Ray HARRIS

Ray HARRIS

Ray est né Homer Raymond HARRIS le 27 Septembre 1927
à MANTACHIE (MISSISSIPPI) , il est connu surtout pour sa
carrière fulgurante pour le Label de Sam PHILLIPS SUN RECORDS
en 1956 le 20 JUIN première sessions avec Ray HARRIS (Vocal
& Rhythm Guitar)-Wayne COGSWELL (Lead Guitar)-UNKNOWN
(Bass) et Joey REISENBERG (Drums) au total 2 Morceaux
"COME LITTLE MAMA" un ROCKABILLY extrêmement Sauvage
couplé à "WHERE'D YOU STAY LAST NIGHT" ROCKABILLY Médium
, en 1957 autres Séssions le 7 Avril les MUSICIENS Ray HARRIS
(Vocal Rhythm Guitar)-Wayne COGSWELL (Lead Guitar)-Red
HENSLEY (Vocal & Guitar)-Billy Lee RILEY (Bass)-Joey REISENBERG
(Drums) et aux CHORUS Vocaux: Roy ORBISON-Red HENSLEY et
Wayne COGSWELL Résultat les Magnifiques "GREENBACK DOLLAR
, LOVE DUMB BABY et LONELY WOLF" 3 Titres moins violents que
COME LITTLE MAMA mais plus Syncopés et en fait plus proche
du Style , Reste l'énigme du Pianiste qui apparaît sur GREEN BACK
DOLLAR il se pourraît que se soit Jerry Lee LEWIS en Personne
Voila pour une petite Historique concernant un petit artiste de
la SUN RECORDS mais au combien envoûtant , par la suite Ray
s'est consacré à la Production , travaillant pour différents studios
de MEMPHIS et Malheureusement il nous Quitta en 2003.

THE GREAT ROCKER OF SUN RECORDS :1457:

Original Releases

Date & Source	Label & Number	V	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	As By	Matrix Numbers
1956/Oct. 20 Bb c&w rev.	Sun 254		Come On Little Mama {a,f,i,k,n,p,q,r,u,x,y,z, C,D,F,G,H,J,K,L,N,R,S,T,U,V, 1a,1d,1e,1h,1j,1l} Where'd You Stay Last Nite [!!] {a,e,j,o,u,v,z, E,I,M,Q, 1b,1d,1f,1m}	1 1	U-200 U-201
1957/Aug. 5 Bb c&w rev.	Sun 272		Greenback Dollar, Watch And Chain {a,k,u, A,O,P,Z} Foolish Heart {a,w , 1g}	1 1	U-254 U-255
Additional Tracks on Comps
1956 (Sun Rec.)	Sun unissued		Come On Little Mama [alt. vers.] {c,g}
1957 (Sun Rec.)	Sun unissued		Greenback Dollar, Watch And Chain [alt. vers.] {d,h,v, G,X, 1g} Lonely Wolf {a,b,l,m,p,t , 1c,1i} Love Dumb Baby {a,s, Y}
	[unissued]		I'm Winning Now {1k}
	[need info]		Come On Little Mama {W}

