Ronnie Reno

*28-09-1947 Buffalo, SC

2nd version

By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Mario Manciotti, Dick Grant, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS see also Reno Brothers
February 1961 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Little Ronnie Reno and The Blue Grass Cut-Ups (Little Ronnie Reno [vcl/mandolin], Don Reno [banjo], Red Smiley [rh gt], John Palmer [bass], Mack Magaha [fiddle])
001 YOU GOTTA BE MY BABY New Dominion Barn Dance 45-1214
002 OUT BEHIND THE BARN 45-1214
6 June 1961 King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati, OH – Ronnie Reno (Ronnie Reno [vcl/mandolin], Don Reno [banjo], Red Smiley [rh gt], Steve Chapman [el gt], Ray Pennington [drums], Mack Magaha [fiddle/percussion])
003 K10859 YOU GOTTA BE MY BABY LP-932 GT4-0955-2
split session with Reno and Smiley
18 September 1974 Jack Clement Recording Studio, 3102 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, TN- Ronnie Reno (Ronnie Reno [vcl/gt], Steve Chapman [el gt], Jerry Shook [rh gt], Buth Robbins [banjo], Sonny Garrish [steel], Curtis Young [bass gt], Douglas Benaud [drums], Buddy Spicher [fiddle], Jerry Whitehurst [piano]. Producer: Bill Compton)

004 MC-3474 THE WINTERING KIND MCA-40322/MCA-472
005 MC-3475 SEPTEMBER IN MIMAMI MCA-40322/MCA-472
4 March 1975 Jack Clement Recording Studio, 3102 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, TN- Ronnie Reno (Ronnie Reno [vcl/gt], Steve Chapman [el gt], Jerry Shook [rh gt], Buth Robbins [banjo], Sonny Garrish [steel], Curtis Young [bass gt], Douglas Benaud [drums], Buddy Spicher [fiddle], Jerry Whitehurst [piano]. Producer: Bill Compton)

006 MC-3924 I'M A LOSER Tally MCA-472
007 MC-3925 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT Tally MCA-472
008 MC-3926 I'M BLUE, I'M LONESOME Tally MCA-472
009 MC-3927 IT’S BEEN A LOVELY DAY unissued
010 MC-3928 UNION STATION Tally MCA-472
011 MC-3929 LAST TIME I SAW LOUISIANA Tally MCA-472
012 MC-3930 DREAM SPINNER unissued
013 MC-3931 GOODBYE IS JUST ANOTHER WORD Tally MCA-472
014 MC-3932 LONELY LOVIN' YOU Tally MCA-472
015 MC-3933 MR. SUNSHINE unissued
016 MC-3934 TRYING NOT TO LOVE YOU Tally MCA-472
28 October 1975 Nashville, TN - Ronnie Reno
017 MC-4024 FREEDOM SONG MCA-40494
018 MC-4625 THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TEARS TODAY MCA-40494
ca 1981 unknown - Ronnie Reno
019 MOVIE TIME BLUES KJ 0001
020 WEAKER THAN I'VE EVER BEEN KJ 0001
Unknown info - Ronnie Reno
021 1212 LASSES Reno 45-121
022 1213 SOMEBODY LEFT ANOTHER YOUNG'UN AT OUR HOUSE Reno 45-121
Late 1982/1983 unknown – Ronnie Reno (Producer: Wayne Carson)
023 HOMEMADE LOVE EMH-0010
024 HELLO JESUS EMH-0010
025 I NEED THAT SHOULDER AFTER ALL EMH-0018
026 I LOVE THE WAY YOUR LOVING WAKES ME UP EMH-0018
027 THE LETTER EMH-0024
028 SERIOUS LOVE EMH-0024
1986 unknown – Ronnie Reno
029 MIDNIGHT PERFUME Step One SOR-363
030 STAND UP FOR THE MUSIC Step One SOR-363
2002 Hilltop Recording Studios, 902 Due West Ave., Nashville, TN – Ronnie Reno and The Reno Tradition (Ronnie Reno [vcl/gt], Don Wayne Reno [vcl/banjo], Danny Roberts [vcl/mandolin], Rob Ickes [resonator gt], Mike Scott [banjo], Dale Reno [mandolin], Jackie Miller/ Glen Duncan/ Rickie Simpkins [fiddle])

