In his early years, Rick's stage name was Ricky Rebel. Most of his later releases bear his legal name.
1. Rick's first release. 45 RPM Music City Records 1974
Cut Four: Lord Have Mercy On Me
2. 45 RPM Campfire Records 1976
Side A. Love The Pain Away Side B. Runaway Heart
3. Vinyl LP Campfire Records 1977
Recorded for the Loretta Lynn's Dude Ranch Campfire Show
A1 Rocky Top 3:06
A2 Remington Ride 1:49
A3 Medley: California Blues - T. For Texas 3:21
A4 My Little Girl 1:32
A5 The Almost Famous Ride Of Paul Revere 3:20 Written by Ricky Revel
A6 I'm My Own Grandpa 2:18
B1 The Tennessee Waltz 1:02
B2 Fetch A Pail Of Water 1:18
B3 Everybody Dreams Of Being A Cowboy 3:49 Written By Ricky Revel
B4 Tumbling Tumbleweeds 2:22
B5 Root Beer Rag 1:53
B6 Gospel Medley 3:56
Rick and Ken recorded this in 1977, but it is timeless
4. 45 RPM Campfire Records 1978
Side A. Don't Tread On Me Side B. Station Of My Lord
5. Vinyl LP Campfire Records 1978
Recorded for the Loretta Lynn's Dude Ranch Campfire Show
A1 Battle Of New Orleans
A2 Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
A3 Rawhide
A4 Cool Water
A5 You Are My Sunshine
A6 Sing Me Back Home
B1 Disco Banjo Man/Written by Rick Revel
B2 Cold Night's Air/Written by Ken Terry
B3 Yodel Medley/Written by Rick Revel
B4 Bolster Breakdown/Written by Ken Terry
B5 Forever Loving You/Written by Rick Revel
B6 The Station Of My Lord/Written By Ken Terry
Vocal performances by Rick (Rebel) Revel and Ken Terry
6. Vinyl LP Campfire Records 1979
Recorded for the Loretta Lynn's Dude Ranch Campfire Show
A1 Easy Lovin'
A2 Road Ranger Blues/Written by Kim Hilton
A3 American Trilogy
A4 Cripple Creek/Please Release Me/Pfft She's Gone
A5 Cotton Fields
B1 Vegetable Song
B2 Winter's Touch
B3 Tattooed Lady
B4 General Lee/Written by Rick Revel
B5 Paul Revere/Written by Rick Revel
B6 How Great Thou Art
Vocal performances by Louie Mitchell (Sooy Louie), Kim Hilton, Rick (Rebel) Revel and Ken Terry
7. 8-track and cassette release Campfire Records 1980
Eagle Creek Resort in Benton County, TN was owned by Terry Russel and on the property, he built a music auditorium where Rick would perform every Saturday night during parts of 1980 and 1981. In order to promote the resort, Rick started a radio show titled Eagle Creek Country which aired on four radio stations in West Tennessee. These songs played on the show.
A1 Philadelphia, I Love You/Written by Rick Revel
A2 Cool Water
A3 California Blues/T For Texas
A4 You Are My Sunshine
A5 Run Away Heart/Written by Rick Revel
A6 Missing You
A7 Mansion Over The Hilltop
B1 Jimmy’s Medley
B2 Everybody Dreams Of Being A Cowboy/Written by Rick Revel
B3 House Of The Rising Sun
B4 Tumbling Tumbleweeds
B5 Blueberry Hill
B6 Hero’s Hero/Written by Rick Revel
8. 45 RPM Bar H Records 1981
Side A. Roll Freightliner Roll Side B. The Finger Of Fate
Rick wrote these two songs with his friend Tom Poe, who made his living driving a Freightliner truck for fifty years. He was also a very talented comedian and Dobro player.
Tom Poe and Rick on the set of Music & Entertainment Tonight
9. Cassette release only Jen-Ric Records 1989
A1 A House Divided
A2 Your Boys In Blue
A3 I Traveled A Long Way (To Die All Alone)
A4 Follow Me Boys (I’m Goin’ Home))
A5 Johnny I Killed A Blue Soldier
A6 General Lee
B1 The Almost Famous Ride Of Paul Revere
B2 Don’t Tread On Me
B3 America, God’s Had His Hand On You
B4 Everybody Dreams Of Being A Cowboy
B5 Cowboy Yodeling Blues
B6 Finger Of Fate
All of the songs were written and performed by Rick Revel
10. Cassette and CD release Jen-Ric Records 1992
All of the songs were written and performed by Rick Revel. Notice the sale sticker from Ernest Tubb's Record Shop.
In the year 2017, the CD album Making It In America was rereleased to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of its original release in 1992.
Rick did a concert with Clinton Gregory and opened with his truck driving song Making It In America. The song went on to be featured in Super Trucker Magazine and was played on the Charlie Douglas "Road Gang" show on WWL in New Orleans.
On Cheyenne Country, Charlie Daniels introduced Rick as one of the most prolific songwriters to come to Nashville in many years. He got to sing two of his chart toppers, The Reverend Hollywood and Love In Your Eyes.
11. Compilation CD single CDX Nashville 1994
Cut 5. Love In Your Eyes
12. Compilation CD single Gateway Entertainment 1995
Cut 7. The Reverend Hollywood
13. Compilation CD single Gateway Entertainment 1996
Cut 2. (My First) Fishing Pole
14. Compilation CD single Gateway Entertainment 1996
Cut 1. Go Build A Dream
15. Cassette release only AME Productions 2000
Songwriting friend Ruthie Steele requested Rick to record Heroes Not Zeroes so she could pitch it to Lee Greenwood.
Inspired by the legendary Merl Haggard, Rick penned I See Red to speak out against flag burning. Some call it a first amendment right to burn a flag, but Rick calls it for what it is, disrespect. It is the ultimate patriotic song.
16. CD single Junction Records 2001
These Colors Don't Run
17. Compilation CD singles HMG Nashville 2004 Cut 6. David Crockett And The Men At The Alamo Cut 12. These Colors Don't Run
18. CD album release AME Records 2004
All songs written and performed by Rick Revel
The first CD cover and the present-day cover for streaming.
19. CD album release AME Records 2004
This is the latest cover for the CD album and streaming platforms.
20. CD release AME Records 2005
Cuts 1,2,3,9 and 10 written by Rick Revel
21. CD album release AME Records 2005
This is latest cover for the CD album and streaming platforms.
22. CD album release AME Records 2007
Cuts 11 and 12 written by Rick Revel
23. CD album release AME Records 2009
All songs written and performed by Rick Revel
The second video is Keep 'em Flyin' Boys. YouTube restricted it because of the Confederate flag.
24. CD album release Tunesmith Records 2020
Go Build A Dream reached No. 5 on the national charts.
The Reverend Hollywood reached No. 9 on the national charts.
These Colors Don't Run reached No. 19 on the national charts.
History Highway won Best Theme Song for a TV Series in five different international film festivals.
25. Radio release 2023
26. Radio release 2023
27. Radio release 2024
28. Radio release 2024
The Father Of The Blues was released in the early spring of 2023 and That Muscle Shoals Sound came out late in the late summer. Hard Times In The Deep South hit the air waves in the spring of 2024, followed be Southern Man (In A Strange Land) in the summer.
