Curley Fletcher

Carmen William "Curley" Fletcher (1892—1954), also known as Curley W. Fletcher and Curley Fletcher, was an American composer of cowboy songs and cowboy poetry. A prolific creator of this material, he is best remembered for the classic cowboy song "The Strawberry Roan", written in 1915, and for his 1931 book Songs of the Sage.

Birth and Death Data: Died 1954

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-81774 10-in. 3/5/1934 The strawberry roan Don Hall Trio Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano songwriter  
Brunswick C1218 10-in. 1/21/1936 The she buckaroo Patsy Montana ; Prairie Ramblers Female vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Brunswick C1601 10-in. 10/22/1936 Chuck wagon blues Patsy Montana ; Prairie Ramblers Female vocal solo, with string band composer, lyricist  
Brunswick FW1268 10-in. 9/10/1936 The strawberry roan Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal composer, lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fletcher, Curley," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105394.

Fletcher, Curley. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105394.

"Fletcher, Curley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105394

External Sources

Wikipedia: Curley Fletcher

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Fletcher, Curley, 1892-1953 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86132799

Wikidata: Curley Fletcher - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q19519611

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/16255927

MusicBrainz: Curley Fletcher - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/11999d49-59d1-441c-a132-f059b18c4916

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