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My band, the Poor Boys once was the warmup act for Johnny Horton at the Ector County Coliseum in Odessa, TX. For some reason Johnny and I were alone in the "green room" such as it was. I was telling him I had just been offered a football scholarship from a major university. He told me he'd bee...

"Long time No Love". I'm fairly sure was recorded in Nashville with Floyd Cramer doing the piano work, Chet Atkins on guitar and the Jordainnaires in the background. He has the Nashville sessions as well as the Clovis sessions where Tommy Allsup played guitar and Vi Petty on piano.

This was the first release Ronnie did from Norman's studio. Also it was the first time Tommy Allsup played on a record by Ronnie. Also on this cut are the Roses singing backup, Bo Clarke on drums and Geo Atwood on bass. Best I remember Vi Petty was playing in the background. This cut took lik...

This cut was simply a rehearsal tape on an antique small reel to reel recorder. It was never intended for a release. We'd been together about a month when this was recorded in my mother's living room in Odessa. Richard Porter

The great Tommy Allsup is playing lead electric guitar as he was a session musician with Petty that year. The Roses are singing backup.