Stan Puls

Stan Puls (January 26, 1916 – April 20, 1998) was an American double-bassist.

Puls started on piano at age 11 but switched to bass soon after. At the age of 19 he won a national competition; this allowed him to study with Vaclav Jiskra, who was then the first bassist of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Puls played in this orchestra from 1936 to 1941, while also working in jazz bands, including those of Roy Eldridge, Jack Teagarden and Benny Carter.

He moved to Los Angeles in 1941, where he played with Benny Strong and Spade Cooley as well as being part of the Burbank Symphony Orchestra. In the 1950s he played with Bill Baker and Jack Teagarden; his tenure with Teagarden lasted from 1958 to 1963 and includes many of Teagarden's recordings on Capitol Records and all his releases on Roulette Records. Puls freelanced after leaving Teagarden, and died at age 82 in 1998.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 26, 1916, Died April 20, 1998

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, instrumentalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 65 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D7VB-0486 10-in. 3/3/1947 Make believe cowboy Roy Rogers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-0524 10-in. 4/25/1947 Boggs boogie Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band Instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-0525 10-in. 4/25/1947 Red hair and green eyes Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-0526 10-in. 4/25/1947 All aboard for Oklahoma Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-0527 10-in. 4/25/1947 Texas steel guitar Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band Instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-0540 10-in. 5/9/1947 Tailor made baby Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-0541 10-in. 5/9/1947 Red hot polka Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-0547 10-in. 5/18/1947 On the old Spanish trail Spade Cooley ; Roy Rogers ; Spade Cooley Western Swing Band Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-0548 10-in. 5/18/1947 Three fiddle rag Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Western Swing Band String band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1398 10-in. 10/20/1947 Call me darlin', do Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1399 10-in. 10/20/1947 That's the last straw Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1800 10-in. 10/20/1947 Tuesday two-step Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band String band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1822 10-in. 10/20/1947 Fickle woman Spade Cooley Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1823 10-in. 10/27/1947 Oklahoma waltz Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band ; Spadettes String band, with female vocal group instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1824 10-in. 10/27/1947 Lord Nottingham's war dance Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1856 10-in. 11/7/1947 Mean, mean, mean (clean thru) Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers Male vocal solo, with string band, and vocal trio instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1857 10-in. 11/7/1947 Closed for repairs Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1858 10-in. 11/7/1947 I'm writing a letter to heaven Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers Male vocal duet, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1859 10-in. 11/7/1947 Too blue to care Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1860 10-in. 11/7/1947 I always lose Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1861 10-in. 11/7/1947 American patrol Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers String band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1863 10-in. 11/7/1947 Yes you did Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1864 10-in. 11/7/1947 Come and get it Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers Male vocal duet, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1865 10-in. 11/7/1947 Southern steel guitar Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers String band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D7VB-1866 10-in. 11/7/1947 Skaters' waltz Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers String band instrumentalist, string bass  
(Results 26-50 of 65 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Puls, Stan," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/357081.

Puls, Stan. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/357081.

"Puls, Stan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/357081

External Sources

Wikipedia: Stan Puls

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Puls, Stan, 1916-1998 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003105442

Wikidata: Stan Puls - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7597838

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/27278121

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