Stuart Hamblen

Carl Stuart Hamblen (October 20, 1908 – March 8, 1989) was an American entertainer who became one of radio's first singing cowboys in 1926, going on to become a singer, actor, radio show host, and songwriter. He underwent a Christian conversion and became a Temperance movement supporter and recurring candidate for political office. He is best known as the composer of the song "This Ole House" (1954), most notably recorded by Rosemary Clooney and Shakin' Stevens.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 20, 1908 (Santa Monica), Died March 8, 1989 (Santa Monica)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1959

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

Notes: Victor ledgers: "Cowboy Joe from Abilene, Texas."

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-49424	10-in.	6/6/1929	The boy in blue	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-49425	10-in.	6/6/1929	Drifting back to Dixie	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-49426	10-in.	6/6/1929	When the moon shines down upon the mountain	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BVE-49427	10-in.	6/6/1929	The big rock candy mountains, no. 2	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with guitar	arranger, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	PBVE-54736	10-in.	3/21/1930	Wrong keyhole	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer, vocalist
Victor	PBVE-54737	10-in.	3/21/1930	I gotta feelin'	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer, vocalist
Victor	PBVE-54781	10-in.	5/5/1930	Hawaii	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with steel guitar, guitar, and ukulele	composer, vocalist
Victor	PBVE-54782	10-in.	5/5/1930	Standin' on the pier in the rain	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with steel guitar, guitar, and ukulele	lyricist, composer, vocalist
Victor	PBVE-61014	10-in.	8/21/1930	By the sleepy Rio Grande	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and violin	composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	PBVE-61015	10-in.	8/21/1930	The sailor's farewell	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and violin	instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist
Victor	PBVE-68334	10-in.	11/13/1931	Golden river	Stuart Hamblen ; Ted Dahl Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist, composer, vocalist
Victor	PBVE-68335	10-in.	11/13/1931	Dream book of memories	Stuart Hamblen ; Ted Dahl Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist, composer, vocalist
Victor	PBVE-68336	10-in.	11/13/1931	My brown-eyed Texas rose	Stuart Hamblen ; Ted Dahl Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist, composer, vocalist
Victor	PBVE-68337	10-in.	11/13/1931	My Mary	Stuart Hamblen ; Ted Dahl Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist, composer, vocalist
Victor	BVE-82766	10-in.	4/2/1934	My Mary	Jesse Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer, lyricist
Victor	BVE-82767	10-in.	4/2/1934	My brown-eyed Texas rose	Jesse Rodgers	Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-041283	10-in.	8/23/1939	Back on the Texas plains	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with yodeling, guitar, and mandolin	composer
Victor	E0VB-5252	10-in.	8/15/1950	I'll find you	Elton Britt ; Skytoppers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	E0VB-5253	10-in.	8/15/1950	(Remember me) I'm the one who loves you	Elton Britt ; Skytoppers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	E0VB-5526	10-in.	8/28/1950	I'll find you	Peter Hanley ; Three Suns	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	E0VB-5831	10-in.	10/22/1950	It is no secret	Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers	Female-male vocal duet, with string band	composer
Victor	E1VB-0921	10-in.	1/31/1951	Right way, wrong way	Anita Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	E1VB-0924	10-in.	1/31/1951	You're always brand new	Chet Atkins ; Danny Dill ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	E1VB-0927	10-in.	2/2/1951	My life with you	Annie Lou and Danny ; Chet Atkins ; Carter Sisters ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins)	Female-male vocal duet, with female vocal trio and string band	composer
Victor	D7VB-2323	10-in.	12/3/1947	Little old rag doll	Buckaroos (Patsy Montana) ; Patsy Montana	Female vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D9AB-2554	10-in.	11/23/1949	(I won't go huntin', Jake) but I'll go chasin' women	'49ers [Jesse Rogers] ; Jesse Rogers	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Columbia	RHCO10262	10-in.	7/29/1952	Is he satisfied	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	HCO3874	10-in.	8/16/1949	(I won't go huntin', Jake) but I'll go chasin' women	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	HCO3875	10-in.	8/16/1949	Blue bonnets in her golden hair	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	HCO3876	10-in.	8/16/1949	Let's see you fix it	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer
Columbia	HCO3877	10-in.	8/16/1949	Sheepskin corn and a wrinkle on a horn	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	HCO3933	10-in.	10/27/1949	Pony express (pride of the golden West)	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	HCO3996	10-in.	1/12/1950	Condemnation	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO3997	10-in.	1/12/1950	I whisper your name	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4065	10-in.	5/2/1950	Good mornin' yall	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	HCO4066	10-in.	5/2/1950	I'll find you	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4067	10-in.	9/6/1950	My life with you	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	HCO4069	10-in.	5/17/1950	Remember me (I'm the one who loves you)	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	HCO4070	10-in.	5/17/1950	Blood on your hands	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	HCO4071	10-in.	5/17/1950	It's no secret	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4247	10-in.	9/6/1950	Three little dwarfs (Hardrock, Coco and Joe)	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and strintg band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4250	10-in.	9/6/1950	You can't kiss Santa goodnight	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4330	10-in.	10/30/1950	Old glory	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4332	10-in.	10/30/1950	King of all kings	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4333	10-in.	10/30/1950	He bought my soul at Calvary	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4473	10-in.	4/24/1951	Our old captain (ain't a man)	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4474	10-in.	4/24/1951	I believe	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4476	10-in.	4/24/1951	Don't fool around with calico, when you have silk at home	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4521	10-in.	6/22/1951	These things shall pass	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4522	10-in.	6/22/1951	Got so many million years (I can't count them)	Darol Rice and his Orchestra ; Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with string band and vocal chorus	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO4560	10-in.	7/27/1951	Just let me love you	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra and vocal chorus	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO10088	10-in.	1/9/1952	I get lonesome (like nobody knows)	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO10089	10-in.	1/9/1952	This ship of mine	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO10090	10-in.	1/9/1952	Lord, I pray	Darol Rice and his Orchestra ; Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO10154	10-in.	1/9/1952	Black diamond	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with string band	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO10261	10-in.	7/29/1952	Known only to him	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus	lyricist, composer, vocalist
Columbia	RHCO10265	10-in.	7/29/1952	Grasshopper Mac Clain	Stuart Hamblen	Male narration, with orchestra	speaker, composer, lyricist
Columbia	RHCO10266	10-in.	7/29/1952	Oklahoma bill	Stuart Hamblen	Male narration, with orchestra	lyricist, composer, speaker
Columbia	RHCO10272	10-in.	7/29/1952	Our love affair (will always smolder)	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO45218	10-in.	1/29/1951	There's a right way, a wrong way	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Columbia	CO46965	10-in.	12/28/1950	You're always brand new	Stuart Hamblen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, composer, lyricist
Decca	104989		5/16/1958	You can't love without giving	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	104990		5/16/1958	Someone	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	DLA 104	10-in.	2/23/1935	Sunshine alley	Stuart Hamblen Jubilee		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	DLA 105	10-in.	2/23/1935	Lola Lee	Stuart Hamblen Jubilee		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	DLA 106	10-in.	2/23/1935	Be just like your Daddy	Stuart Hamblen Jubilee		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	DLA 107	10-in.	2/23/1935	Poor boy	Stuart Hamblen Jubilee		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 11078		7/30/1958	I ' ll find you	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11079		7/30/1958	So dear to my heart	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11080		7/30/1958	Remember me (I'm the one who loves you)	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11081		7/30/1958	Without a girl	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11082		7/30/1958	Across the great divide	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11083		7/30/1958	Ace in the hole	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11175		9/15/1958	Texas plains	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11176		9/15/1958	This ole house	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11177		9/15/1958	Indiana	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11178		9/15/1958	Side by side	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11179		9/15/1958	The strawberry roan	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11180		9/15/1958	The face on the bar-room floor	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11504		5/5/1959	Make believe baby	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11505		5/5/1959	Dangerous Dan McGrew	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11506		5/5/1959	Big wicked Bill	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11507		5/5/1959	The spell of the Yukon	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11513		5/12/1959	Mainliner	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11514		5/12/1959	Shake the hand of a man	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11515		5/12/1959	Mash	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11516		5/12/1959	Sam McGhee	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist
Decca	L 11517		5/12/1959	The story of little voices	Stuart Hamblen		vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hamblen, Stuart," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106829.

Hamblen, Stuart. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106829.

"Hamblen, Stuart." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.