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Ok Ralph Mooney Fans. This was posted some time back and I got to looking and found the LP album. George Hamilton IV around 1963. I have never been a fan of George but I figured anything Mooney had to be good.
So I got it and went to play on my old turntable and guess what, turntable was broke. So I just today got it out of the shop in Tulsa and have played it over and over. It is Amazing. Pure Moon in his heyday. Songs by Wynn Stewart, Buck Owens, Warren Smith. George just sings as he does but he had brought Moon to Nashville to do this and it is outstanding with the Nashville studio guys. Find one if you can, you want be sorry. J.R. Rose

Link to the whole album on YouTube:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjD4uW_ ... P0Jd4ZwE10

Moon is on fire with that unmistakable tone only he had.

I'm not much for George's vocals either, but the man had great taste in pickers!

I listened to a few of the songs; maybe a verse and a few bars of the chorus, and though Mooney wasn’t the top on my list, his playing on this album was impeccable. The tone and clarity he had on this album was as pure as any. Is it me, or were the studios back in the day knew that less was more?

2 reasons i learned pedal steel.
Ralph Mooney
Clyde Mattocks
Period.Dot.

Wow, some great steel on there. Truly a Mooney showcase. Thanks Greg for posting the link, and JR for finding this gem.

Thanks all for your nice comments. And Thanks to Greg for posting the you tube link. I never thought about that. And yes, Moon was in good form. I still get the chills up my back just writing about it. J.R.

And Yes David, Less was more. Background music was not out front as it is today which it is all the same level. For a 1963 LP I think it is pretty darn good.
Thanks, J.R.

This falls in my favorite Mooney era, late '50's to mid/late '60's.

Thanks for posting!

I have posted something on here before about my long time friend and mentor Jim Florence, (RIP). In listening to this record reminds me so much of him. He played all these licks and all these songs. He had an early day D-11 ZB built by Tom Brumley that sounded just like Moon. Florence was an AWESOME all around picker. And he tuned down to E 9th an pulled his ninth string as versus the 10th. J.R.

JR, thanks for posting this. I needed some Mooney!

Here's a list of some obscure Mooney, nearly all of it mid 1960s or earlier.

Lots of shuffles, very few ballads.

Fish for them on Youtube. I'd guess over half could be found there easily.

