Jules Verne Allen

Jules Verne Allen

Jules Verne Allen (April 1, 1883 – July 10, 1945) was an American country music singer-songwriter, writer, and cowboy. He was one of the few early singing cowboys who had actually engaged in ranching. Calling himself the "Original Singing Cowboy," Allen's music is considered some of the best examples of authentic traditional cowboy songs. Allen only recorded 24 songs, but his frequent live radio performance and book Cowboy Lore (1933) made him one of the most influential figures in the popularization of country western music.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1883, Died July 10, 1945

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, arranger, lyricist, composer, songwriter

Notes: Identified on disc labels as "The Singing Cowboy."

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-42193	10-in.	4/21/1928	Little Joe, the wrangler	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-42194	10-in.	4/21/1928	Jack o' diamonds	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-42195	10-in.	4/21/1928	Po' mourner	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-42211	10-in.	4/24/1928	Somebody but you don't mean me	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-42212	10-in.	4/24/1928	The days of forty-nine	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-42213	10-in.	4/24/1928	Home on the range	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-42254	10-in.	4/30/1928	The Texas cowboy	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar	lyricist, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Victor	BVE-42255	10-in.	4/30/1928	A prisoner for life	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar and violin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-42256	10-in.	4/30/1928	The gal I left behind me	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar, harmonica, and violin	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-42257	10-in.	4/30/1928	Zebra dun	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-50567	10-in.	3/29/1929	The cow trail to Mexico	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	instrumentalist, guitar, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BVE-50568	10-in.	3/29/1929	Chisholm Trail	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	arranger, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-50569	10-in.	3/29/1929	The cowboy's love song	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	instrumentalist, guitar, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BVE-50570	10-in.	3/29/1929	Sweetie dear	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	arranger, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-50594	10-in.	4/8/1929	'Long side the Santa Fé trail	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-50595	10-in.	4/8/1929	Two fragments	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-50596	10-in.	4/8/1929	The cowboy's dream	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	arranger, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-50597	10-in.	4/8/1929	Cowboy's lament	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	instrumentalist, guitar, arranger, vocalist
Victor	BVE-50598	10-in.	4/8/1929	Little old sod shanty	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment)	lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-50599	10-in.	4/8/1929	The dying cowboy	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, arranger, vocalist
Victor	PBVE-50865	10-in.	4/27/1929	When the work's all done this fall	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	PBVE-50866	10-in.	4/27/1929	Punchin' the dough	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar	lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	PBVE-50867	10-in.	4/27/1929	The dying cowboy	Jules Verne Allen	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Allen, Jules Verne," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110561.

Allen, Jules Verne. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110561.

"Allen, Jules Verne." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

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