031 I'M USING MY BIBLE FOR A ROADMAP Reno RR-102 Shell Point SPCD-1005
032 I KNOW YOU'RE MARRIED BUT I LOVE YOU STILL Reno RR-102 Shell Point SPCD-1005
033 HIGHWAY OF LOVE Reno RR-102 Shell Point SPCD-1005
034 SEPTEMBER IN MIAMI Reno RR-102 Shell Point SPCD-1005
035 FREIGHT TRAIN BOOGIE Reno RR-102 Shell Point SPCD-1005
036 LISTENING TO THE RAIN Reno RR-102 Shell Point SPCD-1005
037 WILD BILL CHEATHAM Reno RR-102 Shell Point SPCD-1005
038 TRAVELIN' Reno RR-102 Shell Point SPCD-1005
039 BOOGIE GRASS BAND Reno RR-102 Shell Point SPCD-1005
040 SWEETHEART SLAYER Reno RR-102 Shell Point SPCD-1005
041 AMERICAN TRILOGY Reno RR-102 Shell Point SPCD-1005
042 KNEEL DOWN Reno RR-102 Shell Point SPCD-1005
043 I NEED THAT SHOULDER (AFTER ALL) Reno RR-102 Shell Point SPCD-1005
044 PAIN OF LOVING YOU Reno RR-102 Shell Point SPCD-1005
2004 [live-FiddleFest] Victoria Stadium, Roanoke, VA – Ronnie Reno and The Reno Tradition, *w. Hershel Sizemore (Ronnie Reno [vcl/gt], Jackie Miller [vcl/ fiddle], Mike Scott [banjo], Danny Roberts [mandolin])

04401 DRIFTING WITH THE TIDE Shell Point SPCD-1007
04402 MR. COACHMAN Shell Point SPCD-1007
04403 T FOR TEXAS Shell Point SPCD-1007
04404 HARD TO SURVIVE Shell Point SPCD-1007
04405 MANDOLINA* Shell Point SPCD-1007
04406 HIGH ON A HILLTOP Shell Point SPCD-1007
04407 I WOULDN'T CHANGE YOU IF I COULD Shell Point SPCD-1007
04408 LOVE PLEASE COME HOME Shell Point SPCD-1007
04409 TALK OF THE TOWN Shell Point SPCD-1007
04410 NINE LB. HAMMER Shell Point SPCD-1007
04411 KENTUCKY GOLD Shell Point SPCD-1007
04412 BULLY OF THE TOWN Shell Point SPCD-1007
Mid 2000’s unknown - Stan Hitchcock, Ronnie Reno, Alisa Jones (Stan Hitchcock [vcl/gt], Ronnie Reno [vcl/gt/mandolin], Alisa Jones [hammered dulcimer])
045 SILENT NIGHT SHC 006
046 AWAY IN A MANGER SHC 006
047 JINGLE BELLS SHC 006
048 JOY TO THE WORLD SHC 006
049 OH LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM SHC 006
050 THE FIRST NOEL SHC 006
051 SILVER BELLS SHC 006
052 OH TANNENBAUM (OH CHRISTMAS TREE) SHC 006
053 GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMAN SHC 006
054 WE THREE KINGS SHC 006
055 WHITE CHRISTMAS SHC 006
056 BLUE CHRISTMAS SHC 006
057 COMING HOME SHC 006
058 IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR SHC 006
059 RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER SHC 006
060 DECK THE HALLS SHC 006
061 OH COME ALL YE FAITHFUL SHC 006
062 SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN SHC 006
063 JOY TO THE WORLD (SLOW VERSION) SHC 006
064 SILENT NIGHT (REPRISE – DULCIMER ONLY) SHC 006
2006 unknown – Ronnie Reno and Reno Tradition (Ronnie Reno, Mike Scott, Heath Van Winkle, Jackie Miller, John Maberry)

