The Do-Ra-Me label

Murry Nash's Do-Ra-Me Records was based in Nashville, Tennessee. Nash was an influential but today mostly forgotten record producer during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. He worked for RCA-Victor and Mercury during the 1940s and almost became director of the Grand Ole Opry in the mid-1950s. However, Nash started to produce records for independent labels by 1955 and branched out on his own and established Ashna Music in the late 1950s. Ashna ("pig latin" for Nash) was the parent company to a couple of record labels operated by Nash during this time.

Billboard November 10, 1962, advertising of a Wayne Johnson record on Do-Ra-Me

Do-Ra-Me was launched in 1959. In early 1960, Nash bought Reavis Recording Studio in Nashville from Joe Reavis and established his "Recording of Nashville" studio there, which had been in the Cumberland Lodge Building from 1955 on. It can be assumed that a lot of the recordings on Do-Ra-Me were recorded at Sound of Nashville. Though, a couple of sessions were held at other facilities. Also, most of the songs were published by his Ashna Music. 

I was able to trace down single releases on Do-Ra-Me until ca. 1963. Around the same time, in 1964, Nash took a dayjob at the main post office in Nashville. He still ran his music operations up to 1970, then he retired from the music business.

You can listen to Charley Matthews' Do-Ra-Me single on Some Local Loser and to April Clarke's recordings also here.

Discography

Do-Ra-Me 1401

Jimmy Hurt and the Del Rios 

You Know, Darling (I’m In Love with You) (Collier-Richbourg) / Oh What a Feeling () 

F-790 / F-788

Do-Ra-Me 1402 

Wally Jeffery 

Oh Yeah (Miller-Jeffery) / Lonely, Lonely, Heart (Miller-Jeffery) 

F-792 / F-793 

Do-Ra-Me 1403
Chuck Howard
Out of Gas () / Let's Talk Things Over ()

Do-Ra-Me 1404 

Little Willie Brown & the Cameos 

Cut It Out (W. Brown) / Gonna Make It on Back () 

F-794 / ? 

Do-Ra-Me 1405 

Audrey Bryant 

Someone Like You (Robbins-Biggs-Biggs) / Let’s Trade a Little (Ralph Nelson) 

F-800 / F-801 

Do-Ra-Me 1406 

Herbie Smith 

Most Likely to Succeed (Smith) / Baby Moon () 

F-804 / F-805 

1959 (BB) 

Do-Ra-Me 1407 

The Marquees
Can It Be Wrong () / In the Halo of Your Love ()

Do-Ra-Me 1408 

Do-Ra-Me 1409 

Mary Lou Williams 

I’m Gettin‘ Married (H. Phillips) / Does My Heart Tell the Truth () 

F-818  / ?

Do-Ra-Me 1410 

Tom Moses 

Unruly Heart () / It’s a Lonely Road () 

Do-Ra-Me 1411 

Do-Ra-Me 1412 

The Dixielanders 

Uncle John’s Bongos (Blake-Culpepper-Evans) / Walk Easy (Blake) 

F-828 / F-829 

Do-Ra-Me 1413 

Lenny Davis 

Satan’s Got You (By the Hand) (Ray Whitt) / Sing Little Bluebird (Ray Whitt) 

RN-704 / RN-705 

Do-Ra-Me 1414 

The Imps 

Uh-Oh () / That’ll Get It () 

Do-Ra-Me 1415 

The Music Makers with the Marrob Singers
Something Else (McDearis) / Dreams of Teresa ()
F-835 / ?

Do-Ra-Me 1416 

Houston Turner and the Dixielanders 

Uncle John’s Bongos (Blake-Culpepper-Evans) / The Best Dressed Beggar (in Town) (Houston Turner) 

F-828 / F-860 

1962 (BB) 

Do-Ra-Me 1417 

Jimmie John
Frankfurter's Machine () / Fire in the House ()

Do-Ra-Me 1418 

April Clarke
Afraid to Answer (Biggs-Biggs-Robbins) / Lonelyville (Biggs-Biggs-Robbins)
F-872 / F-873

Do-Ra-Me 1419 

Pete Gusman
Listen (Jerry Butler) / Let's Talk Things Over (C. Howard)

Do-Ra-Me 1420 
The Dixielanders
The Trot (R. Blake) / I'll Watch Your Lights Grow Dimmer ()
F-853 / ?

Do-Ra-Me 1421 
Wayne Johnson
I Put My Ring Back on My Finger () / Admit It ()
1962 (BB)

Do-Ra-Me 1422 

Redd Stewart with the Pee Wee King Band 

Levi Lady (Blair-Barnes-Peppers-Stewart) / River Road Rock Twist (Pee Wee King-Redd Stewart) 

F-878 / F-879

1962 (BB) 

Do-Ra-Me 1423 

Jimmy Maynard
Lilly White Rose () / The River's Running Wild ()

Do-Ra-Me 1424 

Al Horn 

It’s Much Too Soon (Harley Frazier) / Where Does Love Go (Jan Crutchfield) 

C-122 / C-123 
1963 (BB)

Do-Ra-Me 1425

Jimmie John 

I’m Your Toy (Jimmie John) / They Don’t Really Know Me () 

Note: This was a special record cut for and distributed by Al Payne Motor Sales (Newark, Ohio). 

