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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
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 | C621 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | Beautiful Texas | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | C622 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | Blue bonnet waltz | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | C623 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | Your own sweet darling wife | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | C624 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | On to victory Mr. Roosevelt | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | C625 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | I want somebody to cry over me | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | C626 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | Put me in your pocket | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | C627 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | Texas breakdown | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | C628 | 10-in. | 10/11/1933 | In the fall of '29 | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | C629 | 10-in. | 10/11/1933 | Please come back to me | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | C630 | 10-in. | 10/11/1933 | Memories of Jimmy Rodgers | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | C631 | 10-in. | 10/11/1933 | Roll up the carpet | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | C632 | 10-in. | 10/11/1933 | One more river to cross | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | C633 | 10-in. | 10/11/1933 | That city for shut-ins | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | C634 | 10-in. | 10/11/1933 | Doughboy rag | Light Crust Doughboys ; W. Lee O'Daniel | String band | 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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Light Crust Doughboys," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110831.
Light Crust Doughboys. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110831.
"Light Crust Doughboys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Light Crust Doughboys - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98026262
Wikidata: The Light Crust Doughboys - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6545995
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/135031622
MusicBrainz: The Light Crust Doughboys - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/dea75275-b0d1-4794-80c5-82c5f0dbf9c7
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/734576 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/734576
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