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 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  
(Results 1-25 of 250 records)

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.

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