source
http://rcs.law.emory.edu/rcs/artists/h/harr5800.htm

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

	AVI CD 5003 (cd)	Let's Bop: Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 1
	Bear Family BCD 16210 (cd)	That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 14
	Bear Family BCD 16311 (cd)	That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 16: Rockabilly From The Vaults Of Sun Record
	Bear Family BCD 16405 (cd)	That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 17 (Sun)
	Bellaphon 220 13 001 (lp)	Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 2: Carryin' On
	Bellaphon 220 13 023 (lp)	Sun Rockabillies: Put Your Cat Clothes On
	Boot 706/2 (10-in. lp)	Memphis Bop, Vol. 2
	Bopcat B.L.P. 200 (lp)	We Wanna Boogie
	Charly Box 100 (lp)	The Sun Box
	Charly LP 10019 (lp)	The Best Of Sun Rockabilly, Vol.2
	Charly 16 (cd)	The Best Of Sun Rockabilly
	Charly CRM 2015 (lp)	Rebel Rockabilly
	Charly CR 30105 (lp)	Sun - The Roots Of Rock, Vol. 5: Rebel Rockabilly
	Charly CR 30123 (lp)	The Best Of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 1
	Charly CR 30124 (lp)	The Best Of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 2
	Charly CR 30138 (lp)	Rockabilly Rules OK?
	Charly SNAJ 713 (cd)	The Sun Records Story
	Charly MID 8099 (cd)	Essential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 1
	Charly MID 8118 (cd)	Essential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 2
	Charly CPCD 8236 (cd)	Essential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 4
	Charly CPCD 8274-2 (cd)	The Very Best Of Sun Rockabilly
	Charly CPCD 8317 (cd)	Essential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 5
	Charly CPCD 8352 (cd)	Essential Sun Rockabillies, Vol. 6
	Collectables 0041 (cd)	Sun Records: The Definitive Hits
	Collectables COL 6493 (cd)	Sun: The Definitive Hits, Vol. 2
	Disky Memphis 03 (cd)	The Ultimate Memphis Rockabilly Collection, Vol. 1
	Disky Memphis 04 (cd)	The Ultimate Memphis Rockabilly Collection, Vol. 2
	Disky Memphis 06 (cd)	The Ultimate Memphis Rock 'N' Roll Collection, Vol. 2
	Disky DO 250542 (cd)	As Good As It Gets: Rockabilly
	Dressed To Kill/BMG DTKBOX 66 (cd)	The Sun Gods
	Hallmark 307972 (cd)	Kings Of Rockabilly
	Instant CD INS 5040 (cd)	The Sun Story, Vol. 2: Rockabilly Rhythm
	[url=http://rcs.law.emory.edu/rcs/comps/j	Best Of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 1
	Music Club MCCD 024 (cd)	The Very Best Of Sun Rock 'N' Roll
	NME PRO 5 (lp)	I Dreamt I Was Elvis
	Pickwick PWKS 4245 (cd)	Rockabilly Heaven (Sun Records)
	Pie 153 (cd)	Rockabilly Dance Party
	Proper PROPERBOX 122 (cd)	Classic Rockabilly
	Redita [1st series] 106 (lp)	Memphis Rocks the Country
	Rhino 73346 (cd)	Rockin' Bones: '50s Punk & Rockabilly
	Rounder CD SS 37 (cd)	Sun Rockabilly
	Rounder SS 37 (lp)	Sun Rockabilly
	SAAR 41006 (cd)	The Best Of Sun Rockabilly, Vol. 1
	SSS HJS 224 (lp)	Rocking & Stomping
	Select CD 586 (cd)	Red Hot: The Best Of Sun Rockabilly
	Smithsonian RD 051 (cd)	Memphis Rocks
	Sun MC 024 (cd)	Best Of Sun Rock & Roll
	Sun 802 (10-in. lp)	Sun Country Rock & Roll, Vol. 2
	Sun (England) SUN 1024 (lp)	Hot Southern Boppers
	Sun (England) SUN 1025 (lp)	Hop Flop And Fly
	Sun (England) SUN 1026 (lp)	Rockabilly Tunes
	Sun (England) CFM 503 (10-in. lp)	Flyin' Saucers Rock 'N' Roll
	Sun (England) CFM 504 (10-in. lp)	All Night Rock
	Sun (England) CFM 506 (10-in. lp)	Rockabilly Craze
	Sun (England) CFM 509 (10-in. lp)	Hillbilly Rock
	Sun (England) 6 (cd)	Rock 'N' Roll Originals, Vol. 2
	Sun (England) 6467 025 (lp)	Sun Rockabillys: Put Your Cat Clothes On
	Sun (England) 6467 027 (lp)	Sun Rockabillys, Vol. 2: Carryin' On
	Sun (England) 9 (cd)	Rock 'N' Roll Originals, Vol. 3
	Sun (France) CD SAM 103 (cd)	The Sound Of Sun
	Vladimir Twist VTR 6903 (lp)	Like Nothing Your Ears Have Ever Heard, Vol. 3
	Warwick WW 5060 (lp)	Rockabilly Dynamite
	White Label WLP 8801 (lp)	Rock And Rhythm
	[SERD?] SERD 12698 (lp)	Rockabilly Rhythm
	[label?] 307972 (cd)	Kings Of Rockabilly

source
http://rcs.law.emory.edu/rcs/artists/h/harr5800.htm

Seated, Ray Harris inspects the recording sound board at Burns tation Sound in Burns, TN, home of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame offices. Standing is Steven Scott, one of Ray's close music associates. (March 2003)


