Tune Wranglers
The Tune Wranglers were a Western swing band from San Antonio, Texas, popular in the 1930s. The group formed in 1935, and its original membership included Buster Coward (vocals, guitar), Eddie Fielding (banjo), and Charlie Gregg (vocals, fiddle). Fielding was replaced by Joe Barnes (known as Red Brown) soon after, and around 1936 Eddie Duncan joined on steel guitar. Fiddler Leonard Seago and Noah Hatley also played with the group for a short period. They played most often in Texas and Mexico, where they received airplay on border radio stations such as WOAI and KTSA. From 1936 they recorded for Bluebird Records, both under their own name in English and under the name Tono Hombres in Spanish. In total, they recorded about 80 tunes, including a session of Hawaiian-style songs with banjoist/reeds twins Neal & Beal. |
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1938
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 51-75 of 79 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-014153 | 10-in. | 9/14/1937 | Black eyed Susan Brown | Buster Coward ; Tune Wranglers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-014154 | 10-in. | 9/14/1937 | It ain't gonna rain no more | Buster Coward ; Tune Wranglers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-014155 | 10-in. | 9/14/1937 | The sweetest girl in the world | Buster Coward ; Tune Wranglers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-014156 | 10-in. | 9/14/1937 | Four leafed clover | Buster Coward ; Tune Wranglers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-014157 | 10-in. | 9/14/1937 | Cowboys and Indians | Buster Coward ; Tune Wranglers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-014158 | 10-in. | 9/14/1937 | The whistling waltz | Buster Coward ; Tune Wranglers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo and whistling | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-022148 | 10-in. | 4/5/1938 | Laughter and tears | Charlie Gregg ; Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-022149 | 10-in. | 4/5/1938 | Old Montana moon | Buster Coward ; Tune Wranglers ; Eddie Whitley | String band, with male vocal duet | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-022150 | 10-in. | 4/5/1938 | Little love ship | Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal duet | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-022151 | 10-in. | 4/5/1938 | Ye old rye waltz | Tune Wranglers | String band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-022152 | 10-in. | 4/5/1938 | Riding for the Rio Grande | Buster Coward ; Charlie Gregg ; Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal duet | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-022153 | 10-in. | 4/5/1938 | Sing a song of harvest | Charlie Gregg ; Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-022154 | 10-in. | 4/5/1938 | Shawnee | Tune Wranglers | String band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-022155 | 10-in. | 4/5/1938 | Blue bonnet rhythm (Fox trot) | Tune Wranglers | String band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-022156 | 10-in. | 4/5/1938 | Chopo | Buster Coward ; Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-022157 | 10-in. | 4/5/1938 | Solita | Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal duet | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-022158 | 10-in. | 4/5/1938 | Rainbow | Tune Wranglers | String band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-028593 | 10-in. | 10/25/1938 | Dixie moon | Tune Wranglers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-028594 | 10-in. | 10/25/1938 | Kalua sweetheart | Tune Wranglers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-028595 | 10-in. | 10/25/1938 | Rio Grande lullaby | Tune Wranglers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-028596 | 10-in. | 10/25/1938 | Rio Pecos rose | Tune Wranglers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-028597 | 10-in. | 10/25/1938 | Island reverie | Tune Wranglers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-028598 | 10-in. | 10/25/1938 | Hawaiian honeymoon | Tune Wranglers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-028599 | 10-in. | 10/25/1938 | Let's make believe we're sweethearts | Tune Wranglers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-028600 | 10-in. | 10/25/1938 | Sweet fiddle blues | Tune Wranglers | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tune Wranglers," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111944.
Tune Wranglers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111944.
"Tune Wranglers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Tune Wranglers - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002107282
Wikidata: The Tune Wranglers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7770711
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/125651995
MusicBrainz: The Tune Wranglers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ad5fe840-f2ad-4604-bc7c-08b927d1ba4d
ISNI: 0000 0001 0721 0738 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000107210738
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