 Ramsay's efforts to promote "western", "hillbilly", and "old-time music" genres were a part of the early movement to bring country music more into the mainstream.In 1952, Ramsay was one of 35 founding members of the Country Music Disc Jockey Association, the forerunner of the Country Music Association.On CJIC-TV, he hosted and sang on the weekly program "Down Yonder Ranch" from 1956 to 1959.