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 1-25 of 136 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | E0VB-3605 | 10-in. | 4/11/1950 | Hillbilly fever | Les Anderson ; Spade Cooley ; Ginny Jackson ; Spade Cooley Orchestra | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Victor | E0VB-3606 | 10-in. | 4/11/1950 | Honky-tonkin' | Spade Cooley ; Ginny Jackson ; Spade Cooley Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Victor | E0VB-3648 | 10-in. | 5/19/1950 | Longing | Spade Cooley ; Ginny Jackson ; Spade Cooley Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | E0VB-3649 | 10-in. | 5/19/1950 | Little Liza Lou | Spade Cooley ; Hal Derwin ; Spade Cooley Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D5AB-0424 | 10-in. | 6/19/1945 | Shame on you | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | D5AB-1115 | 10-in. | 8/10/1945 | You can't break my heart (it's been broken before) | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-2138 | 10-in. | 9/4/1946 | My Chickashay gal | Country Washburne Orchestra ; Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0451 | 10-in. | 1/31/1947 | It's dark outside | Spade Cooley Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0452 | 10-in. | 1/31/1947 | Who dug this hole I'm in | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0453 | 10-in. | 1/31/1947 | Minuet in swing | Spade Cooley Band | Instrumental ensemble, with soloists | leader, composer, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-0454 | 10-in. | 1/31/1947 | Texas playboy rag | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Instrumental ensemble, with soloists | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-0475 | 10-in. | 2/24/1947 | Do ya or don'tcha | Country Washburne Orchestra ; Roy Rogers ; Country Washburne | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0524 | 10-in. | 4/25/1947 | Boggs boogie | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Instrumental ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, violin, composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-0525 | 10-in. | 4/25/1947 | Red hair and green eyes | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader, songwriter, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-0526 | 10-in. | 4/25/1947 | All aboard for Oklahoma | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader, songwriter, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-0527 | 10-in. | 4/25/1947 | Texas steel guitar | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Instrumental ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-0540 | 10-in. | 5/9/1947 | Tailor made baby | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter | |
| 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 | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
| 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, violin, leader | |
| Victor | D7VB-0548 | 10-in. | 5/18/1947 | Three fiddle rag | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Western Swing Band | String band | instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Victor | D7VB-1398 | 10-in. | 10/20/1947 | Call me darlin', do | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin, leader, songwriter | |
| 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, violin, leader | |
| Victor | D7VB-1800 | 10-in. | 10/20/1947 | Tuesday two-step | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | String band | instrumentalist, violin, leader, songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-1822 | 10-in. | 10/20/1947 | Fickle woman | Spade Cooley | Male vocal solo, with string band | leader, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-1823 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | Oklahoma waltz | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band ; Spadettes | String band, with female vocal group | leader, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cooley, Spade," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/202076.
Cooley, Spade. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/202076.
"Cooley, Spade." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Cooley, Spade, 1910-1969 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82096227
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