065 MY MOTHER'S BIBLE MP 0106-2
066 FRONT PORCH GOSPEL MP 0106-2
067 I'LL HAVE A NEW LIFE MP 0106-2
068 (GATHERING FLOWERS FOR THE) MASTER'S BOUQUET MP 0106-2
069 HEAR JERUSALEM MOURN MP 0106-2
070 THE FAMILY WHO PRAYS TOGETHER (NEVER SHALL PART) MP 0106-2
071 HE WILL SET YOUR FIELDS ON FIRE MP 0106-2
072 RIVER OF JORDAN MP 0106-2
073 THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE MP 0106-2
074 JESUS WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL MP 0106-2
075 WHERE NO ONE STANDS ALONE MP 0106-2
076 HELLO JESUS MP 0106-2
23/25 May 2008 [live-DelFest] Cumberland, MD – Ronnie Reno and Reno Tradition
07601 INTRO
07602 WABASH CANNONBALL - SAWIN' ON THE STRING
07603 I'LL GO DRIFTING WITH THE TIDE
07604 I WOULDN'T CHANGE YOU IF I COULD
07605 SALLY GOODIN - BAND INTROS
07606 LONG GONE
07607 T FOR TEXAS
07608 LOVE PLEASE COME HOME
07609 WHISKEY BEFORE BREAKFAST
07610 ALWAYS LATE WITH YOUR KISSES
07611 TURKEY IN THE STRAW
07612 HONKY TONK NIGHT TIME MAN
07613 NO LONGER A SWEETHEART OF MINE
07614 FREIGHT TRAIN BOOGIE
07615 WORKING MAN BLUES
07616 I KNOW YOU'RE MARRIED BUT I LOVE YOU STILL
07617 FRONT PORCH GOSPEL
07618 NINE POUND HAMMER
07619 BULLY OF THE TOWN
tracks above issued on album Delfest

2014 unknown – Ronnie Reno and Reno Tradition (Ronnie Reno [vcl/gt/mandolin],

Mike Scott [banjo], John Maberry [mandolin/gt-1], Heath Van Winkle [tnr vcl/bass], Harry Stinson [drums], Steve Day [fiddle], Sonya Isaacs [high harmony vcl])

077 LOWER THAN LONESOME Rural Rhythm RUR-1130  

078 LESSON LEARNED Rural Rhythm RUR-1130   

079 I THINK OF YOU Rural Rhythm RUR-1130  

080 SWEET ROSA LEE Rural Rhythm RUR-1130  

081 DEEP PART OF YOUR HEART Rural Rhythm RUR-1130   

082 RENO’S MANDO MAGIC Rural Rhythm RUR-1130   

083 TRAIL OF SORROW Rural Rhythm RUR-1130  

084 ALL THAT’S WORTH REMEMBERING Rural Rhythm RUR-1130  

085 OUR LAST GOOD-BYE Rural Rhythm RUR-1130   

086 BAD NEWS AT HOME -1 Rural Rhythm RUR-1130  

2014 unknown – Ronnie Reno and David Frizzell (Ronnie Reno [vcl/gt/mandolin], David Frizzell [vcl], Mike Scott [banjo], Jackie Miller [mandolin], Robin Smith [bass],  Harry Stinson [drums], Steve Day [fiddle])

087 ALWAYS LATE Rural Rhythm RUR-1130  

 


