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"CAN WE DO IT?" - "YES, WE CAN!!!". WE'RE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE UPCOMING RELEASES OF 4 U.S. ALBUMS ON DEVIL'S RUIN RECORDS COMING SEPTEMBER 23rd...!!! "BARBEQUE OF SOULS" and its outtake companion "BROKEN ANGELS 'N' SATURDAY SATANS"
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We also see the re-releases of the classic '93 album "MAINSTREAM DEATH COUNTRY" and "COUNTRICIDE" from 2000. COUNTRICIDE comes in a slightly altered version with NARCOTIC HIGHWAY replacing RUBBER ROOM and a different mix of HEAVEN SENT OR BORN IN HELL.
CHECK OUT THIS REVIEW BY BARRY ST VITUS in BLURT-ONLINE, 9/8/2008
Berlin's Hank Ray is a roots man. The extremely prolific Mr. Ray, aka the Godfather of Death Country Rock, cut his teeth in the early ‘80s in his fiery psychobilly band the Raymen with 13 albums. He has 4 solo efforts in his dark, Goth c&w style, plus on from a transition mode as Holy Roller Trash from '93. Another Raymen album, Sinister Funtime, is scheduled for later this year.
Barbeque of Souls is Ray's personal homage to his glam heroes Pop/Reed/Bowie and Cale, aiming for a goth/glam/country hybrid. Ray says that Tex Ritter and Iggy are the greatest influences on his distinct, baritone singing style, but I also hear a bit of Cash and Orbison in several of these dark ballads. Another influence is Blind Lemon Jefferson, whose portrait Ray sometimes hangs at solo gigs. The backup playing on the album is a drive through dusty desert back roads towards forbidding ghost towns boding evil. Titles are instructive: "Endless Plains of Delirious Lands," "Saturday Satan," "Cold Death Angel's Embrace" and the "Sounds of Ghosts A-Crying."
Featuring album artwork is by Ray's buddy - and awesome artist - Rudi Protrudi of the Fuzztones, Barbeque is getting a September 23 release Stateside from Indiana-based indie Devil's Ruin. Worth noting: not only is the label re-releasing earlier Ray albums Countricide and Mainstream Death Country, folks who preorder Barbeque will receive a free Ray CD, Broken Angels ‘N' Saturday Satans. Meanwhile, you can also check out Ray at his MySpace page.
Standout Tracks: "Barbecue of Souls," "Damn River Risin'" BARRY ST. VITUS
BLURT –ONLINE, 9/8/2008
BARBEQUE OF SOULS - 2008
BROKEN ANGELS 'N' SATURDAY SATANS - 2008
COUNTRICIDE - U.S. VERSION - 2008, originally released in 2000
MAINSTREAM DEATH COUNTRY - U.S. VERSION - 2008, originally released in 1993
MyGen Profile Generator "COLD DEATH ANGEL'S EMBRACE" - FROM DARK BLACK FILMS PRODUCTION "TWISTED SISTERS" directed by W. Buld- 2006 / distributed by EPIX "EVERYBODY'S INTO ROCK'N'ROLL" - PROMO VIDEO - 1993...taken from "MAINSTREAM DEATH COUNTRY", O.M.D. Recs. "MEN WITH BROKEN HEARTS" - PROMO VIDEO - 2005...taken from "BALLADS FROM THE BADLANDS OF HEARTS", Rhythm Bomb Recs. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------- -------------------------HANK RAY BARBED WIRE TUMBLEWEEDS ........................Gothic Death Country Galore.................. Solo recordings and appearances have always played a prominent part in the canon of HANK RAY the man / the mind behind THE RAYMEN / THE HOLY ROLLER TRASH INC - ever since the early days of 1987, when the third RAYMEN album From The Tra"shcan To The Ballroom saw the light of day in the shape of the now sought-after double e.p. ! The first RAY solo shows were arranged around that time also, concentrating mainly on slow-motion Country treatments and ballads such as Tonight, done by Iggy Pop on his Lust For Life album, thus serving as a kind of artistic counterpoint to the Electro-Trash-Rock Mayhem produced by THE RAYMEN. Well, how can we describe this multicolored, distinguished