Tex Owens
Tex Owens (June 15, 1892 – September 9, 1962) was an American country music singer and songwriter, best remembered today for writing the Eddy Arnold hit Cattle Call. The youngest of thirteen children, he was born Doie Hensley Owens in Killeen, Texas into a large and musically talented family. His brother was a singer and songwriter and his sister became a well-known Grand Ole Opry performer as Texas Ruby. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 15, 1892, Died September 9, 1962
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, composer, lyricist, songwriter
Notes: Also known as "The Texas Ranger."
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-01308 | 10-in. | 9/23/1936 | The cattle call | Tex Owens | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-01309 | 10-in. | 9/23/1936 | I'm going back to old Texas | Tex Owens | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-01310 | 10-in. | 9/23/1936 | Lonesome train whistling blues | Tex Owens | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-01311 | 10-in. | 9/23/1936 | My old dog and me | Tex Owens | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-01312 | 10-in. | 9/23/1936 | Night herdin' lullaby | Tex Owens | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-01313 | 10-in. | 9/23/1936 | Pals of the prairie | Tex Owens | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-01314 | 10-in. | 9/23/1936 | Ride beneath the Texas moon | Tex Owens | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-01315 | 10-in. | 9/23/1936 | Will the circle be unbroken | Tex Owens | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-01316 | 10-in. | 9/23/1936 | Never grow old | Tex Owens | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-01317 | 10-in. | 9/23/1936 | My mother's call | Tex Owens | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
Victor | D4AB-0519 | 10-in. | 12/4/1944 | The cattle call | Eddy Arnold ; Tennessee Plowboys | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
Columbia | CO46268 | 10-in. | 5/29/1951 | The Monterrey waltz | Okie Jones | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
Decca | C 9353 | 10-in. | 8/27/1934 | Dude ranch party, part 1 | The Texas Rangers | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
Decca | C 9354 | 10-in. | 8/27/1934 | Dude ranch party, part 2 | The Texas Rangers | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
Decca | C 9355 | 10-in. | 8/28/1934 | Cattle call | Tex Owens | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
Decca | C 9356 | 10-in. | 8/28/1934 | Two sweethearts | Tex Owens | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
Decca | C 9357 | 10-in. | 8/28/1934 | Rocking alone in an old rocking chair | Tex Owens | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
Decca | C 9358 | 10-in. | 8/28/1934 | Pride of the prairie | Tex Owens | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Owens, Tex," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110560.
Owens, Tex. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110560.
"Owens, Tex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Tex Owens
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Owens, Tex, 1892-1962 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97052570
Wikidata: Tex Owens - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25138327
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24207800
MusicBrainz: Tex Owens - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3bb92ae3-cb51-46de-8544-9054b47615d4
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