Patsy Montana
Ruby Rose Blevins (October 30, 1908 – May 3, 1996), known professionally as Patsy Montana, was an American country music singer, songwriter and actress. Montana was the first female country performer to have a million-selling single with her signature song "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart", and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 30, 1908 (Hot Springs), Died May 3, 1996 (San Jacinto)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, lyricist, yodeling, violin, guitar, songwriter
Notes: Subcredited on labels as "The Montana Cowgirl."
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 35 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-59064 | 10-in. | 11/4/1932 | Bury me in old Kentucky | Jimmie Davis ; Patsy Montana | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio and yodeling | vocalist, yodeling | |
| Victor | BS-59065 | 10-in. | 11/4/1932 | Jealous lover | Jimmie Davis ; Patsy Montana | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and yodeling | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, yodeling | |
| Victor | BS-59066 | 10-in. | 11/4/1932 | Gambler's return | Jimmie Davis ; Patsy Montana | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and yodeling | vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | BS-59067 | 10-in. | 11/4/1932 | Home in Caroline | Jimmie Davis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio and yodeling | vocalist, yodeling | |
| Victor | BS-59068 | 10-in. | 11/4/1932 | Montana plains | Patsy Montana | Female vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-59069 | 10-in. | 11/4/1932 | Sailors sweetheart | Patsy Montana | Female vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | vocalist, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-59070 | 10-in. | 11/4/1932 | I love my daddy too | Patsy Montana | Female vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | vocalist, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-59071 | 10-in. | 11/4/1932 | When the flowers of Montana were blooming | Patsy Montana | Female vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | vocalist, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-77247 | 10-in. | 12/6/1933 | Homesick for my old cabin | Rubye Blevins | Female vocal solo, with string band and yodeling | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling | |
| Victor | BS-77248 | 10-in. | 12/6/1933 | Home corral | Rubye Blevins | Female vocal solo, with string band and yodeling | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling | |
| Victor | BS-77249 | 10-in. | 12/6/1933 | Montana plains | Rubye Blevins | Female vocal solo, with string band and yodeling | vocalist, composer, lyricist, yodeling, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | BS-77250 | 10-in. | 12/6/1933 | Waltz of the hills | Rubye Blevins | Female vocal solo, with string band, whistling, and yodeling | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, violin, yodeling | |
| Victor | BS-028327 | 10-in. | 10/27/1938 | Cowboy's airplane ride | Montana Slim | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | vocalist, yodeling | |
| Victor | D7VB-2321 | 10-in. | 12/3/1947 | If I could only learn to yodel | Buckaroos (Patsy Montana) ; Patsy Montana | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2324 | 10-in. | 12/3/1947 | Slap 'er down agin, paw | Buckaroos (Patsy Montana) ; Patsy Montana | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-0408 | 10-in. | 3/8/1949 | Need you | Buckaroos (Dave Denney) ; Dave Denney ; Patsy Montana | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-0409 | 10-in. | 3/8/1949 | I didn't know the gun was loaded | Buckaroos (Patsy Montana) ; Patsy Montana | Female vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-0413 | 10-in. | 3/8/1949 | Are you kissin' someone else? | Buckaroos (Patsy Montana) ; Dave Denney ; Patsy Montana | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist | |
| Decca | 71963 | 10-in. | 4/10/1944 | Smile and drive your blues away | Patsy Montana | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 71964 | 10-in. | 4/10/1944 | I don't want anyone but you | Patsy Montana | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 71965 | 10-in. | 4/10/1944 | Good night soldier | Patsy Montana | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 71966 | 10-in. | 4/10/1944 | I've done the best I could | Patsy Montana | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 93651 | 10-in. | 4/24/1941 | I'll be waiting for you darling | Light Crust Doughboys ; Patsy Montana and her Pardners | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 93652 | 10-in. | 4/24/1941 | Gallopin' to Gallup | Light Crust Doughboys ; Patsy Montana and her Pardners | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 93653 | 10-in. | 4/24/1941 | I'll keep on wishing for you | Light Crust Doughboys ; Patsy Montana and her Pardners | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Montana, Patsy," accessed September 28, 2022, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106682.
Montana, Patsy. (2022). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 28, 2022, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106682.
"Montana, Patsy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022. Web. 28 September 2022.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Montana, Patsy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92106160
Wikidata: Patsy Montana - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q272845
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/105261695
MusicBrainz: Patsy Montana - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/eb8f96cc-ecaa-4f6a-9224-0c828f772347
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.