Tex Ritter
Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of American country music, a popular singer and actor from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John, grandsons Jason and Tyler, and granddaughter Carly). He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 12, 1905 (Murvaul, Texas), Died January 2, 1974 (Nashville)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 33 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D9VB-0442 | 10-in. | 3/11/1949 | Dear John (I brought your saddle home) | Jim Boyd ; Men of the West | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152293 | 10-in. | 9/2/1932 | A-ridin' Old Paint | Tex Ritter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W152294 | 10-in. | 9/2/1932 | Rye whiskey | Tex Ritter | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Decca | 39271 | 10-in. | 1/21/1935 | Sam Hall | Tex Ritter ; Tex Ritter | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 39272 | 10-in. | 1/21/1935 | Get along little dogies | Tex Ritter ; Tex Ritter | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 39328 | 10-in. | 2/5/1935 | Thirty years in prison | Tex Ritter ; Tex Ritter | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 39329 | 10-in. | 2/5/1935 | The lady killing cowboy | Tex Ritter ; Tex Ritter | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 39330 | 10-in. | 2/5/1935 | I'm a do right cowboy | Tex Ritter ; Tex Ritter | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 39331 | 10-in. | 2/5/1935 | Bill the barfly | Tex Ritter ; Tex Ritter | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60067 | 10-in. | 10/16/1935 | Nobody's darling but mine | Tex Ritter | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60068 | 10-in. | 10/16/1935 | My brown eyed Texas Rose | Tex Ritter | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60069 | 10-in. | 10/16/1935 | Boots and saddles | Tex Ritter | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60070 | 10-in. | 10/16/1935 | The Oregon Trail | Tex Ritter | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 61057 | 10-in. | 4/17/1936 | Answer to Nobody's darling but mine | Tex Ritter | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 61061 | 10-in. | 4/17/1936 | A melody from the sky | Tex Ritter | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 61062 | 10-in. | 4/20/1936 | The hills of Old Wyoming | Tex Ritter | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 61063 | 10-in. | 4/20/1936 | We'll rest at the end of the trail | Tex Ritter | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | DLA 645 | 10-in. | 12/2/1936 | High, wide and handsome | Tex Ritter | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 646 | 10-in. | 12/2/1936 | Headin' for the Rio Grande | Tex Ritter | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 647 | 10-in. | 12/2/1936 | Out on the lone prairie | Tex Ritter | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 648 | 10-in. | 12/2/1936 | Arizona days | Tex Ritter | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 649 | 10-in. | 12/2/1936 | My sweet Chiquita | Tex Ritter | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 650 | 10-in. | 12/2/1936 | Jail house lament | Tex Ritter | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 794 | 10-in. | 5/13/1937 | I'm hitting the trail for home | Tex Ritter | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 795 | 10-in. | 5/13/1937 | I'm a natural born cowboy | Tex Ritter | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ritter, Tex," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208537.
Ritter, Tex. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208537.
"Ritter, Tex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Ritter, Tex - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85000637
Wikidata: Tex Ritter - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q966565
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/100245483
MusicBrainz: Tex Ritter - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f7c029f2-c082-4aaf-bfd2-d75e762b78a9
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