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Ram

Shreveport, La.  [source: an original label]

Royal Audio Music. Eventually moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Owned by Myra Smith. Note that a simple system of release numbers from 1 to 26 is hidden at the beginning of longer, seemingly random numbers on the labels.


Original Releases

Number Date & Source V Artists Titles {& References to LP/CD List} Matrix Numbers
15551 1956/July 28
Bb c&w rev.
James Wilson Wilson Blues No. 1 {d,f,g,h}
You Won't Know Why 'Til I'm Gone {d}
MS-103 G8OW-660
MS-102 G8OW-661
6741 1957/Apr. 29
Bb pop rev.
Linda Brannon Don't Bother Me
Woe Is Me {p}
MS-112 H8OW-2039
MS-114 H8OW-2113
8771 1957/July 29
Bb c&w rev.
Linda Brannon I Wanna Be There {p}
I'll Be Lonesome When You're Gone
MS-117 H8OW-2195
MS-118 H8OW-2196
11829 1958/Mar.
BMI clear.
Linda Brannon I'm Leavin' {a,b}
(To My Sorrow) I Keep On Lovin' You
MS-123 J8OW-1075
MS-124 J8OW-107
9-12127 1959/Aug. 3
Bb pop rev.
  Linda Brannon Any Way You Do {b,o}
Baby I Can't Let You Go
MS-119 HOw
MS-120
1478 1958/Aug. 11
Bb pop rev.
Linda Brannon Just Another Lie {d}
Wherever You Are {b}
MS-129 J9OW-7213
MS-130 J9OW-7214
1548/9 1959/May 18
Bb pop rev.
Margaret Lewis Cheaters Can't Win {b,c}
No No Never {c}
MS-132
MS-131
1611-9 1959/May
BMI clear.
Margaret Lewis Shake A Leg {a,c,d,i,l,n,q}
One Guy Today, Another Tomorrow {c,q}
MS-134
MS-133
1738 1959-60
(Bb est.)
The Lonesome Drifter Honey Do You Think Of Me {d,e,k}
I'll Be Lonesome When You're Gone {d}
MS-136
MS-135
1840 1959-60
(Bb est.)
Margaret Lewis Goin' To St. Louie [!!] {c}
From The Cradle To The Blues {c}
MS-137
MS-138
1960 1960/Sept. 12
Bb pop rev.
  Rocky Robin What Did You Do Last Night {b}
Lonely Man
MS-139
MS-140
2331 1961
(est.)
  Margaret Lewis Birmingham Valley Blues {c,j}
You Can't Break My Heart No More {c}
Roll Over Beethoven {c}
Love Is A Fortune {c}
 
 
 
 
2451 1961/July 3
Bb pop rev.
Margaret Lewis John De Lee
Somethin's Wrong Baby
A
B
2611 1961/Dec. 11
Bb pop rev.
  Margaret Lewis That's Why I Cry {c}
Look What You're Doing To Me {c}
MS-148
MS-149
2982 1962
RCA mx code
Margaret Lewis Hold Me
What's Happened To You
N8OW-8471
N8OW-8472
RA-57228 1957
mx series
Endom Spires
Charlotte Hunter
Linda Brannon
Bob McGee
I Wonder Where You Are Tonight {d,m}
You And I Love
Don't Bother Me
Down At Miami (By The Beautiful Sea)
MS-113 H80H-203
MS-111 H80H-2038
MS-112 H80H-2039
MS-110 H80H-2039

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

a. Ace CDCHD 1016 (cd) Good Girls Gone Bad (Wild, Weird, And Wanted)
b. Ace CDCHD 495 (cd) Shreveport Stomp
c. Ace CDCHD 572 (cd) Lonesome Bluebird / Margaret Lewis
d. Ace CDCHD 818 (cd) Shreveport High Steppers
e. B-Sharp 666/ 1 (lp) Nasty Rockabilly, Vol. 1
f. Bark Log CD 1 (cd) Country Hicks
g. Bark Log 1 (lp) Country Hicks
h. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55064 (cd) Rockabilly Party
i. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55150 (cd) Candy Doll
j. Buffalo Bop Bb-CD 55163 (cd) Tough Dolls
k. Collector CL 1022 (lp) The Lonesome Drifter
l. Collector CLCD 4409 (cd) Great Rockin' Girls
m. Dusty LP 100 (lp) Hillbilly & Rockabilly Special, Vol. 1
n. Folkline 274- 253 (cd) Rockabilly Kittens, Vol. 3
o. Supersonic LPV 1170 (lp) Hot Boppin' Girls, Vol. 2
p. Supersonic 1174 (lp) Hot Boppin' Girls, Vol. 6
q. White Label 8955 (lp) Great Swinging Girls


Acknowledgments:   Andrew Bohan, CMF Library, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Peter Grendysa, Adam Komorowski, Pasi Koskela, Peter Lerner, Gerd Miller, Michel Proost, Perica Sucevic, Steve Weiner, Bjorn Witlox

Compilation & presentation © 2008, Terry E. Gordon This page generated on 06/29/2008

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