Recently I've been listening to a singer named Margaret Lewis, who recorded for the Louisiana label Royal Audio Music (RAM) in the the late 50s and early 60s. She was a white woman but she had a lot of R&B in her sound.

I went through the archives here to see what had been said about her and I found Jim Colegrove recommending her way back in 2007.

The lesson learned is, always listen to Jim.

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She co-wrote "Reconsider Me." I found a 1980 45 on it, on RAM, but I suspect it may be an older recording that was done before the Johnny Adams version from 1969.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpKVNt_a0o8

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Lewis_(singer-songwriter)

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On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 21:09:33 -0700 (PDT), Bob Roman
<robertjroman@gmail.com> wrote:

Recently I've been listening to a singer named Margaret Lewis, who recorded for the Louisiana label Royal Audio Music (RAM) in the the late 50s and early 60s. She was a white woman but she had a lot of R&B in her sound.

I went through the archives here to see what had been said about her and I found Jim Colegrove recommending her way back in 2007.

Margaret Lewis LIVE on Louisiana Hayride in 1959,
(according to emcee she had appeared at least once before)

instrumental trio included electric guitarist Miss Grace Tennessee
(who is also an exec at RAM Records and who played guitar on many/all?
of ML's RAM sides)

One Guy Today, Another Tomorrow
Bring My Blue Eyed Boy To Me
Goin' To St. Louie
and her final song for the night:
You Said You Love Me

above are on CD 17 of "At The Louisiana Hayride Tonight" (40s,50s,60s) https://www.discogs.com/release/11272087-Various-At-The-Louisiana-Hayride-Tonight
MARGARET LEWIS, DISCOGRAPHY 1959 - 1965 (there were later releases)

Cheaters Can't Win [Ram 1548; Shreveport LA] - May 1959
No No Never [Ram 1548] - May 1959

Shake A Leg [Ram 1611] - 1959
One Guy Today, Another Tomorrow [Ram 1611] - 1959

From The Cradle To The Blues [RAM 1840] - 1959
Goin' To St. Louie [RAM 1840] - 1959

John DeLee [RAM 2451] - 1961
* Something's Wrong Baby [RAM 2451] - 1961

[EP RAM A-2331] - 1961
Roll Over Beethoven
Love Is A Fortune
Birmingham Valley Blues
You Can't Break My Heart No More

That's Why I Cry [RAM 2611] - Dec 1961
Look What You're Doin' To Me [RAM 2611] - Dec 1961

* Hold Me [RAM 2982] - 1962
* What's Happened To You [RAM 2982] - 1962

Reconsider Me [RAM unissued] - 1959-1962

Johnny's Cash Or Joey's Love [Capitol 5068] - 1963
* I Almost Called Your Name [Capitol 5068] - 1963

Raggedy Ann [Capitol 5185] - 1964
* Fame And Fortune [Capitol 5185] - 1964

Conscience I'm Guilty [Pic-One 116] - 1965
* Count Me Out [Pic-One 116] - 1965

all but six(*) of the songs above are on ACE album:
Margaret Lewis - Lonesome Bluebird - 1995 (27 tracks) https://www.discogs.com/release/4549250-Margaret-Lewis-Lonesome-Bluebird
and in 2019 Ace released another Margaret Lewis CD
(includes first CD's missing 3 RAM sides): https://www.discogs.com/release/14537874-Margaret-Lewis-Reconsider-Me-The-RAM-Singles-More-Southern-Gems

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On Sat, 8 Apr 2023 21:09:33 -0700 (PDT), Bob Roman
<robertjroman@gmail.com> wrote:

Margaret Lewis, some existing YT playlists:

22 tracks (track 2 is "Dust My Blues") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-vVPwN75Xw&list=PLRkCKZsjVu-vGZjHi9X0pnUFjQE0GhbeK

8 tracks (track 5 is 1961 EP starting with "Roll Over Beethoven") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-vVPwN75Xw&list=PLqr9qz7BxDaYen3vC9-velc42qLcj7-uI

14 tracks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRuwQ8h-3HM&list=PLvSMaQBiSiX9NDNHZTEdqf5KL2pnWIlIl

10 tracks - Margaret Lewis with Grace Tennessee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcY8PTQgImI&list=OLAK5uy_kwoIHJRCOr22zn55LEQ9z8eV0IrFvkSlM

Margaret Lewis - Reconsider Me {original RAM label version} https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpKVNt_a0o8
Narvel Felts had a #2 Country hit with this song in 1975

Margaret died March 29, 2019, buried in Shreveport LA;
born April 30, 1939 in Snyder TX

The Royal Audio Music (RAM) label of Shreveport LA was founded and
owned by Mira Smith (guitarist, pianist, songwriter, aka session and
live Hayrider guitarist, *Grace Tennessee*), one of the first women to
own her own record company.

"The label recorded regional rhythm and blues, rockabilly, blues and
country music artists. RAM's pressings were made by RCA. RAM also
issued recordings on the Clif Records and K Records labels.
RAM recorded most of its music in the mid-1950s to early 1960s, but
due to a tight budget, many of their recordings remained unreleased
for decades. In 1994, Ace Records released a 6-CD box set of RAM
recordings, including many of which had never been issued."

much more RAM record company info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Records_(US)

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Bob, do you have the Ace CD of the Ram material?

If so, does it give any info on "Reconsider Me?"

When was it was recorded? Was it a demo or a full recording that they just didn't issue until many years later?

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On Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 1:18:18 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:

Bob, do you have the Ace CD of the Ram material?
If so, does it give any info on "Reconsider Me?"
When was it was recorded? Was it a demo or a full recording that they just didn't issue until many years later?

I don't have a CD. I came across her through Spotify. No liner notes.

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On Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 11:07:12 AM UTC-4, Bob Roman wrote:

On Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 1:18:18 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:

Bob, do you have the Ace CD of the Ram material?
If so, does it give any info on "Reconsider Me?"
When was it was recorded? Was it a demo or a full recording that they just didn't issue until many years later?

I don't have a CD. I came across her through Spotify. No liner notes.

Spotify? Really?

That's for the youngsters, not us here.

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On Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 12:35:41 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:

On Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 11:07:12 AM UTC-4, Bob Roman wrote:

I don't have a CD. I came across her through Spotify. No liner notes.

Spotify? Really?

That's for the youngsters, not us here.

Ooh, glad I found a way to stay young!

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