the Clif Label. K Label K Label was another Ram subsidiary record label named after Smith's sister, Katherine. The Lonesome Drifter (Thomas Johnson) and his 1958 single “Eager Boy”/ “Tear Drop Valley” (K-Records #5812) is considered one of the more significant recordings from this label. Studio struggles As a woman in almost completely male industry, Smith often found it difficult to find distribution and promotion services. Her cousin, Alton Warwick, was quoted in 1994 as saying, “(Being a woman) did handicap her, as far as people taking her seriously with things like financing. If she had better funding for distribution and promotion, she could’ve made some of her records really go.” Due to her tight budget, she was only able to promote a few singles each year and was often forced to leave quality songs unreleased. Many of Ram's recordings were forgotten and unreleased for decades. In 1960, Smith opened a new studio on Greenwood Drive, which included a built-in echo unit and separate vocal booths. On August 27, 1960 the Louisiana Hayride performed its last show. Rock and Roll was growing in popularity and the Shreveport music scene was slowing and changing. As a result, the studio began to struggle. Within a few years, Smith closed her studio and moved to Nashville, Tennessee along with many other Shreveport musicians. Ram Records catalog release In 1994, London-based Ace Records, a British reissue label which specializes in American Roots music, released a 6-CD box set which included many previously unreleased songs from the Ram Catalog. Ray Topping, a London native, assembled the collection. He learned about Ram Records in 1969 when he purchased the song “Drop Top” by Roy “Boogie Boy” Perkins. The Ace release received many mentions in the press, including Billboard magazine. NPR’s Alex Chadwick ran a series of interviews about the Ram Records legacy during September and October of 1994. Songwriting success In the early 1960s, Smith teamed up with Margaret Lewis to create a songwriting and publishing partnership. Their first success was a hit for David Houston, “Mountain of Love” (1963) which reached #2 on the US Country charts and #132 on the US Charts. In 1966, Smith and Lewis moved their studio to Nashville. They joined the Country Music Association and signed a contract with record producer Shelby Singleton’s SSS International Corporation. During an interview with a journalist, Smith and Lewis commented that when looking for