Spade Cooley

Spade Cooley

Donnell Clyde "Spade" Cooley (December 17, 1910 – November 23, 1969) was an American convicted murderer and former Western swing musician, big band leader, actor, and television personality. In 1961 he was arrested and convicted for the April 1961 murder of his second wife, Ella Mae Evans.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 17, 1910 (Oklahoma), Died November 23, 1969 (Vacaville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, leader, songwriter, composer, vocalist, arranger, lyricist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 138 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E0VB-3605	10-in.	4/11/1950	Hillbilly fever	Les Anderson ; Spade Cooley ; Ginny Jackson ; Spade Cooley Orchestra	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	leader, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	E0VB-3606	10-in.	4/11/1950	Honky-tonkin'	Spade Cooley ; Ginny Jackson ; Spade Cooley Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	E0VB-3648	10-in.	5/19/1950	Longing	Spade Cooley ; Ginny Jackson ; Spade Cooley Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble	leader, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	E0VB-3649	10-in.	5/19/1950	Little Liza Lou	Spade Cooley ; Hal Derwin ; Spade Cooley Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble	leader, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	D5AB-0424	10-in.	6/19/1945	Shame on you	Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	D5AB-1115	10-in.	8/10/1945	You can't break my heart (it's been broken before)	Roy Rogers	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-2138	10-in.	9/4/1946	My Chickashay gal	Country Washburne Orchestra ; Roy Rogers	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0451	10-in.	1/31/1947	It's dark outside	Spade Cooley Band	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0452	10-in.	1/31/1947	Who dug this hole I'm in	Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0453	10-in.	1/31/1947	Minuet in swing	Spade Cooley Band	Instrumental ensemble, with soloists	leader, composer, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	D7VB-0454	10-in.	1/31/1947	Texas playboy rag	Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band	Instrumental ensemble, with soloists	leader, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	D7VB-0475	10-in.	2/24/1947	Do ya or don'tcha	Country Washburne Orchestra ; Roy Rogers ; Country Washburne	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0524	10-in.	4/25/1947	Boggs boogie	Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band	Instrumental ensemble	leader, instrumentalist, violin, composer
Victor	D7VB-0525	10-in.	4/25/1947	Red hair and green eyes	Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader, songwriter, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	D7VB-0526	10-in.	4/25/1947	All aboard for Oklahoma	Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader, songwriter, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	D7VB-0527	10-in.	4/25/1947	Texas steel guitar	Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band	Instrumental ensemble	leader, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	D7VB-0540	10-in.	5/9/1947	Tailor made baby	Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0541	10-in.	5/9/1947	Red hot polka	Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band	Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble	leader, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	D7VB-0547	10-in.	5/18/1947	On the old Spanish trail	Spade Cooley ; Roy Rogers ; Spade Cooley Western Swing Band	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, leader
Victor	D7VB-0548	10-in.	5/18/1947	Three fiddle rag	Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Western Swing Band	String band	instrumentalist, violin, leader
Victor	D7VB-1398	10-in.	10/20/1947	Call me darlin', do	Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, leader, songwriter
Victor	D7VB-1399	10-in.	10/20/1947	That's the last straw	Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, violin, leader
Victor	D7VB-1800	10-in.	10/20/1947	Tuesday two-step	Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band	String band	instrumentalist, violin, leader, songwriter
Victor	D7VB-1822	10-in.	10/20/1947	Fickle woman	Spade Cooley	Male vocal solo, with string band	leader, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter
Victor	D7VB-1823	10-in.	10/27/1947	Oklahoma waltz	Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band ; Spadettes	String band, with female vocal group	leader, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter

(Results 1-25 of 138 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cooley, Spade," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/202076.

Cooley, Spade. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/202076.

"Cooley, Spade." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.