Ted Daffan

Ted Daffan

Theron Eugene "Ted" Daffan (September 21, 1912 – October 6, 1996) was an American country musician noted for composing the seminal "Truck Driver's Blues" and two much covered country anthems of unrequited love, "Born to Lose" and "I'm a Fool to Care".

Birth and Death Data: Born September 21, 1912 (Beauregard Parish), Died October 6, 1996 (Houston)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: electric steel guitar, composer, leader, lyricist, songwriter, vocalist, producer, speaker

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 75 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-047567	10-in.	2/6/1940	Truck drivers' blues	Slim Johnson ; Singing Cowboys	Male vocal duet, with string band	composer
Victor	BS-048001	10-in.	2/13/1940	Blue steele blues	Bar-X Cowboys	String band	songwriter
Victor	BS-059287	10-in.	3/5/1941	Worried mind	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio	songwriter
Victor	BS-062742	10-in.	3/7/1941	Worried mind	Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-063048	10-in.	4/8/1941	You've got to stop fussin' at me	Bar-X Cowboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Victor	BS-063049	10-in.	4/8/1941	Just for tonight	Bar-X Cowboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Victor	BS-063050	10-in.	4/8/1941	Let's go honky-tonkin' tonight	Bar-X Cowboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Victor	BS-063051	10-in.	4/8/1941	Locket of gold	Bar-X Cowboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Victor	BS-063052	10-in.	4/8/1941	I want somebody like you	Bar-X Cowboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Victor	BS-063053	10-in.	4/8/1941	Hang over blues	Bar-X Cowboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Victor	BS-063054	10-in.	4/8/1941	Struttin' around	Bar-X Cowboys	String band	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Victor	BS-063055	10-in.	4/8/1941	I didn't think I'd care	Bar-X Cowboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Victor	BS-067563	10-in.	8/13/1941	Worried mind	The Airport Boys	Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and string bass	songwriter
Victor	BS-067942	10-in.	9/30/1941	Worried mind	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Butch Stone	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	E0VB-4608	10-in.	5/15/1950	I've got five dollars and it's Saturday night	'49ers [Jesse Rogers] ; Jesse Rogers	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D6VB-2623	10-in.	8/7/1946	Shut that gate	Buchanan Brothers ; Georgia Catamounts	Male vocal duet, with string band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-1947	10"	10/29/1947	Headin' down the wrong highway	Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D7VB-2041	10-in.	11/11/1947	Born to lose	Elton Britt ; Skytoppers	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Columbia	CO41622	10-in.	7/28/1949	Take that leash off of me	Ted Daffan & His Texans	String band, with male vocal solo	leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO41623	10-in.	7/28/1949	That's a dad-blamed lie	Ted Daffan & His Texans	String band, with male vocal solo	leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO41624	10-in.	7/28/1949	Strangers passing by	Ted Daffan & His Texans	String band, with male vocal solo	leader, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	CO41625	10-in.	7/28/1949	So dissatisfied	Ted Daffan & His Texans	String band, with male vocal solo	leader, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, electric steel guitar
Columbia	H655	10-in.	2/20/1942	Born to lose	Ted Daffan's Texans	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, composer, leader, lyricist
Columbia	H658	10-in.	2/20/1942	Bluest blues	Ted Daffan's Texans	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, composer, vocalist, leader, lyricist
Columbia	H659	10-in.	2/20/1942	No letter today	Ted Daffan's Texans	String band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, composer, leader, lyricist

(Results 1-25 of 75 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Daffan, Ted," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108485.

Daffan, Ted. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108485.

"Daffan, Ted." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.