Hey, Ray was in the movies! That's him in the car!



credit photos

http://www.rockabillyhall.com/RayHarris1.html

RAY HARRIS : SINGLES

SUN 254	RAY HARRIS	Come On Little Mama / Where'd You Stay Last Nite?	9/1956 US
QUALITY 1568 (Canada)	RAY HARRIS	Come On Little Mama / Where'd You Stay Last Nite?	1956 US
SUN 272	RAY HARRIS	Greenback Dollar, Watch And Chain / Foolish Heart	6/1957 US
WHITE LABEL 20154	RAY HARRIS	I'm Winning Now / (reverse by Little Vic: Papa Lou)	19?? HOL
NORTON/SUN RECORDS JUKEBOX SERIES 847	RAY HARRIS	Come On Little Mama (alt. take) / (reverse by Jack Earls: Take Me To That Place)	2001 US
NORTON/SUN RECORDS JUKEBOX SERIES 853	RAY HARRIS	Lonely Wolf / (reverse by Jimmy Pritchett: That's The Way I Feel)	2001 US

RAY HARRIS : ALBUMS

RAY HARRIS PRODUCTIONS #

RAW-N-ROCKIN' (CD) Raw-N-Rockin'/Come on Little Mama/Gettin' Good At Gettin' Over You/Rockin' Tonight/My Baby's Gone South On Me/Greenback Dollar/Missing In Action/Another Breakdown/Mississippi Dream/He's My Rock