ALBUMS

Tally MCA-472 For The First Time: September In Miami; The Wintering Kind; A Hard Day's Night; Goodbye Is Just Another Word; I'm A Loser; Lonely Lovin' You; Trying Not To Love You; Last Time I Saw Louisiana; Union Station; I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome – 07-75
Reno RR-102 Portfolio: I'm Using My Bible For A Roadmap; I Know You're Married But I Love You Still; Highway Of Love; September In Miami; Freight Train Boogie; Listening To The Rain; Wild Bill Cheatham; Travelin';Boogie Grass Band; Sweetheart Slayer; American Trilogy; Kneel Down; I Need That Shoulder (After All); Pain Of Loving You - 15-10-02 (also on Shell Point SPCD-1005)
Shell Point SPCD-1007 In Concert: Drifting With The Tide; Mr. Coachman; T For Texas; Hard to Survive; Mandolina "Special Guest" - Hershel Sizemore; High On A Hilltop; I Wouldn't Change You If I Could; Love Please Come Home; Talk Of The Town; Nine Lb. Hammer; Kentucky Gold; Bully Of The Town - 04 Ronnie Reno and The Reno Tradition.
Stan Hitchcock SHC006 Country Christmas: Silent Night; Away In A Manger; Jingle Bells; Joy To The World; Oh Little Town of Bethlehem; The First Noel; Silver Bells; Oh Tannenbaum (Oh Christmas Tree); God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman; We Three Kings; White Christmas; Blue Christmas; Coming Home; It Came Upon A Midnight Clear; Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer; Deck The Halls; Oh Come All Ye Faithful; Santa Claus Is Coming To Town; Joy To The World (slow version), Silent Night (Reprise – Dulcimer Only) – 0- Stan Hitchcock, Ronnie Reno, Alisa Jones-
Man-Do-Lin MP0106-2 Front Porch Gospel: My Mother's Bible; Front Porch Gospel; I'll Have a New Life; (Gathering Flowers For The) Master's Bouquet; Hear Jerusalem Mourn; The Family Who Prays Together (Never Shall Part); He Will Set Your Fields On Fire; River Of Jordan; The World Is Waiting For the Sunrise; Jesus Will Save Your Soul; Where No One Stands Alone; Hello Jesus - 06 .
 ? Delfest: Intro; Wabash Cannonball - Sawin' On The String; I'll Go Drifting With The Tide; I Wouldn't Change You If I Could; Sally Goodin - Band Intros; Long Gone; T For Texas; Love Please Come Home; Whiskey Before Breakfast;Always Late With Your Kisses; Turkey In The Straw; Honky Tonk Night Time Man; No Longer A Sweetheart Of Mine; Freight Train Boogie; Working Man Blues; I Know You're Married But I Love You Still; Front Porch Gospel; Nine Pound Hammer; Bully Of The Town - 08

Rural Rhythm RUR-1130 Lessons Learned: Lower Than Lonesome;  Lesson Learned;  I Think Of You;  Sweet Rosa Lee;  Deep Part Of Your Heart;  Reno’s Mando Magic;  Trail Of Sorrow;  All That’s Worth Remembering;  Our Last Good-Bye;  Bad News At Home;  Always Late – 17-03-15

 


SINGLES

New Dominion Barn Dance (1961)
45-1214 You Gotta Be My Baby / Out Behind The Barn - 61
Tally (1974-75)
MCA-40322 The Wintering Kind / September In Miami - 10-74
MCA-40494 Freedom Song / There's Been A Lot Of Tears Today - 11-75
MCA-472 For The First Time: September In Miami; The Wintering Kind; A Hard Day's Night; Goodbye Is Just Another KJ (unknown)
KJ 0001 Movie Time Blues / Weaker Than I've Ever Been
Reno (unknown)
45-121 Lasses / Somebody Left Another Young'un At Our House
EMH (1982)
EMH-0010 Homemade Love / Hello Jesus - 01-83
EMH-0018 I Need That Shoulder After All / I Love The Way Your Loving Wakes Me Up – ca. 05-83
EMH-0024 The Letter / Serious Love - 09-83
Step One (1986)
SOR-363 Midnight Perfume / Stand Up For The Music - 86