Cowboy Copas

Lloyd Estel Copas (July 15, 1913 – March 5, 1963), known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American country music singer. He was popular from the 1940s until his death in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline and Hawkshaw Hawkins. Copas was a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 15, 1913 (Adams County), Died March 5, 1963 (Camden)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, songwriter, composer

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D6VB-1979	10-in.	12/17/1946	Texas Toni Lee	Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D6VB-1980	10-in.	12/17/1946	Tennessee central no. 9	Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D6VB-1981	10-in.	12/17/1946	Southland polka	Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King	Male vocal ensemble, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D6VB-1982	10-in.	12/17/1946	Steel guitar rag	Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D6VB-2963	10-in.	9/30/1946	All the world is lonely now	Buckeye Boys ; Cliff Carlisle	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D7VB-0359	10-in.	3/25/1947	I hear you knockin'	Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D7VB-0360	10-in.	3/25/1947	Keep them cold icy fingers off of me	Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D7VB-0361	10-in.	3/25/1947	Don't feel sorry for me	Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D7VB-0362	10-in.	3/25/1947	Arkansas traveler	Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King	String band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D7VB-0363	10-in.	3/25/1947	Out of my mind	Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D7VB-0364	10-in.	3/25/1947	Ten gallon boogie	Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D7VB-0366	10-in.	3/25/1947	Don't forget	Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D7VB-0367	10-in.	3/26/1947	You just wait and see	Buckeye Boys ; Cliff Carlisle	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D7VB-0368	10-in.	3/26/1947	The devil's train	Buckeye Boys ; Cliff Carlisle	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D7VB-0369	10-in.	3/26/1947	You couldn't be true if you tried	Buckeye Boys ; Cliff Carlisle	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D7VB-0370	10-in.	3/26/1947	You can't erase a memory	Buckeye Boys ; Cliff Carlisle	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D7VB-0371	10-in.	3/26/1947	Scars on my heart	Buckeye Boys ; Cliff Carlisle	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D7VB-0372	10-in.	3/26/1947	Death by the roadside	Buckeye Boys ; Cliff Carlisle	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D7VB-0373	10-in.	3/26/1947	I didn't have time	Buckeye Boys ; Cliff Carlisle	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D7VB-1197	10-in.	12/5/1947	Juke box blues	Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D7VB-2249	10-in.	11/21/1947	Signed, sealed and delivered	Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Victor	D9VB-1530	10-in.	5/17/1949	Come waltz with me	Homer Haynes	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Columbia	CCO4891	10-in.	11/3/1947	Signed, sealed and delivered	Bob Atcher	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Copas, Cowboy," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/356627.

Copas, Cowboy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/356627.

"Copas, Cowboy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.