Bill Woods (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Ask Me No Questions (Rose 500; 1963).mp3
Bill Woods (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Truck Drivin' Man (Rose 500; 1963).mp3
Blondie Brooks (possibly Ralph Mooney, steel) - We'll Make Out Together (Gulf Reef 1008).mp3
Bobby Austin (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Castle Of Love (probably an unissued Challenge recording).mp3
Bobby Austin (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Here Comes The Bride (Challenge 59075).mp3
Bobby Austin (Ralph Mooney, steel) - House For Sale (probably an unissued Challenge recording).mp3
Bobby Austin (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Polynesian Baby (Challenge 59075).mp3
Bobby Barnett (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Please Come Home.mp3
Bobby Durham (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Let That Be A Lesson To You, Heartache (Capitol 5511).mp3
Bobby Durham (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Queen Of Snob Hill.mp3
Bonnie Owens (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Just For The Children's Sake (Del-Fi 4142).mp3
Bonnie Owens (Ralph Mooney, steel) - This Other (Del-Fi 4142).mp3
Buck Owens (Ralph Mooney, steel) - The House Down The Block.mp3
Bud Crowder (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Another Fool Steps In (Toppa 1057).mp3
Buddy Cagle (probably Ralph Mooney, steel) - Where Have You Been (All My Life) (D.E.B.-O 0001).mp3
Buzz Ray (possibly Ralph Mooney, steel) - Somebody Else Is Taking My Place (Kapp 626).mp3
Curt Dunn (probably Ralph Mooney, steel) - Highway Of Regret (Chalon 01-65, Hollywood label).mp3
Danny Burke (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Walking In My Sleep (Toppa 1017).mp3
Danny Burke (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Wasting My Time (Toppa 1017).mp3
Danny Lister (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Fly By Night Girl (Fedora 1003).mp3
Darnell Miller (probably Ralph Mooney, steel) - The Hinges On The Door (Challenge 59256).mp3
Dick Miller (Jonie Mosby, harmony vocal; Ralph Mooney, steel) - World's Champion Fool (Toppa 1048).mp3
Dick Miller (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Back Into Your Past (Toppa 1048).mp3
Dick Miller (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Make Room For The Blues (Toppa 1016).mp3
Dick Miller (Ralph Mooney, steel) - My Tears Will Seal It Closed (Toppa 1016).mp3
Don Deal (Eddie Cochran, guitar; Hank Cochran, harmony vocal; Ralph Mooney, steel) - Cryin' In One Eye (Cash 1028, early 1956).mp3
Don Deal (Eddie Cochran, guitar; Ralph Mooney, steel) - Broken Hearted Fellow (Cash 1028, early 1956).mp3
Don Epperson (probably Ralph Mooney, steel) - Green Light In My Heart.mp3
Don Holliman (probably Ralph Mooney, steel) - I Never Go (Fedora 1005).mp3
Don Rice (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Fire Without A Flame (Toppa 1020).mp3
Don Rice (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Hideaway Heartaches (Toppa 1037).mp3
Don Rice (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Weather Man (Toppa 1020).mp3
Doug Davis (probably Ralph Mooney, steel) - All By Myself (Nite Star 007, California label).mp3
Dugan Robinson (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Here's One Fool (POP 101, Imperial CA).mp3
Eddie Drake (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Here Comes Memories (Dual-Tone 1103).mp3
Eddie Drake (Ralph Mooney, steel) - I'll Leave The Front Door Open (Toppa 1050).mp3
Eddie Drake (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Key To My Heart (Toppa 1050).mp3
Eddie Drake (Ralph Mooney, steel) - They Tell Me (Dual-Tone 1104).mp3
Eddy Akridge (possibly Ralph Mooney, steel) - One A Day Brand Multiple Heartaches (Star Delta 808 from 1963; Long Beach label).mp3
Eddy Akridge (possibly Ralph Mooney, steel) - Thinking Of You Again (Star Delta 808).mp3
Eddy Drake (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Learning To Live Alone (Candix 310).mp3
Eddy Drake (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Loving You Is Like Reaching For The Sky (Hawkeye 7447).mp3
Eddy Drake (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Make Room For The Blues (Hawkeye 7447).mp3
Eddy Drake (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Passing Time Between Heartaches (Candix 310).mp3
Faye Hardin and Bob Morris (possibly Ralph Mooney, steel) - Love's Been Good To Me (Challenge 59240).mp3
Gary Dean (Ralph Mooney, steel) - The Right Kind Of Love (Liberty 55455).mp3
Gene Mooney (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Please Talk To My Heart.mp3
George Hamilton IV (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Above and Beyond.mp3
George Hamilton IV (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache).mp3
George Hamilton IV (Ralph Mooney, steel) - I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today.mp3
Glen Glenn (Ralph Mooney, steel) - It Rains Rain (unissued, September 1956).mp3
