Billy Hughes
Everette Ishmael "Billy" Hughes (September 14, 1908 – May 6, 1995) was a Western Swing musician and songwriter. Born in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, he left for California during the Okie exodus of the 1930s. Billy Hughes and His Buccaroos performed during the 1940s and early 1950s. He also owned an independent recording company, Fargo Records. As a writer he is best known for "Tennessee Saturday Night" which was recorded by Red Foley and became a No. 1 hit in 1949. He died in Horatio, Arkansas. |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D6VB-3040 | 10-in. | 10/9/1946 | Rose of the Alamo | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-0986 | 10-in. | 6/18/1947 | Spanish polka | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-1320 | 10-in. | 8/11/1947 | Jealous blues | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-1321 | 10-in. | 8/11/1947 | City of Memphis | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-1322 | 10-in. | 8/11/1947 | Cornbread and butter beans | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1323 | 10-in. | 8/11/1947 | Oh how you lied | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1382 | 10" | 10/16/1947 | That wild and wicked look in your eye | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1383 | 10-in. | 10/16/1947 | Old McDonald's boogie | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1384 | 10" | 10/16/1947 | Tell a woman | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1385 | 10-in. | 10/16/1947 | I never see my baby alone | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1539 | 10-in. | 8/20/1947 | There's not a thing (I wouldn't do for you) | Eddy Arnold | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-1837 | 10-in. | 10/30/1947 | Little Rock A-R-K | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1838 | 10-in. | 10/30/1947 | Nothin' won't cure the blues | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1839 | 10-in. | 10/30/1947 | Find em, fool em and forget em | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1840 | 10-in. | 10/30/1947 | Peepin' through the keyhole (watching Jole Blon) | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1841 | 10-in. | 10/30/1947 | I got mine | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1869 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | Big chief boogie | Spade Cooley | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-1897 | 10-in. | 11/14/1947 | Almost every time | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-1898 | 10-in. | 12/2/1947 | Swamp woman blues | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-2100 | 10-in. | 11/14/1947 | Fiddlin' Joe | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-2101 | 10-in. | 11/14/1947 | Can't get my foot off the rail | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | D7VB-2112 | 10-in. | 11/18/1947 | The Texas special | Rhythm Busters (Luke Wills) ; Luther Jay "Luke" Wills | Male vocal solo, with vocal trio and instrumental ensemble | composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2113 | 10-in. | 11/18/1947 | Si, si, senorita | Rhythm Busters (Luke Wills) ; Luther Jay "Luke" Wills | Male vocal solo, with vocal trio and instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2114 | 10-in. | 11/18/1947 | Honky tonkin' Sal | Rhythm Busters (Luke Wills) ; Luther Jay "Luke" Wills | Male vocal group, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2115 | 10-in. | 11/18/1947 | The fly in my ointment | Rhythm Busters (Luke Wills) ; Luther Jay "Luke" Wills | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2137 | 10-in. | 12/2/1947 | Two can play your game | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-2139 | 10-in. | 12/2/1947 | It ain't far to the bar | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-2140 | 10-in. | 12/2/1947 | Gravy train | Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-2862 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | Sundown in my heart | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | String band, with male vocal solo and accordion | composer | |
| Victor | D9VB-0511 | 10-in. | 1/18/1949 | Tennessee Saturday night | Skip Martin ; The Pied Pipers | Mixed vocal group, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | HCO3494 | 10-in. | 12/29/1948 | Tennessee Saturday night | Johnny Bond | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hughes, Billy," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/355916.
Hughes, Billy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/355916.
"Hughes, Billy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Hughes, Billy, 1908-1995 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003093350
Wikidata: Billy Hughes - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4912747
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/7086869
MusicBrainz: Billy Hughes - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/26597e9d-6eda-40e0-a47c-12c92dac6807
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