style, this Euro-Americana cosmo-vision that has been developed and perfected by HANK RAY over recent years?" To cut a long story shortwe may simply call it a hybrid! Its the combination of a dark, luring Country And Western romanticism ( Bob Nolan with The Sons Of The Pioneers, Tex Ritter, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, ) with some distinct elements of strangeness / weirdness ( The Velvet Underground, Cpt. Beefheart, John Cale, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, David Bowie .) injected. These roots have laid the foundation for his unique musical patterns over the past years of balladeering. Just to furthermore brighten the picturetake the aforementioned and add some respectful, humble nods to Blues / Gospel legends: Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Howlin Wolf, Mahalia Jackson as well as a good deal of Rays likings for Opera bigshots, e.g. Enrico Caruso, Benjamino Gigli, Tito Schipa - just to mention but a few of his favorites - and youll get a pretty decent inside-description of the Raypool of inspirations. The first HANK RAY solo studio-recordings were made around the summer of 1990during the sessions for THE RAYMEN / BILLION SELLERS album (no. 4), which was released in spring 1991. Of course, solo recordings were reportedly made before that particular session - some dating back as far as early 1983 - but most of these recordings were simple home-recorded demos and - like e.g., the acoustic blueprints of songs later to appear on the GOING DOWN TO DEATH VALLEY album - never destined for commercial release. The 1990 sessions produced two haunting Ray originals Heaven Sent Or Born In Hell and Death Letter ( not the Son House tune!! ) plus an extraordinary treatment of Porter Wagoners Ode to the padded cell , The Rubber Room. Heaven Sent and Death Letter were released as one side of the, long-out-of-print, DEATH LETTER REQUIEM 7- color vinyl e.p. on One Million Dollar Records in 1994. The year before - 1993 - saw the advent of MAINSTREAM DEATH COUNTRY, Rays full-length solo debut for One Million Dollar Records - recorded in summer, 91. On these recordings, the same musicians who had already showcased their talents on the BILLION SELLERS platter the year before, once again displayed their crafts to provide the perfect back bone for RAYs readings such as Night Time Devils, Blues Turn Red, Golden H., Party, Overshadowed and the Country-Glamrock anthem Everybodys Into RocknRoll. Cult-movie director Wenzel Storch supervised and directed the shooting of a video extraordinaire to Everybodys Into RocknRoll in late 1993. In 1995 some more solo sessions were held at Masterplan Recorders with Mr. Pothead Grujic twisting the knobs and providing instrumental support. At that session a total of seven pre-dominantly dark, fuzz-drowned Death country weepers were recorded by Ray all by himself with the occasional assistance mentioned above. Six of them, Ghost Of Your Love, The House I Live In, Helldorado, Lovers Lament, Lord, The Ground Is Cold As Clay and Sleep, Haunted Heart formed the centerpiece of what was to become the highly-acclaimed COUNTRICIDE album, released on One Million Dollar Records in fall, 2000. One song from the sessions Home Beneath Devils Trail, has remained in the can since then. Maybe the only lively, up-tempo piece of the lot didnt fit into the scheme of things. Who knows?! Finally, the three songs recorded in 1990, Heaven Sent, Death Letter and the -thus far- unreleased The Rubber Room made it onto COUNTRICIDE as well. These three plus two alternative mixes held back from the Mainstream Death Country sessions, The Day Sweet Valerie Turned Evil and Overshadowed and an early vocal / guitar version of Behind Brown Eyes, recorded at the Music To Lynch Your Lover By sessions in late 1996, finally made for what must be called Rays most-coherent work a stunning time-warp considering the fact that the material covers a total time-span of more-or-less six years. 