	[unissued]		Disc Jockey Cactus I Won't Put That Ring On Your Finger Leaving And Grievin' Shatterproof Heart
1951	[unissued]		Hawaiian Chimes I'd Love To Love You The Rambling Rag Rollin' Along Toe Tappin' Rhythm {k} Won't You Love Me Darlin'
1954	[unissued]		I Didn't Mean To Be Mean [vers. 1] {t} Scrumptious Baby {n,t}
1956	[unissued]		The Crossing [vers. 1] It Ain't Me [alt. vers. 1] Living On Love [vers. 1] Midnight Ride Of Paul For Beer With You
1957	[unissued]		92 Teardrops {m} Always There's One {m} Butterfly {n} Catapillar [alt. vers.] {k,m,q,r,u} The Crossing [vers. 2] {l,q,r,u} Do You Love Me {m} Give That Love To Me [alt. vers.] {k,m,q,r,u} I Didn't Mean To Be Mean [vers. 2] {m,q,r,u} It Ain't Me [alt. vers. 2] {q,r,u} Johnny's Jive  [instr.] {q,r,u} Learning To Give For You {m} Let Go Of Louie {k,q,r,u} Living On Love [vers. 2] {m,q,r,u} Long Tall Sally {q,r,u} The Look Of Love Loretta {q,r,u} Play It Cool [alt. vers.] {m,q,r,u} Screamin' Mimi [alt. vers.] {m,q,r,u} Uncertain [vers. 1] You Can't Catch Me {k,q,r,u}
1957	Dot unissued		Learning To Give For You [vers. 2] Uncertain [vers. 2] {m}
1958	[unissued]		Unchained Melody
1959	[unissued]		Baby You Don't Know My Mind Doin' My Time {n} One Kiss Away From The Blues {m} That's Why I Cry {m}
1961	[unissued]		Cry For Happy Homework Poetry The Yank {n}
1964	Winsor Music unissued		Forty Years To Go {n} I'm Laying Down The Law {n} A Little Bit Of Heartache {n} Little Jimmie From Texas {n} Parts Unknown {n} The Thought Of Losing You {n}
1964	[unissued]		Till There Was You {n} Trouble In Mind {k,n} Young Lovers
1966	[unissued]		Be A Country Singer Company Man Got To Get Dean To Sing My Song Have You Ever Play Anything The Sheriff Too Much To Hope For Touch And Go True Family Man With A Heel And A Toe
	[need info]		City Lights {m} Curtain Of Tears {k} Dream {m} Dual Wheels No Brakes [vers. 1] {m} Dual Wheels No Brakes [vers. 2] {n} Fool About Your Love {k} Goodbye Love Hello Heartache {n} Guitar Jumble {n} He Knows {n} Here Comes That Heartache Again {n} Honky Tonkin' Women {k} I Got A Feeling {m} I Love You So Much It Hurts {k} If I Loved You {m} Inner Feelings {m} Learnin' The Blues {m} A Million Tears {k} O Sole Mio {m} Recipe For Love {n} Shenandoah [alt. vers.] {n} That Look Of Love {m} Wild Side Of Life {k} You Don't Know My Mind {n}

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Acknowledgments:   CMF Library, Harvey Campi, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Fredo, Stephan Koenig, Tom Krajina, Bernd Kratochwil, Gerd Miller, Dean Craige Morris, Michel Proost, Bill Smoker, Wolfgang Weißbrodt