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The Light Crust Doughboys - Swinging Down In Texas: The Singles Collection 1932-41 (2CD)

The Light Crust Doughboys - Swinging Down In Texas: The Singles Collection 1932-41 (2CD)
The Light Crust Doughboys - Swinging Down In Texas: The Singles Collection 1932-41 (2CD)

The Light Crust Doughboys - Swinging Down In Texas: The Singles Collection 1932-41 (2CD)

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The Light Crust Doughboys occupied a very unusual niche in popular music. They were a western swing band from Texas, created and organised in the early 1930s by the Burrus Mill and Elevator Company in Saginaw, Texas, in order to promote the company’s brand of Light Crust Flour on radio, and link that to advertising. 

The company’s president Lee O’Daniel, a natural showman, was at the heart of the strategy and often travelled to perform and record with the group. They became major stars and their recording career in their original incarnation lasted for around a decade. They recorded prolifically, and this 54-track 2-CD collection comprises selected A & B sides from their releases on Vocalion and Okeh from this era. 

It features western swing versions of classic country, folk, blues, jazz and pop songs like “Waiting For The Robert E. Lee”, “Washington And Lee Swing, “El Rancho Grande”, “Sittin’ On Top Of The World”, “Chinatown My Chinatown”, “Birth Of The Blues”, “It Makes No Difference Now”, “My Blue Heaven” and many more. It features ace western swing musicians Jim Boyd, John Parker, Cecil Brower, Kenneth Pitts, Dick Reinhart, Marvin Montgomery and others. They were pioneers of the western swing genre, and this is a hugely entertaining set.

CD 1
1. BEAUTIFUL TEXAS Lee O'Daniel & His Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 2621) 1933 
2. BILL CHEATHAM Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 2892) 1934 
3. PRAIRIE LULLABY Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 3017) 1935 
4. EL RANCHO GRANDE Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 3017) 1935 
5. WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 3065) 1935 
6. RURAL RHYTHM Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 3069) 1935 
7. IN A LITTLE GYPSY TEA ROOM Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 3069) 1935 
8. MY MELANCHOLY BABY Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 3141) 1935 
9. MY BLUE HEAVEN Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 3141) 1935 
10. I LIKE BANANAS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO BONE Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 3238) 1936 
11. I'M A DING DONG DADDY FROM DUMAS  Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 3239) 1936 
12. UNCLE ZEKE Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 3310) 1936 
13. HAPPY COWBOY Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 3345) 1936 
14. WHEN THE MOON SHINES ON THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 3403) 1936 
15. BLUE GUITARS Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 3610) 1937 
16. ROLL ALONG JORDAN Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 3867) 1937 
17. DUSKY STEVEDORE  Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 3867) 1937 
18. JUST ONCE TOO OFTEN  Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 3926) 1937 
19. WAITING FOR THE ROBERT E. LEE  Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 4216) 1938 
20. THE BIRTH OF THE BLUES Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 4216) 1938 
21. SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD  Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 4261) 1938 
22. STUMBLING Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 4326) 1938 
23. SLOW DOWN, MR BROWN  Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 4468) 1938 
24. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE NOW Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 4559) 1938 
25. PUSSY, PUSSY, PUSSY  Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 4560) 1938 
26. BABY, GIVE ME SOME OF THAT Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 4638) 1938 
27. DIRT DISH RAG BLUES Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 4701) 1938

CD 2
1. BLUE EYED SALLY Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 4702) 1938 
2. GULF COAST BLUES Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 4921) 1938 
3. WEARY BLUES Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 4921) 1938 
4. MAMA WON'T LET ME Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 4973) 1939 
5. WE MUST HAVE BEER Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 4973) 1939 
6. THINKING OF YOU Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 4974) 1939 
7. MAMA GETS WHAT SHE WANTS Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 5039) 1939 
8. WE FOUND HER LITTLE PUSSY CAT Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 5092) 1939 
9. YOU GOT WHAT I WANT Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 5092) 1939 
10. I'LL KEEP ON LOVING YOU Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 5120) 1939 
11. BEER DRINKING MAMA Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 5201) 1939 
12. HORSIE KEEP YOUR TAIL UP Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 5227) 1939 
13. CARELESS Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 5307) 1939 
14. IN OLE OKLAHOMA Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 5308) 1939 
15. TEXAS SONG OF PRIDE Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 5308) 1939 
16. JAZZBO JOE Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 5357) 1939 
17. CATTLE CALL Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 5413) 1939 
18. ALICE BLUE GOWN Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 5535) 1940 
19. SOUTH Light Crust Doughboys (Okeh 5610) 1940 
20. CRIPPLE CREEK Light Crust Doughboys (Okeh 5653) 1940 
21. IF YOU'LL COME BACK Light Crust Doughboys (Okeh 5696) 1940 
22. MEAN MEAN MAMA Light Crust Doughboys (Okeh 5752) 1940 
23. GOOD GRACIOUS GRACIE Light Crust Doughboys (Okeh 5821) 1940 
24. DON'T LIE TO AN INNOCENT MAIDEN Light Crust Doughboys (Okeh 6216) 1941 
25. FIVE LONG YEARS Light Crust Doughboys (Okeh 6286) 1941 
26. BEAR CREEK HOP Light Crust Doughboys (Okeh 6349) 1941 
27. SWEET SALLY Light Crust Doughboys (Okeh 6594) 1942
 

  • UPC:
    0824046358723
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  • FORMAT:
    2CD
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  • Release:
    February 2026
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  • Brand:
    Acrobat
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  • Product Code:
    ADDCD3587
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  • Weight:
    0.12kg
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