Country singer and guitarist Joan Smallwood could be seen at Sid’s Ranch House on Baltimore Street circa 1963-65. She recorded at Ralph Johnson’s Wedge Records studios and released singles produced by Joey Welz. Joan’s first single featured backing by the R&B vocal group the Veltones. A subsequent Wedge release featured a studio group. Her song “Anything” was included on the Wedge LP “Country Music North of Nashville.”
Smallwood eventually married Ralph (see Johnson, Ralph). The couple later moved their studios to Nashville.
Singles as Joan Smallwood:
1964 Wedge 1012 Nutty as A Fruitcake / No Sweat
1965 Wedge 1018 That’s The Last Time I’ll Call Him / You’re Appealin’ to Me
Single as Joanie Johnson (released in Nashville):
19** Wedge 1030 Please Come Back / Lover’s Lost
