Paul Westmoreland

Birth and Death Data: Born September 19, 1916, Died June 21, 2005

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: electric steel guitar, composer, lyricist, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D6VB-1607 10-in. 1/31/1946 Detour Elton Britt ; Skytoppers Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D6VB-1871 10-in. 3/20/1946 Can't win, can't place, can't show Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys Male vocal solo, with vocal trio and string band composer  
Victor D6VB-2989 10-in. 10/3/1946 Oklahoma bound Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers Male vocal solo, with string band composer  
Victor D7VB-0527 10-in. 4/25/1947 Texas steel guitar Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band Instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia H1158 10-in. 12/4/1944 Shame on you Spade Cooley and his Orchestra String band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Columbia H1210 10-in. 1/10/1945 Headin' down the wrong highway Ted Daffan's Texans String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia H1211 10-in. 1/10/1945 Shadow on my heart Ted Daffan's Texans String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia H1212 10-in. 1/10/1945 Trouble keeps hanging 'round my door Ted Daffan's Texans String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia H1213 10-in. 1/16/1945 Lonesome highway Ted Daffan's Texans String band, with male vocal trio instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia H1223 10-in. 1/20/1945 Beyond the shadow of a doubt Ted Daffan's Texans String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia HCO1638 10-in. 1/3/1946 Detour Spade Cooley and his Orchestra String band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia HCO1807 10-in. 4/24/1946 Broken vows Ted Daffan's Texans String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia HCO1808 10-in. 4/24/1946 Shut that gate Ted Daffan's Texans String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia HCO1810 10-in. 4/24/1946 Deep down inside Ted Daffan's Texans String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia HCO2569 10-in. 8/25/1947 The straight and narrow way Ted Daffan's Texans String band, with male vocal solo and trio chorus instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia HCO2570 10-in. 8/25/1947 Just born that way Ted Daffan's Texans String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia HCO2571 10-in. 8/25/1947 Two of a kind Ted Daffan's Texans String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia HCO2572 10-in. 8/25/1947 Poor little bar fly Ted Daffan's Texans String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia HCO2573 10-in. 8/25/1947 Bury me deep Ted Daffan's Texans String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia HCO2575 10-in. 8/25/1947 Too far gone Ted Daffan's Texans String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia HCO2581 10-in. 8/25/1947 Go on - go on Ted Daffan's Texans String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, electric steel guitar  
Columbia RHCO10060 10-in. December 1951 Crazy to care Smiley Maxedon ; Okaw Valley Boys String band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Columbia RHCO10062 10-in. 11/16/1951 Lordy, oh Lord Dog Patch Boys ; Polly Possum ; Joe Wolverton Female vocal solo, with string band composer, lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Westmoreland, Paul," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/358959.

Westmoreland, Paul. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/358959.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/358959

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