COOLEY, SPADE
Homebase: Oregon
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Misc Notes: Donnell Clyde "Spade" Cooley (1910-1969) popularized western swing music on film and recordings, in person and on radio and television. When Spade was four, he and his parents John and Emma Cooley moved to Oregon where he studied classical violin and cello, and at the age of eight he began performing at community dances and hoedowns with his father. At age 22, his parents moved to Modesto, California where he earned a modest living playing in bars and outdoor events as well as in nearby Fresno and Stockton for polka parties and square dances. In time he would join the Riders of the Purple Sage and he made his first recording in 1941 with Cal Shrum's western combo.
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
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