Donnell Clyde "Spade" Cooley (December 17, 1910 – November 23, 1969) was an American Western swing musician, big band leader, actor, television personality...
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Swing". When Spade Cooley unexpectedly received the most votes, besting favorites Benny Goodman and Harry James, Jarvis declared Cooley to be the King...
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Look up spade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A spade is a digging and gardening tool. Spade or Spades may also refer to: Spades (card game), a trick-taking...
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"Shame on You" is a Western Swing song written by Spade Cooley and became his signature song. The title comes from the refrain that starts each verse:...
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later chosen as the filp side to "I'm a Fool" (London HL 8252, 1956). Spade Cooley released his version on Decca (cat. no. 46376, with "The Cowboy Waltz"...
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Spade Cooley's Western Swing Song Folio was the first songbook to identify the big Western dance band music as Western Swing. In October 1944, "Billboard...
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My Heart" is a country music song written by Spade Cooley and Smokey Rogers, performed by Spade Cooley and His Orchestra (vocal by Tex Williams), and...
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for his backwoods character "That Plain Ol' Country Boy" on TV with Spade Cooley. He was married to country singer Sue Thompson from 1953–63. In the 1930s...
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You, a biopic about the country singer Spade Cooley written and directed by Dennis Quaid, as the wife whom Cooley (played by Quaid) stomps to death. But...
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several musical variety shows that year, including Sandy's Hayride and The Spade Cooley Show. She then took a job as a vocalist with Frank DeVol and his orchestra...
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