2003 US

source

http://koti.mbnet.fi/wdd/rayharris.htm

RAY HARRIS : COMPILATIONS

REDITA RLP-106	V/A: MEMPHIS ROCKS THE COUNTRY (LP) Where'd You Stay Last Nite	1973 HOL
SSS LP 224	V/A: ROCKING & STOMPING (CD) Come On Little Mama	1973 HOL
PHONOGRAM 6467.025	V/A: SUN ROCKABILLYS, VOL.1 - PUT YOUR CAT CLOTHES ON (LP) Come On Little Mama	1973 UK
PHONOGRAM 6467.027	V/A: SUN ROCKABILLYS, VOL.2 - CARRYIN' ON (LP) Where'd You Stay Last Nite	1974 UK
BOPCAT LP 200	V/A: WE WANNA BOOGIE (LP) Greenback Dollar Watch And Chain (alt. vers.)	1974 HOL
CHARLY CR 30105	V/A: SUN - THE ROOTS OF ROCK, VOL.5 : REBEL ROCKABILLY (LP) Lonely Wolf	1976 UK
CHARLY CR 30123	V/A: THE BEST OF SUN ROCKABILLY, VOL.1 (LP) Come On Little Mama	1977 UK
CHARLY LP 30124	V/A: THE BEST OF SUN ROCKABILLY, VOL.2 (LP) Where'd You Stay Last Nite	1977 UK
CHARLY CR 30138	V/A: ROCKABILLY RULES OK? (LP) Come On Little Mama/Lonely Wolf	1978 UK
WHITE LABEL WLP 8801	V/A: ROCK AND RHYTHM (LP) I'm Winning Now (prev. unissued)	1978 HOL
WARWICK WW 5060	V/A: ROCKABILLY DYNAMITE (LP) Come On Little Mama	1979 UK
CHARLY SUNBOX 100	V/A: THE SUN BOX (3-LP) Come On Little Mama	1980 UK
CHARLY CRM 2015	V/A: REBEL ROCKABILLY (LP) Lonely Wolf	1981 UK
CHARLY CFM 503/CFM 40003	V/A: FLYIN' SAUCERS ROCK'N'ROLL (10" LP) Greenback Dollar, Watch And Chain	1982 UK/FRA/ITA
CHARLY CFM 504/CFM 40004	V/A: ALL NIGHT ROCK (10" LP) Come On Little Mama	1982 UK/FRA/ITA
CHARLY CFM 506/CFM 40006	V/A: ROCKABILLY CRAZE (10" LP) Where'd You Stay Last Nite	1982 UK/FRA/ITA
CHARLY CFM 509	V/A: HILLBILLY ROCK (10" LP) Lonely Wolf	1982 UK
CHARLY LP 10019	V/A: THE BEST OF SUN ROCKABILLY, VOL.2 (LP) Where'd You Stay Last Nite	1984 UK
CHARLY/SUN LP 1024	V/A: HOT SOUTHERN BOPPERS (LP) Come On Little Mama (alt. vers.)	1985 UK
CHARLY/SUN LP 1025	V/A: HOP FLOP AND FLY (LP) Greenback Dollar, Watch And Chain (alt. vers.)	1985 UK
CHARLY/SUN LP 1026	V/A: ROCKABILLY TUNES (LP) Love Dumb Baby (alt. vers. 1)	1985 UK
CHARLY CD SUN 16	V/A: THE BEST OF SUN ROCKABILLY (CD) Come On Little Mama/Greenback Dollar, Watch And Chain	1986 UK
CHARLY SUNBOX 106	V/A: SUN RECORDS - THE ROCKING YEARS (12-LP) Come On Little Mama (alt. vers.)/Come On Little Mama (master)/Where'd You Stay Last Nite?/Love Dumb Baby (alt. vers. 2)/Greenback Dollar, Watch And Chain (alt. vers.)/Greenback Dollar, Watch And Chain (master)/Foolish heart/Lonely Wolf	1987 UK
NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS NME PRO 5	V/A: I DREAMT I WAS ELVIS (LP) Where'd You Stay Last Nite (promo LP edition of the New Musical Express cassette)	1987 UK
CHARLY/SUN CD 6	V/A: ROCK'N'ROLL ORIGINALS, VOL.2 (CD) Come On Little Mama/Where'd You Stay Last Nite	1988 UK
BELLAPHON 220 13 001	V/A: SUN ROCKABILLIES, VOL.2 : CARRYIN' ON (LP) Where'd You Stay Last Nite	19?? GER
BELLAPHON 220 13 023	V/A: SUN ROCKABILLIES : PUT YOUR CAT CLOTHES ON (LP) Come On Little Mama	19?? GER
INSTANT CD 5040	V/A: THE SUN STORY, VOL.2 - ROCKABILLY RHYTHM (CD) Come On Little Mama	1990 UK
ROUNDER 37	V/A: SUN ROCKABILLY (LP/CD) Greenback Dollar, Watch And Chain	1990 US
CHARLY CD SUN 9	V/A: ROCK'N'ROLL ORIGINALS, VOL.3 (CD) Foolish Heart/Greenback Dollar Watch And Chain (alt. vers.)	1991 UK
MUSIC CLUB MCCD 024	V/A: THE VERY BEST OF SUN ROCK'N'ROLL (CD) Come On Little Mama	1994 UK
SMITHSONIAN CD 051	V/A: MEMPHIS ROCKS (CD) Come On Little Mama	1992 US
