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Chanteur
Country US né le 6 Avril 1909 à Whopock (Illinois). La carrière de Denver
Darling s'étend sur une vingtaine d'année durant lesquelles il joue sur les
radios, notamment à New York, où il est omniprésent : parfois 3 spectacles
radiophoniques par jour plus une apparition dans un cabaret le soir! A partir de
1941, il enregistre pour Decca Records une succession de titres antiAxe,
participant, comme beaucoup d'artistes Country, à l'effort de Guerre. Il est décédé le
27 Avril 1981 à Jewett (Illinois).
Denver
Darling was born in Cumberland County, Illinois in 1909. He spent his early life
on a farm. The farm was a bit isolated from the surrounding towns, so in winter,
when he was especially cut off from social contacts, he learned to entertain
himself a bit by learning to strum a guitar and singing along.
As he grew older, he would perform at various local community functions and
entertain the folks with the songs and ballads of years gone by.
He gained his first bit of broadcast experience while he was attending the
Citizens Military Training camp at the Jefferson barracks in St. Louis,
Missouri. While there, he did some work with a group of men in training. His
commanding officer mentioned to the KMOX studio director that Denver sang old
time songs. So, he began to be featured on these weekly broadcasts.
After his training was over, Denver went back to his home in southern Illinois.
But the radio bug had gotten into his system and he got work on several stations
in the midwest.
In a song folio we found that is undated but seems to be from around 1930 or
early 1930s, radio station WSBT in South Bend, Indiana lured Denver to start
working at their station. The management there mentioned they needed the music
of his type for their audiences and induced him to come there. Needless to say,
their audiences were appreciative of his renditions of the early American tunes.
While he was at WSBT, which was owned by the newspaper, the South Bend Tribune,
he appeared with just himself and his guitar. But there was mention made of the
'Studio Orchestra' then. There was Ray J. Winter, Donald Smith, Bernard Lenoue,
Art Richards and Beldon Leonard, who appeared to play the fiddle. The others, no
mention was made as to what instruments they played.
http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/story/index.php?id=10050
Talents : Vocals, Guitar
Style musical : Cowboy
HITLER'S REPLY TO
MUSSOLINI (1942)
MODERN CANNON BALL
(1942)
COOL WATER (1946)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t. & Single
| 11/1941 | 78 t. DECCA 6005 (US) | I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes / Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die |
| 01/1942 | 78 t. DECCA 6008 (US) | Cowards Over Pearl Harbor / I'll Pray For You |
| 02/1942 | 78 t. DECCA 6027 (US) | We're Gonna Have To Slap / Get Your Gun & Come Along |
| 02/1942 | 78 t. DECCA 6028 (US) | Mussolini's Letter To Hitler /
Hitler's Reply To
Mussolini
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| 03/1942 | 78 t. DECCA 6033 (US) | Live And Let Live / Branded Wherever I Go |
| 03/1942 | 78 t. DECCA 6036 (US) | How Low Do Blues Want To Go / You Brought Sorrow To My Heart |
| 04/1942 | 78 t. DECCA 6043 (US) | 1942 Turkey In The Straw / Devil & Mr Hitler |
| 05/1942 | 78 t. DECCA 6050 (US) | Cherokee Maiden / There Was A Time |
| 06/1942 | 78 t. DECCA 6058 (US) | Silver Dollar / It's Your Worry Now |
| 07/1942 | 78 t. DECCA 6061 (US) | Little Brown Jug Goes Modern / I'm A Prisoner Of War |
| 07/1942 | 78 t. DECCA 6063 (US) | In The Care Of Uncle Sam /
Modern Cannon Ball
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| 08/1943 | 78 t. DELUXE 5000 (US) | Tex GRANDE & HIS RANGE RIDERS - Pistol Packin' Mama / Old Glory Be A Wavin’ |
| 08/1943 | 78 t. DELUXE 5001 (US) | Tex GRANDE & HIS RANGE RIDERS - No Letter Today / Go Long Mule |
| 12/1943 | 78 t. DECCA 6094 (US) | Rosalita / When Mussolini Laid The Pistol Down |
| 02/1944 | 78 t. DELUXE 5000 (US) | Tex GRANDE & HIS RANGE RIDERS - Pistol Packin' Mama / Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey |
| 02/1944 | 78 t. DELUXE 5001 (US) | Tex GRANDE & HIS RANGE RIDERS - No Letter Today / Don’t Wait Too Long To Forgive |
