Light Crust Doughboys

The Light Crust Doughboys is an American Western swing band from Texas, United States, organized in 1931 by the Burrus Mill and Elevator Company in Saginaw, Texas. The band achieved its peak popularity in the few years leading up to World War II. In addition to launching Western swing pioneers Bob Wills and Milton Brown, it provided a platform for many of the best musicians of the genre, including Tommy Duncan, Cecil Brower, John Parker and Kenneth Pitts.

The original group disbanded in 1942, although band member Marvin Montgomery led a new version organized in the 1960s. A contemporary incarnation beginning in the 1990s (including Montgomery until his death in 2001) bills itself as the longest-running country music band in the world.

The Light Crust Doughboys were charter inductees into the Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame in 1989, and were also inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. In December 2005, the Light Crust Doughboys Hall of Fame and Museum opened in Quitman, Texas. The Light Crust Doughboys Museum was later moved in 2015 to the Auvenshine Library at Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas.

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

See Also: Light Crust Doughboys

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 250 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-70670 10-in. 2/9/1932 Sunbonnet Sue Light Crust Doughboys Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars Musical group  
Victor BVE-70671 10-in. 2/9/1932 Nancy Jane Light Crust Doughboys Male vocal ensemble, with fiddle (violin) and 2 guitars Musical group  
Columbia 25594 10-in. 12/18/1939 Green Valley trot Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal trio Musical group  
Columbia 25595 10-in. 12/18/1939 Marinita Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia 25596 10-in. 12/18/1939 Careless Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia 25597 10-in. 12/18/1939 Listen to the mocking bird Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia DAL803 10-in. 6/14/1939 Let's make believe we're sweethearts Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia DAL804 10-in. 6/14/1939 Thinking of you Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia DAL805 10-in. 6/14/1939 If I didn't care Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia DAL806 10-in. 6/14/1939 Mary Lou Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia DAL807 10-in. 6/14/1939 In ole' Oklahoma Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia DAL808 10-in. 6/14/1939 She gave me the bird Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia DAL809 10-in. 6/14/1939 Three naughty kittens Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal trio Musical group  
Columbia DAL810 10-in. 6/14/1939 We must have beer Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal quartet Musical group  
Columbia DAL811 10-in. 6/14/1939 Tea for two Light Crust Doughboys String band, with piano solo Musical group  
Columbia DAL812 10-in. 6/14/1939 Little Rock get-a-way Light Crust Doughboys String band, with piano solo Musical group  
Columbia DAL813 10-in. 6/14/1939 We found her little pussy cat Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal group Musical group  
Columbia DAL814 10-in. 6/14/1939 Old November moon Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia DAL815 10-in. 6/14/1939 The cattle call Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia DAL816 10-in. 6/14/1939 Texas song of pride Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal quartet Musical group  
Columbia DAL827 10-in. 6/15/1939 Two more years (and I'll be free) Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia DAL828 10-in. 6/15/1939 Mama won't let me Light Crust Doughboys String band Musical group  
Columbia DAL829 10-in. 6/15/1939 All because of lovin' you Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia DAL830 10-in. 6/15/1939 Oh baby blues (you won't have no mama at all) Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia DAL831 10-in. 6/15/1939 Beer drinkin' mama Light Crust Doughboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
(Results 1-25 of 250 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Light Crust Doughboys," accessed January 19, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110831.

Light Crust Doughboys. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 19, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110831.

"Light Crust Doughboys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 19 January 2026.

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