Spade Cooley
Donnell Clyde "Spade" Cooley (December 17, 1910 – November 23, 1969) was an American convicted murderer and former Western swing musician, big band leader, actor, and television personality. In 1961 he was arrested and convicted for the April 1961 murder of his second wife, Ella Mae Evans. |
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 136 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D9VB-0785 | 10-in. | 11/17/1949 | Pretty please love me | Spade Cooley ; Ginny Jackson | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D9VB-2241 | 10-in. | 9/14/1949 | Mama and daddy broke my heart | Eddy Arnold | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Columbia | H486 | 10-in. | 8/27/1941 | If you only believed in me | Gene Autry | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | H487 | 10-in. | 8/27/1941 | Keep rollin' lazy longhorns | Gene Autry | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | H488 | 10-in. | 8/27/1941 | Blue-eyed Elaine | Gene Autry | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | H585 | 10-in. | 12/2/1941 | You brought sorrow to my heart | Johnny Bond ; Red River Valley Boys | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | H586 | 10-in. | 12/2/1941 | You don't care | Johnny Bond | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | H906 | 10-in. | 7/31/1942 | I'm a pris'ner of war (on a foreign shore) | Johnny Bond ; Red River Valley Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | H908 | 10-in. | 7/31/1942 | Der fuehrer's face | Johnny Bond ; Red River Valley Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | H909 | 10-in. | 7/31/1942 | Love gone cold | Johnny Bond ; Red River Valley Boys | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | H1157 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | Forgive me one more time | Spade Cooley and his Orchestra | String band, with male vocal solo | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | H1158 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | Shame on you | Spade Cooley and his Orchestra | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Columbia | H1159 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | I guess I've been dreaming again | Spade Cooley and his Orchestra | String band, with male vocal solo | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | H1160 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | I've taken all I'm gonna take from you | Spade Cooley and his Orchestra | String band, with male vocal solo | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | H1161 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | A pair of broken hearts | Spade Cooley and his Orchestra | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO1488 | 10-in. | 7/24/1945 | You can't break my heart | Spade Cooley and his Orchestra | String band, with male vocal solo | leader, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter | |
| Columbia | HCO1638 | 10-in. | 1/3/1946 | Detour | Spade Cooley and his Orchestra | String band, with male vocal solo | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | HCO1639 | 10-in. | 1/3/1946 | Crazy 'cause I love you | Spade Cooley and his Orchestra | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, violin, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | HCO1640 | 10-in. | 1/3/1946 | Hide your face | Spade Cooley and his Orchestra | String band, with male vocal solo | leader, songwriter, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | HCO1817 | 10-in. | 5/3/1946 | Three way boogie | Spade Cooley and his Orchestra | String band | leader, composer, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
| Columbia | HCO1818 | 10-in. | 5/3/1946 | Oklahoma stomp | Spade Cooley and his Orchestra | String band | leader, instrumentalist, violin, composer | |
| Columbia | HCO1819 | 10-in. | 5/3/1946 | Cow bell polka | Spade Cooley and his Orchestra | String band | composer, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO1820 | 10-in. | 5/3/1946 | Steel guitar rag | Spade Cooley and his Orchestra | String band | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Columbia | HCO1870 | 10-in. | 6/6/1946 | You better do it now | Spade Cooley and his Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Columbia | HCO1871 | 10-in. | 6/6/1946 | You never miss the water (till the well runs dry) | Spade Cooley and his Orchestra | String band, with male vocal solo | leader, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cooley, Spade," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/202076.
Cooley, Spade. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/202076.
"Cooley, Spade." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Cooley, Spade, 1910-1969 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82096227
Wikidata: Spade Cooley - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q366469
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/49412907
MusicBrainz: Spade Cooley - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2c08026e-c7dc-4bca-b9f3-74bb3621b586
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