1997 saw RAYs debut as Dimitri Tiomkins /Ennio Morricones evil twin, recording two ill-fated instros for a SPAGHETTI-WESTERN compilation called Duck You Suckers. These instros, Outlaw Kill and Theres A Pale Moon Over The Valley Of Darkness showcase another facet of the mans many talents. More contributions to compilations released worldwide were recorded during the years 1998 2003. The ultimate top of the heap must be the Hollywood-opera style version of the western classic River Of No Return known to most people via Marilyn Monroes incomparable movie version displaying thee ultimate height of Female Frailty Gone Grandezza Galore. RAYs version paying tribute to The Sons Of The Pioneers and Tennessee Ernie Fords versions rather than Marilyns - highlights the HOUR OF THE GUN compilation, released on One Million Dollar Records in 2003. A four track Christmas e.p. Blue Notes From Deadroom No. One scheduled for Christmas 2001 release was recorded in late summer of the same year but for reasons yet unrevealed never saw the light of day. Among the featured tracks were, River Of No Return, a cover of Johnny Cashs God Has My Fortune Laid Away ( one of Rays fav Cash tunes), a hauntingly beautiful rendition of Jimmy Wakelys If Santa Claus Could Bring You Back To Me plus the self-penned Christmas tune (Christmas Brings Back Memories Of) Mother And Home. Though never officially released, unidentified promotional copies are rumored to be seen at auctions from time to timeIn July, 2004 Rhythm Bomb Records plans to release a HANK RAY CD with material from the lesser known / so-called-unreleased canon of Hank Williams, Sr. finally took shape. Answering the call, Hank selected 4 Hank Williams poems, the man himself had never recorded and wrote new music / arrangements to these Hank lyrics to be released on his third solo album : BALLADS FROM THE BADLANDS OF HEARTS. These remodeled versions of Forevers A Long, Long Time, A Stranger In The Night, Somebodys Lonesome and Your Turn To Cry are the results of this Collaboration From Beyond The Grave The above-mentioned titles plus another 12 more HankOnHank recordings were done during two sessions at Berlins Lightning Recording Services in the summer of 2004. Each song was done as a straight vocal / guitar performance ( many of them first takes ) with stand-up bass, tremolo guitar and organ added later for a fuller sound. 12 selections were finally chosen for album release BALLADS FROM THE BADLANDS OF HEARTS ( Rhythm Bomb Records No. 5621 ) was released in early 2005 From the blues of Six More Miles To The Graveyard to the moody slowmotion- grooves of Alone And Forsaken (one of Hank Williams, Sr.s few minor compositions), from the tear-jerkin country weeper Lost On The River to the gospel of The Pale Horse And His Rider and The Angel Of Death, the entire scenario is haunted by the vision of a one-eyed Al Casey leading Blind Lemon Jefferson down Death Country lane. The Luke The Drifter lament Men With Broken Hearts is the one song Hank Williams, Sr., once having finished laying down the tune, kinda half-jokingly called the awfullest, morbidest song you ever heard in your life Rays somber reading makes for one of the highlights of the current album and thus a perfect choice for video release. The rest of 2005 saw Ray touring the country and preparing a new releasethis time using a full band The album, entitled SATURDAY SATANS & BROKEN ANGELS is still waiting for its release In May, 2005 Ray recorded the song Cold Death Angels Embrace for the Dark Black Film production TWISTED SISTERS. The DVD released by Epix in March, 2006 contains the film song plus a video shot by cult director Wolfgang Bueld ( Punk in London, Ill Never Get Out of This World Alive, Penetration Angst, LoveSick-Sick Love, etc.)