| 02/1944 | 78 t. DELUXE 5002 (US) | Tex GRANDE & HIS RANGE RIDERS - Say A Prayer For The Boys Over There / Mairzy Doats |
| 03/1944 | 78 t. DECCA 6097 (US) | She Never Said A Word / The Honey Song |
| 03/1944 | 78 t. DELUXE 5003 (US) | Tex GRANDE & HIS RANGE RIDERS - I’m Sending X’s To A Girl From Texas / The Honey Song |
| 1944 | 78 t. DELUXE 5004 (US) | Tex GRANDE & HIS RANGE RIDERS - Sweetheart, I Still Remember / Have I Stayed Away Too Long |
| 04/1944 | 78 t. DELUXE 5005 (US) | Tex GRANDE & HIS RANGE RIDERS - Don’t Sweetheart Me / Too Late To Worry Too Blue To Cry |
| 04/1944 | 78 t. DELUXE 5006 (US) | Tex GRANDE & HIS RANGE RIDERS - No Letter Today / Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey (Vocals Rosalie ALLEN) |
| 1944 | 78 t. DELUXE 5007 (US) | Tex GRANDE & HIS RANGE RIDERS - Don’t Hang Around Me Anymore / Lonesome For Someone |
| 09/1944 | 78 t. DELUXE 5008 (US) | Tex GRANDE & HIS RANGE RIDERS - Try Me Just One More Time / Better Late Than Never (Vocals Rosalie ALLEN) |
| 02/1945 | 78 t. DELUXE 5009 (US) | Tex GRANDE & HIS RANGE RIDERS - Just A Little Song Each Morning And A Prayer Each Night (Vocals Trio, Tex GRANDE, Rosalie ALLEN & Ned RADLAND) / Tears For Souvenirs (Vocals Trio, Tex GRANDE, Edwin SMITH & Ezra FORD) |
| 08/1945 | 78 t. DECCA 6111 (US) | Conversion / Send This Purple Heart To My Mother |
| 09/1945 | 78 t. DELUXE 5010 (US) | Don’t Wait Too Long To Forgive (Vocals Trio - Tex GRANDE, Rosalie ALLEN & Ned RADLAND) / I Need Someone (To Tell My Troubles To) (Vocals Duo - Uncredited) |
| 02/1946 | 78 t. DECCA 9001 (US) | Silver Dew On The Bluegrass Tonight / I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine |
| 04/1946 | 78 t. DECCA 9006 (US) | Easter Sunday On The Prairie / When I Gets To Where I'm Goin' |
| 04/1946 | 78 t. DELUXE 5011 (US) | Wave To Me My Lady (Denver DARLING with Vocals Trio) / Silver Stars (Purple Sage, Eyes Of Blue) |
| 04/1946 | 78 t. DELUXE 5012 (US) | Denver DARLING with Vocals Trio - You Are My Sunshine / When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again |
| 04/1946 | 78 t. DELUXE 5013 (US) | Denver DARLING with Vocals Trio - Twilight On The Trail / Tumbling Tumbleweeds |
| 04/1946 | 78 t. DELUXE 5014 (US) | Denver DARLING with Vocals Trio -
Cool
Water
/ My Little Buckaroo |
| 07/1946 | 78 t. DELUXE 5015 (US) | Denver DARLING with Vocals Trio - I'm Gonna Sue Sioux City Sue / I Was Dreaming Someone Else's Dream |
| 07/1946 | 78 t. DELUXE 5016 (US) | Denver DARLING with Vocals Trio - I’ve Just Gotta Be A Cowboy / Think Of Home |
| 11/1946 | 78 t. DELUXE 5019 (US) | Denver DARLING "THE RAGE OF THE SAGE" with Vocals Trio - A Dollar Ain’t A Dollar Anymore / Ding Dong Polka |
| 11/1946 | 78 t. DELUXE 5020 (US) | Denver DARLING "THE RAGE OF THE SAGE" with Vocals Trio - I'm Gonna Leave This Old Town / I’ll Say Your Name In Prayer |
| 05/1947 | 78 t. DELUXE 5034 (US) | Denver DARLING & His SMOKEY MOUNTAIN HILLBILLIES - Roly Poly / Tennessee Central (Number Nine) |
| 05/1947 | 78 t. DELUXE 5036 (US) | Denver DARLING & His SMOKEY MOUNTAIN HILLBILLIES - Old Shep / I Couldn’t Believe That It Was True |
| 05/1947 | 78 t. DECCA 46042 (US) | Juke Joint Mama / Deep Delta Blues (Denver DARLING / W. DAVISON) |
| 08/1947 | 78 t. DECCA 46060 (US) | Dust On The Bible / The Letter You Forgot To Write |
| 09/1947 | 78 t. MGM 10084 (US) | Denver DARLING & The OZARK PLAYBOYS - I Came From Missouri / When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver |
| 01/1948 | 78 t. MGM 10129 (US) | Denver DARLING & The OZARK PLAYBOYS - Honest As The Day Is Long / Tuck Me To Sleep. (In My Old Tucky Home) |
| 05/1948 | 78 t. MGM 10182 (US) | Denver DARLING & The OZARK PLAYBOYS - Little Strands Of Silver (Shining Through The Gold) / If That's The Way You Want It |
| 06/1948 | 78 t. MGM 10218 (US) | Heart Trouble / I Just Fell Out Of Love With You |
| 12/1948 | 78 t. MGM 10315 (US) | Denver DARLING & The OZARK PLAYBOYS - These Tears Are Not For You / (I'm Sending) Roses To Tell You I'm Sorry |
| 02/1950 | 78 t. DECCA 46225 (US) | Silver Dollar / I’m Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes |
| 02/1950 | SP DECCA 9-46225 (US) | Silver Dollar / I’m Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes |
