Tune Wranglers
The Tune Wranglers were a Western swing band from San Antonio, Texas, popular in the 1930s. The group formed in 1935, and its original membership included Buster Coward (vocals, guitar), Eddie Fielding (banjo), and Charlie Gregg (vocals, fiddle). Fielding was replaced by Joe Barnes (known as Red Brown) soon after, and around 1936 Eddie Duncan joined on steel guitar. Fiddler Leonard Seago and Noah Hatley also played with the group for a short period. They played most often in Texas and Mexico, where they received airplay on border radio stations such as WOAI and KTSA. From 1936 they recorded for Bluebird Records, both under their own name in English and under the name Tono Hombres in Spanish. In total, they recorded about 80 tunes, including a session of Hawaiian-style songs with banjoist/reeds twins Neal & Beal. |
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1938
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 79 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-99394 | 10-in. | 2/27/1936 | Buster's crawdad song | Tune Wranglers | Male vocal solo and ensemble, with string band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-99395 | 10-in. | 2/27/1936 | Rancho grande | Tune Wranglers | Male vocal trio, with string band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-99396 | 10-in. | 2/27/1936 | It was midnight on the ocean | Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo and ensemble | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-99397 | 10-in. | 2/27/1936 | They go wild over me | Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-99398 | 10-in. | 2/27/1936 | Red's tight like that | Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo and ensemble | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-99399 | 10-in. | 2/27/1936 | Ragtime Cowboy Joe | Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-99400 | 10-in. | 2/27/1936 | Drivin' the doggies along | Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo, male vocal ensemble, and yodeling | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-99401 | 10-in. | 2/27/1936 | Ride on, old timer, ride on | Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal duet | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-99402 | 10-in. | 2/27/1936 | She's sweet | Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-99403 | 10-in. | 2/27/1936 | Sarah Jane | Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-99418 | 10-in. | 2/28/1936 | I'm just wild about that thing | Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-99419 | 10-in. | 2/28/1936 | Born too soon | Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-99430 | 10-in. | 2/28/1936 | My sweet thing | Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-99431 | 10-in. | 2/28/1936 | Texas sand | Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-99432 | 10-in. | 2/28/1936 | Lonesome blues | Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-99433 | 10-in. | 2/28/1936 | I can't change it | Tune Wranglers | String band, with vocal | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-02868 | 10-in. | 10/24/1936 | I wish you were jealous of me | Buster Coward ; Eddie Duncan ; Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal duet | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-02869 | 10-in. | 10/24/1936 | They cut down the old pine tree | Buster Coward ; Bill Dickey ; Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal duet | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-02870 | 10-in. | 10/24/1936 | Oh, look at that baby | Eddie Duncan ; Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-02871 | 10-in. | 10/24/1936 | Sweet mama blues | Buster Coward ; Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-02872 | 10-in. | 10/24/1936 | I'll be hanged if they're goin' to hang me | Buster Coward ; Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-02873 | 10-in. | 10/24/1936 | Hot peanuts | Eddie Duncan ; Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-02874 | 10-in. | 10/24/1936 | I believe in you | Buster Coward ; Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-02875 | 10-in. | 10/24/1936 | The one rose in my heart | Eddie Duncan ; Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-02876 | 10-in. | 10/24/1936 | Yesterday | Buster Coward ; Tune Wranglers | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tune Wranglers," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111944.
Tune Wranglers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111944.
"Tune Wranglers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Tune Wranglers - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002107282
Wikidata: The Tune Wranglers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7770711
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/125651995
MusicBrainz: The Tune Wranglers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ad5fe840-f2ad-4604-bc7c-08b927d1ba4d
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