Buddy Emmons and Ray Pennington recordings.....

Mike Kowalik · Post by **Mike Kowalik** » 7 Jan 2011 12:31 pm

How many did Ray and Buddy do on Step One Records?

Can someone list all of them?

I'm not sure if I have them all.

Thanks in advance to anyone that can supply info.

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 7 Jan 2011 6:22 pm

I bet they're still listed on BuddyEmmons.com.

I have them all, I think, so I'll watch this thread, although I'm sure someone else will jump in.

Great records! A wealth of great music, and it's arranged and performed to the highest standards. Now the Big Guy's packed it in, I'm really grateful he went to all the trouble he did to complete the project.

If anyone doesn't have them, they should correct that omission as soon as possible!

Jerry Hayes R.I.P. · Post by **Jerry Hayes R.I.P.** » 7 Jan 2011 7:36 pm

I think I have 'em all too, some on LP record and some on CD. I remember when I used to go to Scotty's and the first place I'd visit was the Step One Booth to get some of the best music ever recorded, I was really saddened when the stopped that label and the "Swing Shift Band"......JH in Va.

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 8 Jan 2011 12:34 am

There are 8 shown here and I can't recall any others:

http://www.rocky-52.net/chanteursp/pennington_r.htm

The best Pennington album is the one he did for Monument: "Ray Pennington Sings For The Other Woman".

He also did some great western swing/rockabilly stuff in the 1950s before he ever went to Nashville and a few of those songs can be heard at the above link.

Jerry Hedge · Post by **Jerry Hedge** » 8 Jan 2011 7:58 pm

Ray used to play in Cincinnati, Ohio. I remember, in the mid 60's he was a disc jockey at a couple of country stations. I met some of the musicians he played with back then and earlier in his career. He used to call himself Ray Starr in the late fifties. He said when he left Cincinnati he was going to Nashville and make it big. Who knew he would end up running a record label!!!

Mike Kowalik · Post by **Mike Kowalik** » 9 Jan 2011 8:06 am

This thread may be closed as it is veering off topic......which was the number and titles of Step One recordings by Buddy Emmons and Ray Pennington.

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 9 Jan 2011 8:19 am

I think it's these seven albums; they're all I have from that series, and here's a 'capture' from the web-site that seems to confirm it.

As I suggested earlier, you could have looked there yourself.

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 9 Jan 2011 10:15 am

Mike Kowalik wrote:This thread may be closed as it is veering off topic......which was the number and titles of Step One recordings by Buddy Emmons and Ray Pennington.

Mike:

Did you happen to look at the link in my post where 8 (eight) Pennington/Emmons LPs are named outright????

With track listings.

With release numbers.

One of the 8, "We're Steel Swingin' is attributed to the Flying Fish label. It appears to be a reissue of one of the original 7 on Step One.

And I don't recall any other than those eight.

Mike Kowalik · Post by **Mike Kowalik** » 9 Jan 2011 10:38 am

Mitch....

yes I caught that....and thank you for your help!

Ted Smouse · Post by **Ted Smouse** » 26 Mar 2011 9:22 am

I found this Bio on Ray today:

http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/ ... ngton.html

Ted

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 26 Mar 2011 12:43 pm

no need to get uppity.

David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 27 Mar 2011 2:53 am

Ray & Buddy's recordings are some of my favorite music...

Chris:- Go to your room!!

Bo Borland · Post by **Bo Borland** » 27 Mar 2011 6:07 am

No lie David!! I ran a needle thru all my Swing Shift cassettes.. I think it's time to re load with CD's

Are they still available?

Rich Paton · Post by **Rich Paton** » 1 Apr 2011 2:06 am

Bo Borland wrote:No lie David!! I ran a needle thru all my Swing Shift cassettes.. I think it's time to re load with CD's

Are they still available?

In 2008 I was able to find several through Amazon, including "It's All In The Swing", considered hard to find in the general market, new sealed... for $14.99

Try Amazon now, they have thousands of CD vendors. Good Luck!

jay thompson · Post by **jay thompson** » 5 Mar 2013 7:05 am

Did this Emmons/Pennington album ever get tabbed and marketed?

Regards, Jay Thompson

Graham · Post by **Graham** » 6 Mar 2013 5:33 am

As a point of fact, We're Steel Swinging, on the Flying Fish label was released in 1976. The Step One version, Swinging and Other Things was released on that label in 1988.

Roger nailed it, 7 lp's on the Step One label.

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