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