Gordon Terry (Ralph Mooney, steel) - I Had A Talk With Me.mp3
Honey Lane (Ralph Mooney, steel) - To Please You (Fedora 1009 and Toppa 1065).mp3
Jack Tucker (probably Ralph Mooney, steel) - Let Me Practice With You (Bel Aire 23).mp3
Jack Tucker (Ralph Mooney, steel) - It's Gone Too Far (Toppa 1106).mp3
Jack Tucker (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Oh What A Lonely One; One Is (Toppa 1030).mp3
Jack Tucker (Ralph Mooney, steel) - When The Shades Are Drawn (Toppa 1041).mp3
Jan Howard (Ralph Mooney, steel) - All Alone Again.mp3
Jan Howard (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Many Dreams Ago.mp3
Jim Wallace and The Showmen (possibly Ralph Mooney, steel) - I Turned To Wine (Walco Promo-Enterprises 102; San Jose label from 1967).mp3
Jimmie Doyle (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Country Corn (POP label, Imperial CA).mp3
Jimmie Doyle (Ralph Mooney, steel) - One More Night With You (POP 100).mp3
Johnny and Jonie Mosby (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Ain't You Ever (Toppa 1039).mp3
Johnny and Jonie Mosby (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Hello There Stranger (Capitol 2087).mp3
Johnny and Jonie Mosby (Ralph Mooney, steel) - The Same Old Way (Starday).mp3
Johnny and Jonie Mosby (Ralph Mooney, steel) - You Can't Hurt Me Anymore (Toppa 1047).mp3
Johnny Dabbs and Howard Coffman (Ralph Mooney, steel) - From Day To Day (Toppa 1044).mp3
Jonie Mosby (Ralph Mooney, steel) - I'll Leave The Front Door Open (Starday).mp3
Lorne Carr (Ralph Mooney, steel) - When Shadows Fall Again (Fedora 1001).mp3
Marla Mason (probably Ralph Mooney, steel) - Walk The Floor (Original Sound 62).mp3
Martha Lou (aka Martha Lou Gaches; Ralph Mooney, steel) - Just Look Back (Pep 03516).mp3
Martha Lou (aka Martha Lou Gaches; Ralph Mooney, steel) - Something More Than Wine (Pep 03516; answer song to 'Who Will Buy The Wine').mp3
Milt Forester (probably Ralph Mooney, steel) - Old Hometown (Toppa 1035).mp3
Milt Forester (probably Ralph Mooney, steel) - Some Other Tomorrow.mp3
Milt Forester (probably Ralph Mooney, steel) - What A Lovely Way To Die (Toppa 1046).mp3
Milt Forester (probably Ralph Mooney, steel) - Wish I Was On That Train (Toppa 1046).mp3
Oda Mills (possibly Ralph Mooney, steel) - This Kiss Must Last Forever (Kippo 1022, Nashville label; circa 1963).mp3
Paul Harper (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Street Full Of Blues (Fedora 1006).mp3
Ray Mayo (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Deserted Street.mp3
Red Zellner (Ralph Mooney, steel) - One Teardrop At A Time (Boyd 116 and or 155).mp3
Red Zellner (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Two Hearts Together (Four Lives Apart) (Boyd 116 and or 155).mp3
Rex Bingham (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Just Like Before (Toppa 1011).mp3
Rex Bingham (Ralph Mooney, steel) - The Fire Is Burning Low (Toppa 1011).mp3
Robbie Shawn (Ralph Mooney, steel) - It's Time For Me To Go.mp3
Rose Maddox (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Step Right In.mp3
Rose Maddox (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Take Me Back Again.mp3
Roy Counts (probably Ralph Mooney, steel) - Darling, I Could Never Live Without You (Bel Aire).mp3
Roy Counts (probably Ralph Mooney, steel) - I Ain't Got No Blues (Bel Aire).mp3
Roy Counts (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Temptation (Commerce 5009).mp3
Shorty Bacon (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Stand Up Fool (Toppa 1087).mp3
Shorty Bacon (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Ten Times The World (Impact 17).mp3
Shorty Bacon (Ralph Mooney, steel) - What's Wrong With You (Impact 17).mp3
Sonny Miller (probably Ralph Mooney, steel) - Lonesome Old Clock (Boyd 3297).mp3
Sonny Miller (probably Ralph Mooney, steel) - The Girl I Love (Dee Jay 1001).mp3
Sonny Miller (probably Ralph Mooney, steel) - Through That Door (Boyd 3297).mp3
Texas Bill Strength (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Watching The World Go By (Toppa 1021).mp3
Tommy Thompson (probably Ralph Mooney, steel) - Come On Heart (Toppa 1091).mp3
Tommy Thrasher (Ralph Mooney, steel) - One More Heartache (Toppa 1081).mp3
Vern Gosnell (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Your Memories (Toppa 1086).mp3
Wade Holmes (possibly Ralph Mooney, steel) - Too Many Blues.mp3
Wade Ray (possibly Ralph Mooney, steel) - Meanwhile Back At My House.mp3
Wally Black (Ralph Mooney, steel) - The Hurt Inside (Fedora 1002).mp3
Wanda Jackson (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Honey Bop.mp3
Wayne 'Red' Yeager (Ralph Mooney, steel) - Tears In My Eyes (Capo 002).mp3
Woody Maddox (possibly Ralph Mooney, steel) - Packed and Ready (Giant 1107).mp3

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... yP8Zh3n1j_

this is fantastic.

Wowee! Mitch, thank for linking to that playlist!!

WOW Mitch, what a listing you have their. Thanks so much for it all. J.R.