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Albums
| 1959 | LP 12" AUDIO LAB AL-1507 (US) |
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SONGS OF THE TRAIL - Silver Stars, Purple Sage, Eyes Of Blue / Cool Water / I'm Gonna Sue Sioux City Sue / Think Of Home / I'm Gonna Leave This Old Town / Ding Dong Polka / I'll Say Your Name In Prayer / Old Shep / Tennessee Central (Number Nine) / Roly Poly |
| 1992 | LP 12" COWGIRLBOY LP-5079 (GER) |
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THE ILLINOIS COWBOY - Rosalita / When Mussolini Laid His Pistol Down / She Never Said A Word / Modern Cannon Ball / Care Of Uncle Sam / Send This Purple Heart To My Sweetheart / Mussolini's Letter To Hitler / Hitler's Reply To Mussolini / No Thanks / Make Up Your Mind To Make Up With Me / My Little Buckeroo / I Was Dreaming Someone Else's Dream / When I Get To Where I'm Goin' / Easter Sunday On The Prairie / Conversion (Look God I Have Never Spoken To You) / The Honey Song (Honey I'm In Love With You) |
| 2004 | CD BACM D 026 (UK) |
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SILVER DEW IN THE BLUEGRASS TONIGHT - Cool Water / Deep Delta Blues / Don’t Let Your Sweet Love Die / How Low Do The Blues Want To Go / I Couldn’t Believe It Was True / Silver Dew On The Bluegrass Tonight / I Need Someone To Tell My Troubles To / Juke Joint Mama / Just A Little Song Each Morning / Tears For Souvenirs / Silver Stars Purple Sage Eyes Of Blue/ When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again / You Are Are My Sunshine / Little Brown Jug Goes Modern / I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine / I Come From Missouri / Tuck Me To Sleep In My Old Tucky Home / When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver / No Thanks/ Make Up Your Mind To Make Up With Me |
| 12/2005 | CD BACM D 136 (UK) |
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SINGING ON THE RANGE - VOL. 2 - They Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dog Around / My Little Cow Pony And I / Singing On The Range / Hillbilly Wedding In June / Lonesome Days / Don't Wait Too Long To Forgive / There Was A Time / Ding Dong Polka / I'm Gonna Sue Sioux City Sue / Tennessee Central No 9 / Old Shep / I'm Gonna Leave This Old Town / I Still Say Your Name In My Prayers / Think Of Home / I'm A Prisoner Of War / Roly Poly / You Brought Sorrow To My Heart / Cherokee Maiden / Silver Dollar / Wave To Me My Lady / These Tears Are Not For You / Little Strands Of Silver Shining Through The Gold / If That's The Way You Want It |
| 2009 | CD BACM D 246 (UK) |
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COWBOY JACK - VOL. 3 - DENVER DARLING & HIS TEXAS COWHANDS - Great Speckled Bird / Don't Hang Around Me Anymore / I'm Gonna Miss Your Kiss At Christmas / Can You Ever Forgive Me / Corine Corina / Columbus Stockade Blues / Cowboy Jack / Sierra Serenade / When I Take My Vacation In Heaven / Careless Love / Lost And Found / Montana / In The Land Where We'll Never Grow Old / Crawdad Song / Little Footprints In The Snow / Jesse James / New River Train / Back In The Saddle Again / Be Nobody's Darling But Mine / Strawberry Blonde On A Strawberry Roan / In The Baggage Coach Ahead; Precious Jewel / Wabash Cannonball / Will Your Promise Be Forever / Leven Miles From Leavenworth |
| 2011 | CD BACM D 269 (UK) |
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OUT IN THE GREAT ALONE - VOL. 4 - DENVER DARLING & HIS TEXAS COWHANDS - Out In The Great Alone / Get Away Old Man Get Away / Smile And Drive Your Blues Away / The Night Was Filled With Music / Give Me Those Old Fashioned Days / I'll Never Let You Cry / Truly I Promise To Love You / In The Pines / We Couldn't Say Goodbye / Free A Little Bird As I Can Be / I Remember; Be Honest With Me / There's A Blue Sky Over Yonder / When It's Lamp Lighting Time In The Valley / Goodbye My Lover, Goodbye / Can I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight Mister / The Prisoner's Song / Twenty One Years / Maple On The Hill / The Letter Edged In Black / I Wish You Were With Me Tonight / Hand Me Down My Walking Cane / The Modern Cannonball / Honest As The Day Is Long / My Little Buckaroo / Care Of Uncle Sam / Deep Delta Blues |
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