Happy Fats LeBlanc
Birth and Death Data: Born January 30, 1915, Died February 23, 1988
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, string bass, leader, composer, speaker, lyricist
Notes: Real name: Leroy LeBlanc.
See Also: LeBlanc, Leroy
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-94402 | 10-in. | 8/10/1935 | Le fille de St. Martin | Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-94403 | 10-in. | 8/10/1935 | La valse de l'amour | Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-94404 | 10-in. | 8/10/1935 | Rayne breakdown | Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-94405 | 10-in. | 8/10/1935 | Dor, baby, dor | Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-94406 | 10-in. | 8/10/1935 | Chere 'tite fille | Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-94407 | 10-in. | 8/10/1935 | Mon cuore et pour toit | Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-94408 | 10-in. | 8/10/1935 | Gueydan breakdown | Nason Absher ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-94409 | 10-in. | 8/10/1935 | La valse de Riceville | Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo and shouts | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-94410 | 10-in. | 8/10/1935 | One step de Morse | Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-94411 | 10-in. | 8/10/1935 | French blues | Nason Absher ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo and shouts | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-94412 | 10-in. | 8/10/1935 | One-step de Laccissine | Nason Absher ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-94413 | 10-in. | 8/10/1935 | La valse de Boutte Dechuminen | Nason Absher ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-014012 | 10-in. | 9/10/1937 | La place mon couer desire | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-014013 | 10-in. | 9/10/1937 | Les crepa a'nasta | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-014014 | 10-in. | 9/10/1937 | Valse de Maria Bueller | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-014015 | 10-in. | 9/10/1937 | Tu má quita dans la misere | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-014016 | 10-in. | 9/10/1937 | Nouveau Gran Gueyan | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-014017 | 10-in. | 9/10/1937 | Vain ton don a ma mort | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-014018 | 10-in. | 9/10/1937 | Oublies mois jamais petite | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-014019 | 10-in. | 9/10/1937 | Les blues de Bosco | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-014020 | 10-in. | 9/10/1937 | The lonesome wanderer | Ramblers ; Joe Werner | Male vocal solo, with string band and whistling | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-014021 | 10-in. | 9/10/1937 | The answer to "Weeping willow" | Ramblers ; Joe Werner | Male vocal solo, with string band, harmonica, and male vocal | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022000 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Just thinking | Ramblers ; Joe Werner | Male vocal solo, with violin, 2 guitars, and whistling | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022001 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Memory of Mother | Ramblers ; Joe Werner | Male vocal solo, with violin, harmonica, and 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022002 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Running around | Ramblers ; Joe Werner | Male vocal solo, with violin, harmonica, and 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022003 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | She's a leatherneck gal | Ramblers ; Joe Werner | Male vocal solo, with violin, harmonica, and 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022004 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Under the spell of your love | Ramblers ; Joe Werner | Male vocal solo, with violin, 2 guitars, and whistling | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022005 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Tommy cat blues | Ramblers ; Joe Werner | Male vocal solo, with violin and 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022006 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Poor boy | Ramblers ; Joe Werner | Male vocal solo, with violin, 2 guitars, and whistling | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022007 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | She's my flapper and my baby | Ramblers ; Joe Werner | Male vocal solo, with violin, harmonica, and 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-022032 | 10-in. | 4/2/1938 | Les ecrivis dan platin | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-022033 | 10-in. | 4/2/1938 | Dans le chere de la lune | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-022034 | 10-in. | 4/2/1938 | Ta oblis de vernier | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-022035 | 10-in. | 4/2/1938 | Ma belle Mellina | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-022036 | 10-in. | 4/2/1938 | Se mallereux | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-022037 | 10-in. | 4/2/1938 | Dellaide | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-022038 | 10-in. | 4/2/1938 | Jus pasque | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-022039 | 10-in. | 4/2/1938 | La reponse de blues de Bosco | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-022040 | 10-in. | 4/2/1938 | Aux long du bois | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-022041 | 10-in. | 4/2/1938 | Te jolie te petite | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-027887 | 10-in. | 10/23/1938 | My little Cajun girl | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-028500 | 10-in. | 10/23/1938 | Chan se tige | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-028501 | 10-in. | 10/23/1938 | Le vieux two-step francais | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-028502 | 10-in. | 10/23/1938 | Trakas en ede | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with vocal and talk | speaker, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-028503 | 10-in. | 10/23/1938 | La nouvelle marche de Marris | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-028504 | 10-in. | 10/23/1938 | Aux bal se te Maurice | Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-028505 | 10-in. | 10/23/1938 | Mabelle tete catin | Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-028506 | 10-in. | 10/23/1938 | Est-ce que tu m'aimes? | Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-028507 | 10-in. | 10/23/1938 | Memoir de Mom | Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-028508 | 10-in. | 10/23/1938 | La mellaige | Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-028509 | 10-in. | 10/23/1938 | Give my baby my old guitar | Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-028510 | 10-in. | 10/23/1938 | Going home to mother | Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-048005 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | O. S. T. gal | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist, composer, leader | |
| Victor | BS-048006 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | A little high chair | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist, composer, leader | |
| Victor | BS-048007 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | The old ice man | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass, leader | |
| Victor | BS-048008 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | I know you feel the way I do | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | composer, instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist, leader | |
| Victor | BS-048009 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | Lake Charles shuffle | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band | instrumentalist, string bass, leader | |
| Victor | BS-048010 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | I've grown so lonely for you | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | leader, instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-048011 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | Gran prairie | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | leader, instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-048012 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | La polka a Gilbent | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band | leader, instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-048013 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | La veuve de la coulee | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal solo | leader, instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-048014 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | Les tete fille Lafayette | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band, with male vocal duet | leader, instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-071114 | 10-in. | 10/8/1941 | Su parti a la maison | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-071115 | 10-in. | 10/8/1941 | Joilie schvr rouge | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, string bass, composer | |
| Victor | BS-071116 | 10-in. | 10/8/1941 | Alons rendezvous | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, string bass, composer | |
| Victor | BS-071117 | 10-in. | 10/8/1941 | Te Kaplan | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, string bass, composer | |
| Victor | BS-071118 | 10-in. | 10/8/1941 | In the house at the end of the road | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal duet, with string band | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-071119 | 10-in. | 10/8/1941 | When the weeping willow smiles | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, string bass, composer | |
| Victor | BS-071120 | 10-in. | 10/8/1941 | I'm not sorry now | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-071121 | 10-in. | 10/8/1941 | If I ever leave the South | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, string bass, composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-2980 | 10-in. | 10/3/1946 | Le neuvo te Maurice | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, string bass, composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-2981 | 10-in. | 10/3/1946 | Cajun jitter bug | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band | leader, instrumentalist, string bass, composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-2982 | 10-in. | 10/3/1946 | Sweet southern azalea | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, string bass, composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-2983 | 10-in. | 10/3/1946 | The widow's lament | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-2984 | 10-in. | 10/3/1946 | Cajun boogie | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | String band | leader, instrumentalist, string bass, composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-2985 | 10-in. | 10/3/1946 | Coosh mal | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, string bass, composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-2986 | 10-in. | 10/3/1946 | Le valse de Bosco | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, string bass, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | D6VB-2987 | 10-in. | 10/3/1946 | Les veuve a kita la coulee | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, string bass, composer, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "LeBlanc, Happy Fats," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112809.
LeBlanc, Happy Fats. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112809.
"LeBlanc, Happy Fats." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: LeBlanc, Happy Fats - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005094310
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.