........................MORE SOON...... Recorded by a fan...gives you pretty nice impression of what's up...done by Druschba Doing Luke The Drifter's Ramblin' Man @ Roadrunner's Paradise 03/07/2008 Doin' Benny Joy's Dark Angel @ Roadrunner's Paradise 03/07/2008 Doin' Lefty Frizzell's Long Black Veil @ Roadrunner's Paradise 03/07/2008 Doin' Leon Payne's Lost Highway @ Roadrunner's Paradise 03/07/2008 Doin' The Beasts Of Bourbon's Hate Inside @ Roadrunner's Paradise 03/07/2008 Doin' Hank Williams I Saw The Light @ Roadrunner's Paradise 03/07/2008

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Member Since: 2/19/2006
Band Website: www.hankray.com
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Influences: MOST COOLEST EVER...! A list of stuff Ive been into over the years.......no particular order.........simply the way things came to my mind. Some will say, well, why is this or that album / song missing......or why didnt he mention? Well, like I said before, only an incomplete list of some personal faves you might want to check out ( theres just one entry per artist, otherwise this baby would have grown too big) ........away you go and have fun!.....................ALBUMS............ Sam Cooke THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC...... The Dickies INCREDIBLE SHRINKING DICKIES...... Wilson Pickett MR. DYNAMITE...... Randy Newman SAIL AWAY...... Willie Alexander And The Boom Boom Band BOOM BOOM...... Hank Williams And The Drifting Cowboys 40 GREATEST HITS...... The Sons Of The Pioneers COWBOY CLASSICS ...... Jim Dickinson DIXIE FRIED...... The Dictators GO GIRL CRAZY...... Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band TROUT MASK REPLICA...... Gustav Mahler SYMPHONY No. 8...... Velvet Underground WHITE LIGHT / WHITE HEAT...... The Sonics HERE ARE THE SONIC....... John Cale MUSIC FOR A NEW SOCIETY...... The Beau Brummels TRIANGLE...... The Undertones HYPNOTIZED...... The Modern Lovers THE MODERN LOVERS...... Henryk Gorecki SYMPHONY No. 3...... Dr. John GRIS-GRIS...... The Doors L.A.WOMAN....... The Seeds THE SEEDS....... Wayne County And The Electric Chairs STORM THE GATES OF HEAVEN...... The Stooges RAW POWER...... The Kinks FACE TO FACE....... Lou Reed THE BLUE MASK...... Iggy Pop NEW VALUES...... The Ramones ITS ALIVE....... The Wailers OUT OF OUR TREE...... Merle Haggard SAME TRAIN, A DIFFERENT TIME...... Gram Parsons GRIEVOUS ANGEL...... Frank Sinatra ONLY THE LONELY...... Yma Sumac THE VOICE OF XTABAY..... David Bowie ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS....... Ry Cooder CHICKEN SKIN MUSIC...... Suicide SUICIDE...... Van Dyke Parks SONG CYCLE....... Brian Eno TAKING TIGER MOUNTAIN BY STRATEGY...... T.Rex THE SLIDER....... Howlin Wolf MOANIN IN THE MOONLIGHT....... Creedence Clearwater Revival COSMOS FACTORY....... Hoyt Axton EXPLODES...... Elvis Presley THE SUN SESSIONS....... Marty Robbins GUNFIGHTER BALLADS AND TRAIL SONGS....... George Jones HEARTACHES AND HANGOVERS...... Fever Tree FEVER TREE..... Pere Ubu NEW PICNIC TIME......... Johnny Burnette Trio JOHNNY BURNETTE AND THE ROCKNROLL TRIO....... Nico THE MARBLE INDEX...... Jefferson Airplane SURREALISTIC PILLOW..... Talking Heads FEAR OF MUSIC......... Big Star RADIO CITY......... James Brown LIVE AND LOWDOWN AT THE APOLLO........ Alex Chilton LIKE FLIES ON SHERBET....... Pink Floyd THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN....... Soft Machine SOFT MACHINE ONE..... Tonio K. LIFE IN THE FOODCHAIN....... Nick Drake BRYTER LAYTER....... The Flaming Groovies TEENAGE HEAD...... Townes Van Zandt THE LATE GREAT TOWNES VAN ZANDT........ Alan Vega COLLISION DRIVE........ The Flesh Eaters A MINUTE TO PRAY, A SECOND TO DIE...... The Wipers IS THIS REAL...... The Angry Samoans BACK FROM SAMOA...... Hsker D NEW DAY RISING....... Gil Evans OUT OF THE COOL........ The Music Machine TURN ONTHE MUSIC MACHINE....... The Slickee Boys HERE TO STAY........ Wire CHAIRS MISSING..... Magazine REAL LIFE........ M.C. 5 KICK OUT THE JAMS....... Gang Of Four ENTERTAINMENT....... Radio Birdman RADIOS APPEAR....... The Damned MACHINE GUN ETIQUETTE....... The Barracudas DROP OUT..... The Dead Kennedys FRESH FRUIT FOR ROTTEN VEGETABLE....... The Adolescents BALBOA FUN ZONE........ Vanilla Fudge VANILLA FUDGE........ Bob Dylan And The Band PLANET WAVES...... The Cramps SONGS THE LORD TAUGHT US....... The Gun Club MIAMI....... Tav Falcos Panther Burns BEHIND THE MAGNOLIA CURTAIN....... Link Wray THERES A GOOD ROCKIN TONITE......... Love FOREVER CHANGES........ The Monks BLACK MONK TIME........ The Moving Sidewalks FLASH...... The Litter DISTORTIONS....... Television MARQUEE MOON........ Richard Hell And The Voidoids BLANK GENERATION........ The Byrds SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO........ The Circle Jerks GROUP SEX........ The Jimi Hendrix Experience ARE YOU EXPERIENCED....... The Germs G.I......... Lydia Lunch QUEEN OF SIAM....... Judy Nylon PAL JUDY....... The Vibrators V 2....... The Clash GIVE EM ENOUGH ROPE....... The Flying Burrito Brothers THE GILDED PALACE OF SIN....... The Pretty Things EMOTIONS......... The Motors THE MOTORS....... Tom Waits CLOSING TIME........ Kevin Ayers JOY OF A TOY..... Motor Boys Motor MOTOR BOYS MOTOR....... The Beasts Of Bourbon BLACK MILK....... Johnny Cash BITTER TEARS........ Jimmie Rodgers FIRST SESSIONS.......... Bob Nolan THE SOUND OF A PIONEER.......... Lefty Frizzell LEFTY GOES TO NASHVILLE..... Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage FOY WILLING....... Johnny Western THE GUNFIGHTER...... Tex Ritter STREETS OF LAREDO........ Bob Wills And The Texas Playboys THE TIFFANY TRANSCRIPTIONS........ John Coltrane AFRICA/BRASS....... Billie Holiday LADY SINGS THE BLUES...... Charlie Parker THE COLE PORTER SONGBOOK........ Porter Wagoner A SATISFIED MIND........ Bing Crosby UNDER WESTERN SKIES.......... Dusty Springfield DUSTY IN MEMPHIS........... Jimmy Wakely ALONG THE SANTA FE TRAIL......... The Jam SETTING SONS....... Devo ARE WE NOT MEN? WE ARE DEVO...... Ultravox SYSTEMS OF ROMANCE........ Charlie Mingus THE BLACK SAINT AND THE SINNER LADY....... Willie Dixon WILLIE'S BLUES .................................................. SONGS: Blind Lemon Jefferson SEE THAT MY GRAVE IS KEPT CLEAN........ Hank Snow GHOST TRAINS.......... Dusty Springfield YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME........ The Righteous Brothers YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING....... Sam Cooke A CHANGE IS GONNA CME........ Marty Robbins MAN WALKS AMONG US....... Benny Joy DARK ANGEL ....... Hank Williams a.k.a. Luke The Drifter BEYOND THE SUNSET......... Sons Of The Pioneers LET'S PRETEND........ Roy Orbison THE CROWD........ The Kinks SOME MOTHER'S SON........ Buddy Holly TRUE LOVE WAYS....... Judy Garland SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW....... John Cale TAKING YOUR LIFE IN YOUR HANDS........ The Stooges SEARCH & DESTROY........ Eddie Cochran SOMETHING ELSE....... Gene Vincent IM GOING HOME....... The Other Half FLIGHT OF THE DRAGON LADY....... Marylin Monroe RIVER OF NO RETURN....... Louis Armstrong THAT LUCKY OLD SUN........ Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band SUE EGYPT........ The Elecric Prunes I HAD TOO MUCH TO DREAM LAST NIGHT...... Charlie Parker NIGHT IN TUNESIA....... The Trashmen SURFIN' BIRD...... The Sonics HE'S WAITING...... The Rivingtons MAMA-OOM-MOW-MOW....... The Litter I'M A MAN....... Tex Ritter HIGH NOON....... Ernest Gold THEME FROM EXODUS...... Lonnie Johnson TOMORROW NIGHT....... Blondie I'M ALWAYS TOUCHED BY YOUR PRESENCE, DEAR...... T.Rex CELEBRATE SUMMER....... Steve Harley And Cockney Rebel MAKE ME SMILE....... Roxy Music VIRGINIA PLAIN....... Richard Hell And The Voidoids GOING GOING GONE....... The Doors STRANGE DAYS....... Townes Van Zandt THE BALLAD OF IRA HAYES........ Henry Mancini Orchestra - PETER GUNN........ Jimmie Rodgers MISS THE MISSISSIPPI AND YOU........ Mahalia Jackson I ASKED THE LORD...... Bing Crosby WHERE THE BLUE OF THE NIGHT MEETS THE GOLD OF THE DAY....... Patti Page MISTER AND MISSISSIPPI...... Mamie Van Doren NOBODY BUT YOU........ Bob & Lucille DEMON LOVER.......... Count Five PSYCHOTIC REACTION...... Pretty Things THE SUN..... Music Machine MASCULINE INTUITION....... Bernhard Herrmann Orchestra PSYCHO...... The Phantom LOVE ME....... Lou Rawls WALKING FOR MILES........ Johnny Cash GOD HAS MY FORTUNE LAID AWAY....... Suicide DIAMONDS, FURCOATS, CHAMPAGNE...... Kevin Ayers MAY I?....... Ultravox FROZEN ONES...... Eric Morris SOLOMON GUNDIE....... The Skatellites GUNS OF NAVARONE....... Jerry Lee Lewis JUST DROPPED IN....... Joy Division LOVE WILL TEAR US APART....... Talking Heads HEAVEN...... Roky Erickson CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN....... Gun Club MOTHER OF EARTH....... Richard Thompson WALTZING'S FOR DREAMERS....... The Beau Brummels - THE LONELY ONE...... The Thirteenth Floor Elevators YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME...... Paul Revere And The Raiders KICKS..... Bobby Fuller Four I FOUGHT THE LAW.... The Slickee Boys THE BRAIN THAT REFUSED TO DIE..... The Angry Samoans THEY SAVED HITLER'S COCK...... The Adolescents IT'S TATTOO TIME...... Helen Keller SURFIN' WITH STEVE AND IDI AMIN...... Wayne County And The Electric Chairs TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY....... The Small Faces AFTERGLOW...... The Jam GOING UNDERGRUND........ The Patti Smith Group ROCK'N'ROLL NIGGER....... Motor Boys Motor LITTLE BOY AND FAT MAN....... Violent Femmes COUNTRY DEATH SONG...... Bruce Sprinsteen - PROMISED LAND...... The Fall CONTAINER DRIVERS....... Tom Waits HANG DOWN YOUR HEAD....... The Undertones MY PERFECT COUSIN....... The Weirdos LIFE OF CRIME...... Tonio K. H.A.T.R.E.D........ The Unnatural Axe THEY SAVED HITLER'S BRAIN...... The Lewd AMERICAN WINO...... The Downliner Sect GLENDORA....... The Cramps HUMAN FLY........ Willie Alexander DIRTY EDDIE........ Sex Pistols HOLIDAYS IN THE SUN..... Chuck Berry DOWNBOUND TRAIN....... Billy Lee Riley And The Little Green Men FLYING SAUCER ROCK'N'ROLL..... Billy Strange HELL TRAIN........ Hasil Adkins SHE SAID...... Doye O'Dell - DIESEL SMOKE....... Elvis Presley FLAMING STAR....... Bo Diddley BO DIDDLEY...... Bad Brains SAILING ON....... Motorhead OVERKILL....... Eddie Dean TEARS ON MY GUITAR....... Roy Rogers SADDLE SERENADE....... Bob Nolan HE WALKS WITH THE WILD AND THE LONELY....... Velvet Underground I HEARD HER CALL MY NAME......... Patsy Cline SWEET DREAMS....... Slim Harpo KING BEE...... Sanford Clark LOVE CHARMS....... Jimmy Piper BONFIRE........ Dale Hawkins EVERGLADES....... The Misunderstood CHILDREN OF THE SUN....... The Moving Sidewalks 99TH FLOOR...... Creedence Clearwater Revival WH'LL STOP THE RAIN....... The Ramones BLITZKRIEG BOP....... The Dead Kennedys POLICE TRUCK....... Pere Ubu FINAL SOLUTION....... Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers ROCKIN' ROCKIN' LEPRECHAUNS....... Television THE FIRE...... Ry Cooder YELLOW ROSES....... Throbbing Gristle ZYKLON B ZOMBIE....... Pop Group SHE'S BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL....... Minuteman VOODOO SLAVES....... Alan Vega GHOST RIDER..... Bob Luman BIG RIVER ROSE....... The Lipstick Killers HINDU GODS OF LOVE...... The Germs MANIMAL....... The Flesh Eaters CYRANO DE BERGER'S BACK...... Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage WHEN THE WHITE ROSES BLOOM.......... Magazine SHOT BY BOTH SIDES....... Damned LOVE SONG....... Buzzcocks NOSTALGIA...... Adverts GARY GILMORE'S EYES...... Wipers MESSENGER........ Chrome MARCH OF THE CHROME POLICE....... The Clash SAFE EUROPEAN HOME........ Vibrators FLYING DUCK THEORY....... John Coltrane DAKAR...... The Folk Devils HANK TURNS BLUE....... The Screamin Blue Messiahs JESUS CHRYSLER DRIVES A DODGE........ Iggy Pop I'M BORED....... The Barracudas I SAW MY DEATH IN A DREAM LAST NIGHT....... Chris Spedding SILVER BULLET....... Link Wray And The Wraymen ACE OF SPADES....... Sonny Burgess And The Pacers WE WANNA BOOGIE...... Ray Harris LONELY WOLF....... Jimmy Ruffin WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED........ The Temptations MY GIRL...... Jimmy Wakely DUST........ Howlin Wolf MOANIN' AT MIDNIGHT........ Enrico Caruso LA MIA CANZONE....... Lydia Mendoza PERO HAY QUE TRISTE...... Lou Reed PERFECT DAY........ Big Mama Thornton I SMELL A RAT....... Big Maybelle OH LORD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME........ Them HOW LONG BABY....... Jody Reynolds FIRE OF LOVE....... Devo MONGLOID........ Pink Floyd JULIA DREAM........ Screaming Jay Hawkins I HEAR VOICES........ Jack Kittel PSYCHO...... Duane Eddy GIRL ON DEATHROW........ Blind Willie Johnson DARK WAS THE NIGHT - COLD WAS THE GROUND........ Lee Hazlewood JUST FOR ONE MOMENT..... Little Feat TRUCK STOP GIRL........ Dr. John GRIS-GRIS GUMBO YA-YA....... The Cadets STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE....... New York Dolls TRASH....... The Coasters DOWN IN MEXICO........ Paramounts BAD BLOOD....... The Sorrows TAKE A HEART....... Johnny Thunders YOU CAN'T PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND A MEMORY....... Lefty Frizzell LONG BLACK VEIL....... David Johansen LONELY TENEMENT...... Evans Johns And The H-Bombs MOONLIGHT CRYING....... Big Star SEPTEMBER GIRLS........ Social Distortion COLD FEELINGS....... Beasts Of Bourbon THE DAY MARTY ROBBINS DIED....... Sweet FEVER OF LOVE........ Queen BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY........ The Orson Family NOONE WITS FOREVER....... Robert Johnson IF I HAD POSSESSION OVER JUDGEMENT DAY....... Leadbelly JOHN HARDY........ Porter Wagoner RUBBER ROOM....... The Creation PAINTER MAN....... Bob Dylan BALLAD OF A THIN MAN........ Neil Young POWDER FINGER....... Mink De Ville I BROKE THAT PROMISE....... The Dictators CARS AND GIRLS....... Jimmie Work MAKING BELIEVE........ Merle Kilgore NEVADA SMITH...... Leon Payne - LOST HIGHWAY........ Seeds TRY TO UNDERSTAND...... Alex Chilton CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE YOU MINE...... Chris Stamey SUMMER SUN....... Rolling Stones PLAY WITH FIRE....... Little Willie John I'M SHAKIN'.......... Gil Evans Orchestra LA NEVADA........ Genesis CARPET CRAWLERS....... Willie Dixon - SITTIN' AND CRYIN' THE BLUES......... Rev. Gary Davis I WILL DO MY LAST SINGING IN THIS LAND SOMEWHERE..... Perry Como GLENDORA....... X - JOHNNY HIT AND RUN POLENE......... John Lee Hooker - SERVES YOU RIGHT TO SUFFER..............................SIC!