Do-Ra-Me 1426 

Johnny Stills
In My Time () / Battle at San Juan Hill (Jimmy Driftwood)
? / VN-704

Do-Ra-Me 1427 

Wayne Johnson 

Just You () / Just Thought You Ought to Know () 

Do-Ra-Me 1428 

Marty Martel
Half of Me () / Love Hangover ()

Do-Ra-Me 1429

April Clarke 

Afraid to Answer (Biggs-Biggs-Robbins) / Happy Birthday, Dear Jesus (Swan-Hager) 

F-872 / C-144 

Do-Ra-Me 1430
Bob Watts
I Don't Care (Biggs-Biggs-Robbins) / If I Die Tomorrow (From Loving You Too Much) ()
C-141 / ?
1963  
Do-Ra-Me 1431

Do-Ra-Me 1432
Bob Taylor
Samson and Delilah (L.W. Einbinder) / Let's Talk Things Over ()
C-142 / ? 
1963 (BB)

Do-Ra-Me 1433
The Moores
After It's Over (Ruby Moody) / The Soul of a Child (E. Judkins-M. Biggs)
C-152 / C-153

Do-Ra-Me 1434
Charley Matthews
I Wished Upon a Bluebird (C. Matthews) / Just Your Love (C. Matthews)
C-150 / C-151

Do-Ra-Me 1435
Al Horn
Crazy Moon () / Slowly Dying ()

Do-Ra-Me 1436
Jimmie John
Daddy, Where Did I Come From? () / The Soul of a Child ()

Do-Ra-Me 1437 

Houston Turner 

Buenos Noches (Biggs-Biggs-Robbins) / Candy Apple Red (H. Turner) 

BN-162-v / BN-163-v 

Do-Ra-Me 1438 

Ronnie Dale 

Bald Headed Lover (Jimmie John) / Don’t Wake Me Up () 

N-164 / ? 

Do-Ra-Me 1439
Webster Brothers
My Heart Won't Let Me Forget () / The Memory Waltz ()
1963 (BB)

Do-Ra-Me 1440 

Houston “Buck“ Turner 

If I’d Died Before I Met You () / I Was Loving You More ()

Do-Ra-Me 1441
The Cumberland Mountain Boys / Vocal by Jimmy Maynard
Election Day ()
The Cumberland Mountain Boys
Cumberland Breakdown ()

Do-Ra-Me 5023
Sierra Sue
Christmas Snowman (Meredith-Liberty) / Alone, Deserted, Forgotten ()
F-847 / ? 

Do-Ra-Me 5024

Do-Ra-Me 5025

Do-Ra-Me 5026 

Dewell Everette and the Dual-Tones 

One More Kiss (D. Everette) / I Left Her Crying (D. Everette) 

F-855 / F-856 

Do-Ra-Me 5027 

Cliffie Nash 

I’ll Never Know (C. Nash) / No Time for Sisters (John Meredith) 

F-55 / F-57 

Do-Ra-Me 5027
Sierra Sue
Whole Heart and Soul (Sierra Sue - J. Meredith) / Love Words ()
F-872 / ?

Do-Ra-Me 5028 

Cliffie Nash 

Jennie Lou (C. Nash) / I Love You Darling (C. Nash) 

F-56 / F-58 

Do-Ra-Me 5035
Charlie Gore
Slow and Noiseless Footsteps (Wesley Young) / The Same Old Story (Jimmie John)
N-183 / N-184

Do-Ra-Me 5037
Johnny Stills
Here's a Toast to You () / My Home Away from Home ()

Do-Ra-Me 5040
Bob Flowers and the Star Dusters
To Keep You Satisfied (Doc Gaines) / It Was Sweet While It Lasted ()
N-207 / ?
"Recorded in Nashville"

Do-Ra-Me 5040 

Jimmie John 

I Like It That Way (Jimmie John) / You Just Don’t Care () 

C-109 / ? 

Do-Ra-Me 5043 

Gene Boden 

This Kind of Hurt (Dan Carter) / But Maybe Tomorrow () 

GB-94-1 / ? 

Do-Ra-Me 5045
Bob Flower and the Star Dusters
I'll Celebrate This New Years (with the Blues) (Bill Baker) / Always Loving You (Virginia Windhan)
F-247 / F-249

 

Do-Ra-Me 5050

Bob Flower and the Star Dusters

Three Months Ago Today (Wm. Howard Baker) / It's Over Now ()

FN-248-1 / 

"Recorded in Nashville"

Do-Ra-Me 5402
The Moores
My Heart Won't Let Me Forget / Another's Heaven
C-135 / ?

Do-Ra-Me DJ-2

Wayne Johnson - I Put Your Ring Back on My Finger () / Wayne Johnson - Admit It () / Wayne Johnson - Just You ()

ZTBV-83113-1A / T1 (Columbia)

Wayne Johnson - Just Thought You Ought to Know () / Redd Stewart - River Road () / Redd Stewart - Levi Lady ()
ZTBV-83114-1C / T1 (Columbia)
1962

Information concerning Murray Nash mostly taken from: "ROCK 'N' ROLL PIONEER" by Bo Berglind 

Other sources: RCS, Billboard, own collection
Thanks to Rocky Lane, Anonymous, Derik, jimbomacaroni, Steve Hathaway