Leon Chappelear
Birth and Death Data: Born August 1, 1909 (Gilmer), Died October 22, 1962
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, lead guitar, composer, songwriter, lyricist, arranger
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-76862 | 10-in. | 8/4/1933 | It's all coming home to you | Jimmie Davis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76863 | 10-in. | 8/4/1933 | I wonder if she's blue | Jimmie Davis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76864 | 10-in. | 8/4/1933 | When it's round-up time in heaven | Jimmie Davis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76865 | 10-in. | 8/4/1933 | Would you | Jimmie Davis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76866 | 10-in. | 8/4/1933 | You've been tom cattin' around | Jimmie Davis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76867 | 10-in. | 8/4/1933 | Alimony blues | Jimmie Davis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76868 | 10-in. | 8/4/1933 | Hang out the front door key | Lone Star Cowboys | Vocal and instrumental trio | composer, lyricist, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76869 | 10-in. | 8/4/1933 | Deep Elm blues | Lone Star Cowboys | Vocal and instrumental trio | composer, lyricist, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76870 | 10-in. | 8/4/1933 | Will there be any cowboys in heaven | Lone Star Cowboys | Vocal and instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76871 | 10-in. | 8/4/1933 | Wonderful child | Lone Star Cowboys | Vocal and instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76872 | 10-in. | 8/5/1933 | The keyhole in the door | Jimmie Davis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76873 | 10-in. | 8/5/1933 | Beautiful Texas | Jimmie Davis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76874 | 10-in. | 8/5/1933 | Triflin' mama blues | Jimmie Davis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76875 | 10-in. | 8/5/1933 | I want her tailor-made | Jimmie Davis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76876 | 10-in. | 8/5/1933 | Alimony blues | Jimmie Davis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76877 | 10-in. | 8/5/1933 | There ain't gonna be no afterwhile | Jimmie Davis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76878 | 10-in. | 8/5/1933 | Easy rider blues | Jimmie Davis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76879 | 10-in. | 8/5/1933 | Crawdad song | Lone Star Cowboys | Vocal and instrumental trio | arranger, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-76880 | 10-in. | 8/5/1933 | Who wouldn't be lonely? | Lone Star Cowboys | Vocal and instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-76881 | 10-in. | 8/5/1933 | Just because | Lone Star Cowboys | Vocal and instrumental trio | songwriter, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Decca | 60715 | 10-in. | 3/13/1936 | 31st Street blues | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60716 | 10-in. | 3/13/1936 | China boy | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60717 | 10-in. | 3/13/1936 | Mr. and Mrs. Is the name-1 | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60718 | 10-in. | 3/13/1936 | I'll never say never again again-1 | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60719 | 10-in. | 3/13/1936 | Texas plains | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60720 | 10-in. | 3/13/1936 | I don't know why | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60721 | 10-in. | 3/13/1936 | Prairie Rose | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 61775 | 10-in. | 2/14/1937 | Just a blue eyed blonde | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 61776 | 10-in. | 2/14/1937 | Trouble in mind | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 61777 | 10-in. | 2/14/1937 | Too good to be true | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 61778 | 10-in. | 2/14/1937 | Baby won't you come along | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 61779 | 10-in. | 2/14/1937 | You're in my heart to stay | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 61780 | 10-in. | 2/14/1937 | Wild cat Mama | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61781 | 10-in. | 2/14/1937 | I'm serving days | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 61782 | 10-in. | 2/14/1937 | Who walks in when I walk out | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 61783 | 10-in. | 2/14/1937 | Travelin' blues | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 61784 | 10-in. | 2/14/1937 | In a little red barn | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 61785 | 10-in. | 2/14/1937 | I never knew | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 61786 | 10-in. | 2/14/1937 | Angry | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 61787 | 10-in. | 2/14/1937 | The empty cradle | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 61788 | 10-in. | 2/14/1937 | The one rose | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 63030 | 10-in. | 12/12/1937 | Dear little girl | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 63031 | 10-in. | 12/12/1937 | She's got me worried | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 63032 | 10-in. | 12/12/1937 | New do right Daddy | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 63033 | 10-in. | 12/12/1937 | She's runnin' around | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 63034 | 10-in. | 12/12/1937 | Goin' up to Dallas | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 63035 | 10-in. | 12/12/1937 | Toodle-oo sweet Mama | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 63036 | 10-in. | 12/12/1937 | Red hot Mama from way out West | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 63037 | 10-in. | 12/12/1937 | You're a million miles from nowhere | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 63038 | 10-in. | 12/12/1937 | My mother's rosary | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 63039 | 10-in. | 12/12/1937 | Sentimental gentleman from Georgia | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 67157 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | You are my sunshine | Jimmie Davis | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 67158 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Your promise was broken | Jimmie Davis | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 67159 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | I'd love to call you my sweetheart | Jimmie Davis | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 67160 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Old timer | Jimmie Davis | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 67161 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Baby you mother | Jimmie Davis | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 67162 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Roll along, Kentucky moon | Jimmie Davis | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 90225 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | Mama don't allow it | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90226 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | Ben Wheeler stomp | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90227 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | Dinah | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90228 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | Milenburg joys | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90229 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | Mistreated blues | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90230 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | I'm a do right Papa | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90231 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | That old sweetheart of mine | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90232 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | Truly I promise to love you | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90233 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | Tiger rag | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90234 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | Bugle call rag | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90236 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | My gal Sal | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90237 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | [Unknown title(s)] | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90238 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | Weary blues | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90239 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | Just forget | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90240 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | Sweet Sue, just you | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90241 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | No Mama blues | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90242 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | I'm sitting on top of the world | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90243 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | White River stomp | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90244 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | Kansas City blues-1 | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90245 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | Four or five times-1 | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | vocalist, instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90246 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | Dark Town Strutter's Ball | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | instrumentalist, lead guitar | ||
| Decca | 90247 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | My little girl | Leon's Lone Star Cowboys | instrumentalist, lead guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chappelear, Leon," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113137.
Chappelear, Leon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113137.
"Chappelear, Leon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Chappelear, Leon, 1909-1962 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006084015
Wikidata: Leon Chappel - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2749627
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/73612388
MusicBrainz: Leon Chappel - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d5c12342-9bd6-4ea6-b115-6005a88f0aa9
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