Tex Ritter

Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of American country music, a popular singer and actor from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John, grandsons Jason and Tyler, and granddaughter Carly). He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 12, 1905 (Murvaul, Texas), Died January 2, 1974 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, songwriter

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

Recordings (Results 26-35 of 35 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	DLA 794	10-in.	5/13/1937	I'm hitting the trail for home	Tex Ritter	vocalist
Decca	DLA 795	10-in.	5/13/1937	I'm a natural born cowboy	Tex Ritter	vocalist
Decca	DLA 796	10-in.	5/15/1937	Ride, ride, ride	Tex Ritter	vocalist
Decca	DLA 797	10-in.	5/15/1937	Ridin' down the trail to Albuquerque	Tex Ritter	vocalist
Decca	DLA 798	10-in.	5/17/1937	Sing, cowboy, sing	Tex Ritter	vocalist
Decca	DLA 799	10-in.	5/17/1937	Down the Colorado trail	Tex Ritter	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1697	10-in.	1/4/1939	When it's lamp lighting time in the valley	Tex Ritter	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1698	10-in.	1/4/1939	Singin' in the saddle	Tex Ritter	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1699	10-in.	1/4/1939	Sundown on the prairie	Tex Ritter	vocalist
Decca	DLA 1700	10-in.	1/4/1939	Viva Tequilla	Tex Ritter	vocalist

(Results 26-35 of 35 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ritter, Tex," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/208537.

Ritter, Tex. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/208537.

"Ritter, Tex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.