Rusty Draper
Farrell Haliday "Rusty" Draper (January 25, 1923 – March 28, 2003) was an American country and pop singer and radio and TV host who achieved his greatest success in the 1950s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Kirksville (city in Adair County, Missouri, United States), Died March 28, 2003 (Bellevue (city in King County, Washington, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, composer, songwriter
Notes: His composer attribution and performances are sometimes credited in Victor ledgers and on disc labels as his original name, Farrell Draper.
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-044333 | 10-in. | 12/8/1939 | Drifting sands | Sons of the Ozarks | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-044334 | 10-in. | 12/8/1939 | I'm from Missouri | Sons of the Ozarks | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-044335 | 10-in. | 12/8/1939 | Ozark kitchen sweat | Sons of the Ozarks | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-044336 | 10-in. | 12/8/1939 | Lone star pony | Sons of the Ozarks | String band, with male vocal trio | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-044337 | 10-in. | 12/8/1939 | The ghost song | Sons of the Ozarks | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-044338 | 10-in. | 12/8/1939 | Mountain mother of mine | Sons of the Ozarks | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-044339 | 10-in. | 12/8/1939 | Plantation blues | Sons of the Ozarks | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-044340 | 10-in. | 12/8/1939 | Bluin' in E minor | Sons of the Ozarks | String band | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BS-044341 | 10-in. | 12/8/1939 | The story of the Websters and the McGuires | Sons of the Ozarks | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-044342 | 10-in. | 12/8/1939 | My sweet Irene from Illinois | Sons of the Ozarks | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-044343 | 10-in. | 12/8/1939 | When Beulah did the hula in Missoula | Sons of the Ozarks | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-044344 | 10-in. | 12/8/1939 | Little pony, travel on to Arizona | Sons of the Ozarks | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Draper, Rusty," accessed January 19, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110871.
Draper, Rusty. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 19, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110871.
"Draper, Rusty." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 19 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Rusty Draper
Discogs: Rusty Draper
Allmusic: Rusty Draper
IMDb: Rusty Draper
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Draper, Rusty - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98033338
Wikidata: Rusty Draper - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2177389
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/24214106
MusicBrainz: Rusty Draper - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ace6f283-8089-4538-9d8d-b603d2afcc5a
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/411382 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/411382
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