Al Dexter
Clarence Albert Poindexter (May 4, 1905 – January 28, 1984), known as Al Dexter, was an American country musician and songwriter. He is best known for "Pistol Packin' Mama," a 1943 hit that was one of the most popular recordings of the World War II years and later became a hit again with a cover by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 4, 1905 (Jacksonville), Died January 28, 1984 (Denton)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1953
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, leader, composer, electric guitar, lyricist, songwriter, electric mandolin, mandolin
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-056531 | 10-in. | 10/12/1940 | Blue eyed baby | Cecil Campbell ; Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-2277 | 10-in. | 6/4/1946 | Guitar polka (old Monterey) | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Boys | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia | RHCO3943 | 10-in. | 11/14/1949 | Each night I cry over your picture | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
| Columbia | RHCO3944 | 10-in. | 11/14/1949 | I don't suppose | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist | |
| Columbia | H735 | 10-in. | 3/18/1942 | It's up to you | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, electric guitar, leader | |
| Columbia | H736 | 10-in. | 3/18/1942 | So long pal | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, electric guitar, lyricist, leader | |
| Columbia | H737 | 10-in. | 3/18/1942 | Too late to worry | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, electric guitar, lyricist, leader | |
| Columbia | H738 | 10-in. | 3/18/1942 | Rosalita | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, electric guitar, lyricist, leader | |
| Columbia | H741 | 10-in. | 3/18/1942 | Pistol packin' mama | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, electric guitar, lyricist, leader | |
| Columbia | H742 | 10-in. | 3/20/1942 | Why did it have to be | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, electric guitar, leader | |
| Columbia | H743 | 10-in. | 3/20/1942 | I'll wait for you dear | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, electric guitar, lyricist, leader | |
| Columbia | H744 | 10-in. | 3/18/1942 | There'll come a time | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer, vocalist | |
| Columbia | H745 | 10-in. | 3/21/1942 | Maybe, baby it's me | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer, leader | |
| Columbia | H746 | 10-in. | 3/21/1942 | Guitar polka | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band | instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer, leader | |
| Columbia | H748 | 10-in. | 3/21/1942 | I'm losing my mind over you | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer, leader | |
| Columbia | H1338 | 10-in. | 4/4/1945 | My love goes with you | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, electric guitar, lyricist, leader | |
| Columbia | H1341 | 10-in. | 4/4/1945 | Honey do you think it's wrong | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, electric guitar, leader | |
| Columbia | H1342 | 10-in. | 4/5/1945 | Who's gonna love you when I'm gone | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, electric guitar, lyricist, leader | |
| Columbia | H1343 | 10-in. | 4/5/1945 | Can this love be real | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, electric guitar, lyricist, leader | |
| Columbia | H1344 | 10-in. | 4/5/1945 | Am I to blame | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter, instrumentalist, electric guitar, leader | |
| Columbia | H1345 | 10-in. | 4/5/1945 | Wine, women and song | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter, instrumentalist, electric guitar, leader | |
| Columbia | H1361 | 10-in. | 4/11/1945 | Love lanes of yesterday | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter, instrumentalist, electric guitar, leader | |
| Columbia | H1362 | 10-in. | 4/11/1945 | I'm lost without you | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter, instrumentalist, electric guitar, leader | |
| Columbia | H1363 | 10-in. | 4/11/1945 | Two broken hearts | Al Dexter | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter, instrumentalist, electric guitar, leader | |
| Columbia | H1365 | 10-in. | 4/11/1945 | Triflin' gal | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter, instrumentalist, electric guitar, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO1900 | 10-in. | 7/15/1946 | Kokomo Island | Al Dexter and his Troopers | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, songwriter, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO1901 | 10-in. | 7/15/1946 | I learned about love (from you) | Al Dexter and his Troopers | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, lyricist, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO1902 | 10-in. | 7/15/1946 | Down at the roadside inn | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, lyricist, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO1903 | 10-in. | 7/15/1946 | Remember you're mine | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, lyricist, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2333 | 10-in. | 5/26/1947 | New broom boogie | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2334 | 10-in. | 5/26/1947 | I told my heart | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, lyricist, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2335 | 10-in. | 5/26/1947 | Texas waltz | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2336 | 10-in. | 