Sounds Like: DISCOGRAPHY..........HANK RAY – selected releases...........vinyl long players, ep’s and cd’s........... HANK RAY: “MAINSTREAM DEATH COUNTRY” One Million Dollar, 1993..... HANK RAY: “DEATH LETTER REQUIEM” (7” ep )One Million Dollar, 1994..... HANK RAY: “COUNTRICIDE” One Million Dollar, 2000...... HANK RAY: “BALLADS FROM THE BADLANDS OF HEARTS” Rhythm Bomb, 2005............v.a. - compilations........... HANK RAY: “OUTLAW KILL” “THERE’S A PALE MOON OVER THE VALLEY OF DARKNESS” V.A. “Spaghetti – Duck You Suckers” One Million Dollar, 1997...... HANK RAY: “FLAMINGO SUNSET” V.A. “Spaghetti II – Revenge!” One Million Dollar, 1999...... HANK RAY: “GUNSMOKE” V.A. “A Swamp Room Happening 2000” Swamp Room, 2000...... HANK RAY with The Royal Fingers: “BOOMERANG BABY” V.A. “Eleki Wakadai Show 2002” One Million Dollar, 2002...... HANK RAY: “RIVER OF NO RETURN” V.A. “The Hour Of The Gun” One Million Dollar, 2003..... HANK RAY feat. Mr. T-Base: “SATANIC FREAK OF THE WESTERN WASTELAND” V.A. “Spaghetti III – See Ya in Hell” One Million Dollar, 2004..... HANK RAY: “JUDGEMENT DAY” V.A. “Terra Luna Comp 01” Sir Hake, 2004...... HANK RAY: “MEN WITH BROKEN HEARTS” V.A. “Perfect For Parties” El Toro & Rhythm Bomb, 2004...... HANK RAY: “DOWN THERE WHERE THE WILLOWS GROW” 7” single - “COUNTRYCIDE” Swamp Room, 2005...... HANK RAY: “ONCE UPON A NIGHT ON HAZARD MOUNTAIN” V.A. “30!!! Years Bear Family Records” Bear Family Box Set, 2005..... HANK RAY: “NOWHERE TRAIN” V.A. “That’s Life – At the Wild At Heart Vol. 3” Wild At Heart, 2005..... HANK RAY: “wedding bells” / “I told a lie to my heart” / “somebody’s lonesome” V.A. “ramblin’ Man – a tribute to hank williams” rhythm bomb, 2006..... HANK RAY: “GHOST CLINIC” V.A. “A Tribute to the Fuzztones” Sin, 2006..... HANK RAY: “COLD DEATH ANGEL’S EMBRACE” “Twisted Sisters” DVD Dark Black Film Production / Epix 21993, 2006..... HANK RAY feat. DM Bob: ”Red Temple Fires” V.A. “Spaghetti IV” One Million Dollar, 2006 tbc...........guest appearances........... HANK RAY - Lead Vocal on “BURY MY LIVER BY THE BEND OF THE RIVER” THE ORIG. REVEREND JONES: “SHAKE, REVEREND, SHAKE” Loudsprecher, 1999...... HANK RAY - Lead Vocal / Rhythm Guitar on ‘TRAIN OF SIN” THE PERCOLATORS: “AT THE HOUSE OF BIZARRE DREAMS” Jungle Noise, 1994............Videos...........Hank Ray: “Everybody’s into Rock’n’Roll” / directed by W. Storch, 1994.....Hank Ray: “Men With Broken Hearts” / directed by O. Hausmann, 2004..... Hank Ray: “Cold Death Angel’s Embrace” / directed W. B..ld / DARK BLACK FILMS / epiX 21993, 2006....
Record Label: SPV / Blue Turtle/ Giant Claw/O.M.D./Rhythm Bomb
Type of Label: Indie

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HANK WILLIAMS DOCUMENTARY "I'LL NEVEER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE" DVD

Hi everybody,Our good friends at http://www.sunnybastards.de/ have done a great job on the long-overdue DVD version of Wolfgang Bueld / Olaf Kraemer's classic HANK WILLIAMS SR. documentary "I'LL NE...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:01:00 GMT