Ray Agee recorded regularly for more than a quarter of a century without scoring even one national hit, and he remains largely unknown outside of blues and R&B collector circles - but within those circles, Ray Agee is among the most highly rated and revered west coast bluesmen of his generation. Blessed with a relaxed singing style akin to that of the great Bobby Bland, Ray recorded for a swath of the biggest and best California R&B labels in the 50s - the period covered by this new Jasmine collection - and his sessions were supervised by some of the highest profile names of both the era and genre, including Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller and Bob Geddins..........
RAY EGGE WITH J. D. NICHOLSON AND HIS JIVIN' 5 1. BLACK NIGHT IS GONE 2. LOVE'S LIMIT 3. I BROUGHT IT ALL UPON MYSELF RAY AGEE 4. BROUGHT IT ALL ON MYSELF 5. FLIRTIN BLUES 6. IT'S BED TIME, BABY 7. MY LONESOME DAYS ARE GONE 8. NO MORE BLUE SHADOWS FALLING WITH MAXWELL DAVIS ORCHESTRA 9. DEEP TROUBLE 10. THE ONE I LOVE 11. WITHOUT A FRIEND 12. WOBBLE-LOO 13. ANOTHER FOOL (SINGS THE BLUES) 14. TILL DEATH DO US PART 15. THE DEVILS ANGELS RAY AGEE AND ELLY JOHNSON 16. TRUE LIPS 17. MY SILENT PRAYER 18. YOU HIT ME WHERE IT HURTS 19. TIN PAN ALLEY AND THE FOUR KINGS 20. PRAY FOR ME 21. SWINGIN' PARTNER WITH MILTON BLAND'S ORCHESTRA 22. THESE THINGS ARE TRUE 23. LOVE BUG 24. TIJUANA
