Ted Daffan

Ted Daffan

Theron Eugene "Ted" Daffan (September 21, 1912 – October 6, 1996) was an American country musician noted for composing the seminal "Truck Driver's Blues" and two much covered country anthems of unrequited love, "Born to Lose" and "I'm a Fool to Care".

Birth and Death Data: Born September 21, 1912 (Beauregard Parish), Died October 6, 1996 (Houston)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: electric steel guitar, composer, leader, lyricist, songwriter, vocalist, producer, speaker

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 75 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	C3701	10-in.	4/29/1941	Worried mind	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	CO42744	10-in.	1/29/1950	I'm gonna leave this darned old town	Ted Daffan & His Texans	String band, with male vocal solo and recitation	leader, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, speaker, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO42745	10-in.	1/29/1950	I've got five dollars and it's Saturday night	Ted Daffan & His Texans	String band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO42746	10-in.	1/29/1950	Kiss me goodnight	Ted Daffan & His Texans	String band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO42747	10-in.	1/29/1950	Aint got no name rag	Ted Daffan & His Texans	String band	leader, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, songwriter
Columbia	CO47883	10-in.	4/16/1952	It's over, all over	Floyd Tillman	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer, lyricist
Columbia	DAL1170	10-in.	2/24/1941	New worried mind	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Brunswick	DAL1058	10-in.	4/25/1940	Worried mind	Ted Daffan's Texans	String band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, leader
Brunswick	DAL1060	10-in.	4/25/1940	Let her go	Ted Daffan's Texans	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, leader, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	DAL1062	10-in.	4/25/1940	Rainy day blues	Ted Daffan's Texans	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, leader, composer, lyricist, vocalist
Brunswick	DAL1064	10-in.	4/25/1940	I'm a fool to care	Ted Daffan's Texans	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, composer, lyricist, leader
Brunswick	DAL1065	10-in.	4/25/1940	Blue steel blues	Ted Daffan's Texans	String band	composer, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, leader
Brunswick	DAL1068	10-in.	4/25/1940	Put your little arms around me	Ted Daffan's Texans	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, leader
Brunswick	DAL1155	10-in.	2/21/1941	Weary, worried and blue	Ted Daffan's Texans	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	DAL1156	10-in.	2/21/1941	Too late, little girl, too late	Ted Daffan's Texans	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	DAL1162	10-in.	2/22/1941	Because	Ted Daffan's Texans	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, leader, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	DAL1165	10-in.	2/22/1941	Always alone	Ted Daffan's Texans	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	DAL1166	10-in.	2/22/1941	Those blue eyes don't sparkle anymore	Ted Daffan's Texans	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, leader
Brunswick	DAL1167	10-in.	2/22/1941	Weary steel blues	Ted Daffan's Texans	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	DAL1217	10-in.	3/4/1941	Meet me down in honky tonk town	Al Dexter and his Troopers	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL1221	10-in.	3/4/1941	Darling, it's all over now	Al Dexter and his Troopers	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL1225	10-in.	3/4/1941	Honky tonk Chinese dime	Al Dexter and his Troopers	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL1226	10-in.	3/5/1941	All I want is you	Al Dexter and his Troopers	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL1227	10-in.	3/5/1941	Who's been here?	Al Dexter and his Troopers	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Brunswick	DAL1228	10-in.	3/5/1941	Sundown polka	Al Dexter and his Troopers	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar

(Results 51-75 of 75 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Daffan, Ted," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108485.

Daffan, Ted. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108485.

"Daffan, Ted." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.