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

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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  
(Results 151-175 of 250 records)

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.

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URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110831

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