Name: Dave Porter Comment: Just been looking at the Shirley And Lee EP I bought from Ron's many years ago, still has his sticker on the rear sleeve and his inner bag. Those were great days. My mates and I would go there every Saturday to find out what was new in stock. We were into American Blues, R&B and Rock & Roll. In those days not many releases on US labels were issued over here unless they got high up the American charts. I was in the Merchant Navy then and I would always drop in with some 45s I had picked up om my trips to New York that I thought Ron would be interested in. One such disc I recommended to him as a certain hit was O C Smith's The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp. I guess he did well with it along with others of my suggestion as the next time I called in he offered me a job! I sometimes wonder what would have happened if I had accepted it. Am I correct in thinking Rob died suddenly from a heart attack? (2019)
Name: Dave Porter
Comment: Just been looking at the Shirley And Lee EP I bought from Ron's many years ago, still has his sticker on the rear sleeve and his inner bag. Those were great days. My mates and I would go there every Saturday to find out what was new in stock. We were into American Blues, R&B and Rock & Roll. In those days not many releases on US labels were issued over here unless they got high up the American charts. I was in the Merchant Navy then and I would always drop in with some 45s I had picked up om my trips to New York that I thought Ron would be interested in. One such disc I recommended to him as a certain hit was O C Smith's The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp. I guess he did well with it along with others of my suggestion as the next time I called in he offered me a job! I sometimes wonder what would have happened if I had accepted it. Am I correct in thinking Rob died suddenly from a heart attack?
(2019)