Hoosier Hot Shots

The Hoosier Hot Shots were an American quartet of musicians who entertained on stage, screen, radio, and records from the mid-1930s into the 1970s. The group formed in Indiana where they performed on local radio before moving to Chicago and a nationwide broadcasting and recording career. The group later moved to Hollywood to star in western movies.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1929, Died Ceased 1975

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia C827 10-in. 11/13/1934 Hoosier stomp Hoosier Hot Shots Instrumental quartet Musical group  
Columbia C832 10-in. 11/13/1934 Oakville twister Hoosier Hot Shots Instrumental quartet Musical group  
Columbia C1001 10-in. 6/14/1935 Black eyed susan brown Hoosier Hot Shots Instrumental quartet, with ensemble vocal Musical group  
Columbia C1007 10-in. 6/14/1935 Back in indiana Hoosier Hot Shots Instrumental quartet, with ensemble vocal Musical group  
Columbia C1114 10-in. 10/28/1935 Everybody stomp Hoosier Hot Shots Instrumental quartet, with vocal ensemble Musical group  
Columbia C1285 10-in. 2/26/1936 I like mountain music Hoosier Hot Shots Instrumental quartet, with ensemble vocal Musical group  
Columbia C1286 10-in. 2/26/1936 Youre driving me crazy (what did I do) Hoosier Hot Shots Novelty band Musical group  
Columbia C1401 10-in. 6/15/1936 Take me out to the ball game Hoosier Hot Shots Instrumental quartet, with ensemble vocal Musical group  
Columbia C1402 10-in. 6/15/1936 Bye bye blues Hoosier Hot Shots Instrumental quartet, with ensemble vocal Musical group  
Columbia C1519 10-in. 10/5/1936 Margie Hoosier Hot Shots Instrumental quartet, with ensemble vocal Musical group  
Columbia C1520 10-in. 10/5/1936 Alexander's ragtime band Hoosier Hot Shots Instrumental quartet, with ensemble vocal Musical group  
Columbia C1524 10-in. 10/5/1936 Toot toot tootsie goo'bye Hoosier Hot Shots Novelty band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Columbia C1679 10-in. 11/17/1936 Jingle bells Hoosier Hot Shots Novelty band, with male vocal trio Musical group  
Columbia C1755 10-in. 1/20/1937 Pick that bass Hoosier Hot Shots Instrumental quartet, with ensemble vocal Musical group  
Columbia C1761 10-in. 1/21/1937 I want a girl (just like the girl that married dear old Dad) Hoosier Hot Shots Instrumental quartet, with ensemble vocal Musical group  
Columbia C1804 10-in. 1/29/1937 Goofus Hoosier Hot Shots Male vocal quartet, with novelty band Musical group  
Columbia C1806 10-in. 1/29/1937 Runnin' wild Hoosier Hot Shots Instrumental quartet Musical group  
Decca 71905 10-in. 3/24/1944 She broke my heart in three parts Hoosier Hot Shots Musical group  
Decca 72098 10-in. 5/11/1944 This is the chorus Hoosier Hot Shots Musical group  
Decca 72099 10-in. 5/11/1944 Barn dance polka Hoosier Hot Shots Musical group  
Decca 72699 10-in. 1/17/1945 From the Indies to the Andes Hoosier Hot Shots Musical group  
Decca 72700 10-in. 1/17/1945 Which came first, the egg or the hen Hoosier Hot Shots Musical group  
Decca 72701 10-in. 1/17/1945 The musket came down from the door Hoosier Hot Shots Musical group  
Decca 72702 10-in. 1/17/1945 Too little, to late, little Hoosier Hot Shots Musical group  
Decca 73119 10-in. 11/13/1945 You two-timed me one time too often Hoosier Hot Shots Musical group  
Decca 73120 10-in. 11/13/1945 Sioux City Sue Hoosier Hot Shots Musical group  
Decca 73121 10-in. 11/13/1945 Someday (you'll want me to want you) Sally Foster Musical group  
Decca 73122 10-in. 11/13/1945 There's a tear in my beer tonight Sally Foster Musical group  
Decca 73743 11/15/1946 Divorce me C.O.D. Hoosier Hot Shots Musical group  
Decca L 3607 10-in. 9/19/1944 Dummy song Hoosier Hot Shots Musical group  
Decca L 3608 10-in. 9/19/1944 Bringing home the bacon Hoosier Hot Shots Musical group  
Decca L 3609 10-in. 9/19/1944 Them hillbillies are mountain Hoosier Hot Shots Musical group  
Decca L 3610 10-in. 9/22/1944 You kissed me once Hoosier Hot Shots Musical group  
Decca L 3611 10-in. 9/22/1944 Someday you can't make a nickel Hoosier Hot Shots Musical group  
Decca L 4172 5/8/1946 The first thing I do every morning Hoosier Hot Shots Musical group  
Decca L 4173 5/8/1946 When Johnny brings Lelahani home Hoosier Hot Shots Musical group  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hoosier Hot Shots," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/321748.

Hoosier Hot Shots. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/321748.

"Hoosier Hot Shots." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.

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