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 (Results 1-25 of 75 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Daffan, Ted," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108485.
Daffan, Ted. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108485.
"Daffan, Ted." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Daffan, Ted - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00058538
Wikidata: Ted Daffan - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2328312
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24791924
MusicBrainz: Ted Daffan - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3fe8e700-1c9c-4490-a793-a3a4e7914418
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