Spade Cooley

Spade Cooley

Donnell Clyde "Spade" Cooley (December 17, 1910 – November 23, 1969) was an American convicted murderer and former Western swing musician, big band leader, actor, and television personality. In 1961 he was arrested and convicted for the April 1961 murder of his second wife, Ella Mae Evans.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 17, 1910 (Oklahoma), Died November 23, 1969 (Vacaville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, leader, songwriter, composer, vocalist, arranger, lyricist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 138 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	DLA 2117	10-in.	9/4/1940	No. 4: Chase that rabbit, chase that squirrel	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2118	10-in.	9/4/1940	No. 5: Boy around a boy - Girl around a girl	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2119	10-in.	9/4/1940	No. 6 : Lady 'round the lady and the gent solo	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2247	10-in.	11/29/1940	New worried mind	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2248	10-in.	11/29/1940	Time changes everything	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2249	10-in.	11/29/1940	Yesterday	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2250	10-in.	11/29/1940	Melody of the plains	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2685	10-in.	8/25/1941	Don't be blue, little pal, don't be blue	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2686	10-in.	8/25/1941	You were right and I was wrong	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2687	10-in.	8/25/1941	I'm trusting in you	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2688	10-in.	8/25/1941	I'll be honest with you	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2726	10-in.	9/4/1941	Down by the old Alamo	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2727	10-in.	9/4/1941	I know I shouldn't worry	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2728	10-in.	9/4/1941	A gay ranchero	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2729	10-in.	9/4/1941	Blue bonnet lane	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2755	10-in.	9/12/1941	Don't waste your love on me	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2756	10-in.	9/12/1941	It's just the same	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2757	10-in.	9/12/1941	A man and his song	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2758	10-in.	9/12/1941	I've sold my saddle for an old guitar	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2955	10-in.	3/20/1942	You're the answer to my prayer	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2956	10-in.	3/20/1942	Little old church on the hilltop	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2957	10-in.	3/20/1942	She gave her heart to a soldier boy	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	DLA 2958	10-in.	3/20/1942	Think of me	Roy Rogers	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	L 3118	10-in.	7/23/1942	You gotta go	Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	L 3119	10-in.	7/23/1942	Tweedle O'Twill	Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys	instrumentalist, violin

(Results 101-125 of 138 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cooley, Spade," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/202076.

Cooley, Spade. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/202076.

"Cooley, Spade." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.