DISKY CD 04	V/A: THE ULTIMATE MEMPHIS ROCKABILLY COLLECTION, VOL.2 (CD) Greenback Dollar, Watch And Chain	1993 HOL
SUN CD 024	V/A: BEST OF SUN ROCK & ROLL (CD) Come On Little Mama	1994
SUN LP 802	V/A: SUN COUNTRY ROCK & ROLL, VOL.2 (10" LP) Come On Little Mama	1994
JICK? CD 89193	V/A: BEST OF SUN ROCKABILLY, VOL.1 (CD) Come On Little Mama/Greenback Dollar Watch And Chain (alt. vers.)	1994 JAP
AVI CD 5003	V/A: LET'S BOP - SUN ROCKABILLY, VOL.1 (CD) Come On Little Mama/Where'd You Stay Last Night/Greenback Dollar, Watch And Chain/Love Dumb Baby/Foolish Heart/Lonely Wolf	1995 US
CHARLY CD 8099	V/A: ESSENTIAL SUN ROCKABILLIES, VOL.1 (CD) Come On Little Mama	1995 UK
VLADIMIR TWIST LP 6903	V/A: LIKE NOTHING YOUR EARS HAVE EVER HEARD, VOL.3 (LP) Lonely Wolf	1995
BEAR FAMILY BCD 15802 DI	V/A: THE COMPLETE SUN SINGLES, VOL.2 (4-CD) Come On Little Mama/Where'd You Stay Last Nite/Greenback Dollar, Watch And Chain/Foolish Heart	1995 GER
PICKWICK CD 4245	V/A: ROCKABILLY HEAVEN (SUN RECORDS) (CD) Come On Little Mama	1996
CHARLY CD 8118	V/A: ESSENTIAL SUN ROCKABILLIES, VOL.2 (CD) Love Dumb Baby	1996 UK
CHARLY CD 8236	V/A: ESSENTIAL SUN ROCKABILLIES, VOL.4 (CD) Lonely Wolf	1997 UK
BEAR FAMILY BCD 16210	V/A: THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT, VOL.14 (CD) Lonely Wolf	1997 GER
HALLMARK CD 307972	V/A: KINGS OF ROCKABILLY (CD) Where'd You Stay Last Nite	1997
CHARLY CD 8274-2	V/A: THE VERY BEST OF SUN ROCKABILLY (CD) Come On Little Mama/Where'd You Stay Last Nite/Greenback Dollar, Watch And Chain	1997 UK
SERD? LP 12698	V/A: ROCKABILLY RHYTHM (LP) Come On Little Mama	1998
? CD 307972	V/A: KINGS OF ROCKABILLY (CD) Where'd You Stay Last Nite	1998
CHARLY CD 8317	V/A: ESSENTIAL SUN ROCKABILLIES, VOL.5 (CD) Where'd You Stay Last Nite/Greenback Dollar Watch And Chain (alt. vers.)	1998 UK
DRESSED TO KILL/BMG CD 66	V/A: THE SUN GODS (CD) Come On Little Mama	1999 UK
BOOT 706/2	V/A: MEMPHIS BOP, VOL.2 (10" LP) Come On Little Mama (alt. vers.)	1999
CHARLY CD 8352	V/A: ESSENTIAL SUN ROCKABILLIES, VOL.6 (CD) Foolish Heart	1999 UK
BEAR FAMILY BCD 16311	V/A: THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT, VOL.16 : ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF SUN RECORDS (CD) Come On Little Mama (alt. vers.)	1999 GER
BEAR FAMILY BCD 16405	V/A: THAT'LL FLAT GET IT, VOL.17 (SUN) (CD) Greenback Dollar Watch And Chain (alt. vers.)	2000 GER
SAAR CD 41006	V/A: THE BEST OF SUN ROCKABILLY, VOL.1 (CD) Where'd You Stay Last Nite	2000 ITA
PIE CD 153	V/A: ROCKABILLY DANCE PARTY (CD) Come On Little Mama	2000
DISKY CD 250542	V/A: AS GOOD AS IT GETS : ROCKABILLY (2-CD) Come On Little Mama	2000 HOL
COLLECTABLES CD 0041	V/A: SUN RECORDS : THE DEFINITIVE HITS (CD) Come On Little Mama	2000 US
COLLECTABLES COL-CD-6493	V/A: SUN : THE DEFINITIVE HITS, VOL.2 (CD) Come On Little Mama	2001 US
SELECT CD 586	V/A: RED HOT : THE BEST OF SUN ROCKABILLY (CD) Come On Little Mama	2001
CHARLY SNAJ 713	V/A: THE SUN RECORDS STORY (4-CD) Come On Little Mama	2002 UK
FAB-U-LUS FBUBX 002	V/A: SUN RECORD COMPANY - 50 GOLDEN YEARS 1952-2002 (8-CD) Greenback Dollar, Watch And Chain/Come On Little Mama/Lonely Wolf	2002 US
RHINO/WEA 73346	V/A: ROCKIN' BONES - 1950S PUNK & ROCKABILLY (4-CD) Come on Little Mama	2006 US

source
http://koti.mbnet.fi/wdd/rayharris.htm