2005年9月15日 · The story of Oak Records cannot be told without the story of the man who created Oak Records in 1970 – famous record producer Ray Ruff (1938-2005). Ray Ruff and the Checkmates, 1959. Born Marvin Ray Ruffin in Amarillo, Texas on March 24, 1938, Ray was a Texas country boy at heart, raised around horses and cowboys.

2005年9月15日 · Ray Ruff, a pivotal figure in the north Texas music scene, filled a number of different roles in the music industry over his lifetime. He was born in Amarillo, Texas on March 24, 1938. In 1956, Ray was playing semi-pro baseball for Amarillo against the team from Lubbock, and met one of the opposing team members, a 20-year-old Buddy Holly.

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Truth of Truths - a Contemporary Rock Opera is a 1971 two-disc Christian rock album, which was largely conceived by promoter/producer Ray Ruff. The album is arranged as a rock opera based on significant events in the Christian Bible, with the first two sides pertaining to the Old Testament and two to the New Testament .

Oak records, featuring the Truth of Truths rock opera, and Billy the Kid country western rock opera.

Ray Ruff, famous legendary music industry record producer, was born Marvin Ray Ruffin on March 24, 1938 in Amarillo, Texas. He was playing semi-pro baseball for his city home team in 1955-56 when he met Charles Hardin Holley, a player on the Lubbock team and better known to the world as the legendary Rock'n'Roll...

The label was founded by Ray Ruff in 1970. [1] In the latter part of 1971, Oak was a new company. Ruff, the owner, was preparing a 2LP set of Bible stories, Truth of Truths for Christmas to be pushed through independent distributors. [2] In November, Billboard said he was involved in licensing deals with GRT Music Tapes.

2025年2月3日 · 🌟 Dive into the captivating soundscape of Ray Ruff in our latest video, "Ray Ruff - Love"! 💖 Journey back to 1963 as we explore the rhythmic swell of Pop Rock that defined an era. 🎶 With...

Ray Ruff was born in Amarillo, Texas, in 1938 and he loved the western swing sounds of Bob Wills. He befriended Buddy Holly's record producer Norman Petty and, after Holly's...

2005年9月15日 · Ray Ruff, a pivotal figure in the north Texas music scene, filled a number of different roles in the music industry over his lifetime. He was born in Amarillo, Texas on March …