Light Crust Doughboys
The Light Crust Doughboys is an American Western swing band from Texas, United States, organized in 1931 by the Burrus Mill and Elevator Company in Saginaw, Texas. The band achieved its peak popularity in the few years leading up to World War II. In addition to launching Western swing pioneers Bob Wills and Milton Brown, it provided a platform for many of the best musicians of the genre, including Tommy Duncan, Cecil Brower, John Parker and Kenneth Pitts. The original group disbanded in 1942, although band member Marvin Montgomery led a new version organized in the 1960s. A contemporary incarnation beginning in the 1990s (including Montgomery until his death in 2001) bills itself as the longest-running country music band in the world. The Light Crust Doughboys were charter inductees into the Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame in 1989, and were also inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. In December 2005, the Light Crust Doughboys Hall of Fame and Museum opened in Quitman, Texas. The Light Crust Doughboys Museum was later moved in 2015 to the Auvenshine Library at Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas. |
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
See Also: Light Crust Doughboys
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 151-175 of 250 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | DAL651 | 10-in. | 11/30/1938 | Yancy special | Light Crust Doughboys | String band, with piano solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | DAL652 | 10-in. | 11/30/1938 | The farmer's not in the dell | Light Crust Doughboys | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | DAL653 | 10-in. | 11/30/1938 | Foot warmer | Light Crust Doughboys | String band | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | DAL654 | 10-in. | 11/30/1938 | Troubles | Light Crust Doughboys | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | DAL655 | 10-in. | 11/30/1938 | Pussy, pussy, pussy | Light Crust Doughboys | String band, with male group vocal | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | LA1121 | 10-in. | 5/26/1936 | Little hill-billy heart throb | Light Crust Doughboys | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | LA1122 | 10-in. | 5/26/1936 | My buddy | Light Crust Doughboys | String band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | LA1123 | 10-in. | 5/26/1936 | The wheel of the wagon is broken | Light Crust Doughboys | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | LA1124 | 10-in. | 5/26/1936 | Tonight I have a date | Light Crust Doughboys | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | LA1125 | 10-in. | 5/26/1936 | Lost | Light Crust Doughboys | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | LA1126 | 10-in. | 5/29/1936 | Uncle Zeke | Light Crust Doughboys | String band | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | LA1127 | 10-in. | 5/29/1936 | All my life | Light Crust Doughboys | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | LA1128 | 10-in. | 5/29/1936 | Jig in G | Light Crust Doughboys | String band | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | LA1129 | 10-in. | 5/29/1936 | When the moon shines on the Mississippi Valley | Light Crust Doughboys | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | LA1130 | 10-in. | 5/29/1936 | I have found a honey | Light Crust Doughboys | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | LA1131 | 10-in. | 5/29/1936 | It's been so long | Light Crust Doughboys | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | LA1132 | 10-in. | 5/29/1936 | Cross-eyed cowboy from Abilene | Light Crust Doughboys | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | FW1150 | 10-in. | 10/1/1934 | When we reach our happy home | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | FW1151 | 10-in. | 10/1/1934 | When it's round-up time in Heaven | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | FW1152 | 10-in. | 10/1/1934 | That silver haired mother | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | FW1153 | 10-in. | 10/1/1934 | Ridin' ole paint and leadin' ole bald | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal duet | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | FW1154 | 10-in. | 10/1/1934 | The Morro Castle disaster | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | FW1155 | 10-in. | 10/1/1934 | My Mary | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | FW1156 | 10-in. | 10/1/1934 | When they baptized Sister Lucy Lee | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Brunswick | FW1157 | 10-in. | 10/6/1934 | Texas plains | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Light Crust Doughboys," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110831.
Light Crust Doughboys. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110831.
"Light Crust Doughboys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Light Crust Doughboys - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98026262
Wikidata: The Light Crust Doughboys - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6545995
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/135031622
MusicBrainz: The Light Crust Doughboys - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/dea75275-b0d1-4794-80c5-82c5f0dbf9c7
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/734576 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/734576
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