5/26/1947 | I waited too long | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, lyricist, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2800 | 10-in. | 11/15/1947 | It's just because of you (the frog song) | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2801 | 10-in. | 11/15/1947 | Barrel house boogie | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, lyricist, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2802 | 10-in. | 11/15/1947 | New pistol packin' mama | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2803 | 10-in. | 11/15/1947 | Saturday night boogie | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band | composer, vocalist, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2806 | 10-in. | 11/15/1947 | High price for love | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2807 | 10-in. | 11/15/1947 | Calico rag | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2808 | 10-in. | 11/15/1947 | Rose of Mexico | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2809 | 10-in. | 11/15/1947 | Texas rose | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band | leader, composer | |
| Columbia | HCO2899 | 10-in. | 12/7/1947 | Just take a little time | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, lyricist, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2900 | 10-in. | 12/7/1947 | I cry when I'm blue | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, lyricist, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2902 | 10-in. | 12/7/1947 | Is that the way to treat a friend | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo and group vocal ensemble | vocalist, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2903 | 10-in. | 12/8/1947 | Calamity Jane | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader, songwriter | |
| Columbia | HCO2904 | 10-in. | 12/8/1947 | A good man is hard to find | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2905 | 10-in. | 12/8/1947 | Rock and rye rag | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band | leader, composer, instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Columbia | HCO2906 | 10-in. | 12/8/1947 | I'm leaving my troubles behind | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2979 | 10-in. | 11/15/1947 | Barrel house polka | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2982 | 10-in. | 12/15/1947 | I'll always be loving you | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2998 | 10-in. | 12/15/1947 | At the end of each day | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, lyricist, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO2999 | 10-in. | 12/15/1947 | New guitar polka | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, lyricist, leader | |
| Columbia | CO38753 | 10-in. | 12/28/1947 | Just say a little prayer | The Johnson Family Singers | Mixed vocal group, with piano and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | CO41781 | 10-in. | October 1949 | I'm startin' sweetheartin' again | Al Dexter and his Troopers | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, leader | |
| Columbia | CO41782 | 10-in. | October 1949 | Always in my heart | Al Dexter and his Troopers | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, leader | |
| Brunswick | DAL787 | 10-in. | 6/13/1939 | Jelly roll special | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, electric guitar, songwriter, leader | |
| Brunswick | DAL792 | 10-in. | 6/13/1939 | Sunshine | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric guitar, songwriter, leader | |
| Brunswick | DAL1217 | 10-in. | 3/4/1941 | Meet me down in honky tonk town | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer, lyricist, leader | |
| Brunswick | DAL1221 | 10-in. | 3/4/1941 | Darling, it's all over now | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, electric mandolin, leader | |
| Brunswick | DAL1225 | 10-in. | 3/4/1941 | Honky tonk Chinese dime | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter, instrumentalist, electric guitar, leader | |
| Brunswick | DAL1226 | 10-in. | 3/5/1941 | All I want is you | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, electric guitar, songwriter, leader | |
| Brunswick | DAL1227 | 10-in. | 3/5/1941 | Who's been here? | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer, lyricist, leader | |
| Brunswick | DAL1228 | 10-in. | 3/5/1941 | Sundown polka | Al Dexter and his Troopers | String band | composer, instrumentalist, electric guitar, leader | |
| Decca | 84457 | 4/16/1953 | Move over Rover | Al Dexter | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 84458 | 4/16/1953 | That's how gossip gets around | Al Dexter | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 84459 | 4/16/1953 | I got a guilty conscience | Al Dexter | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 84460 | 4/16/1953 | My careless heart | Al Dexter | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dexter, Al," accessed May 4, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106833.
Dexter, Al. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 4, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106833.
"Dexter, Al." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Dexter, Al - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93030653
Wikidata: Al Dexter - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1423868
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/49412976
MusicBrainz: Al Dexter - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5b6d8437-b0d8-453f-a841-90562a69532d
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