Cowboy Copas
Lloyd Estel Copas (July 15, 1913 – March 5, 1963), known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American country music singer. He was popular from the 1940s until his death in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline and Hawkshaw Hawkins. Copas was a member of the Grand Ole Opry. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 15, 1913 (Adams County), Died March 5, 1963 (Camden)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, songwriter, composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D6VB-1979 | 10-in. | 12/17/1946 | Texas Toni Lee | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D6VB-1980 | 10-in. | 12/17/1946 | Tennessee central no. 9 | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D6VB-1981 | 10-in. | 12/17/1946 | Southland polka | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D6VB-1982 | 10-in. | 12/17/1946 | Steel guitar rag | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D6VB-2963 | 10-in. | 9/30/1946 | All the world is lonely now | Buckeye Boys ; Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0359 | 10-in. | 3/25/1947 | I hear you knockin' | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0360 | 10-in. | 3/25/1947 | Keep them cold icy fingers off of me | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0361 | 10-in. | 3/25/1947 | Don't feel sorry for me | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0362 | 10-in. | 3/25/1947 | Arkansas traveler | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0363 | 10-in. | 3/25/1947 | Out of my mind | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0364 | 10-in. | 3/25/1947 | Ten gallon boogie | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0366 | 10-in. | 3/25/1947 | Don't forget | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0367 | 10-in. | 3/26/1947 | You just wait and see | Buckeye Boys ; Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0368 | 10-in. | 3/26/1947 | The devil's train | Buckeye Boys ; Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0369 | 10-in. | 3/26/1947 | You couldn't be true if you tried | Buckeye Boys ; Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0370 | 10-in. | 3/26/1947 | You can't erase a memory | Buckeye Boys ; Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0371 | 10-in. | 3/26/1947 | Scars on my heart | Buckeye Boys ; Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0372 | 10-in. | 3/26/1947 | Death by the roadside | Buckeye Boys ; Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-0373 | 10-in. | 3/26/1947 | I didn't have time | Buckeye Boys ; Cliff Carlisle | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-1197 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | Juke box blues | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-2249 | 10-in. | 11/21/1947 | Signed, sealed and delivered | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-1530 | 10-in. | 5/17/1949 | Come waltz with me | Homer Haynes | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CCO4891 | 10-in. | 11/3/1947 | Signed, sealed and delivered | Bob Atcher | String band, with male vocal solo | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Copas, Cowboy," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/356627.
Copas, Cowboy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/356627.
"Copas, Cowboy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Copas, Cowboy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92047639
Wikidata: Cowboy Copas - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q744337
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/5117205
MusicBrainz: Cowboy Copas - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/dde0c16b-4697-4109-b58c-d8eb2c657f5d
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