William
Lemuel Boyd (September 29, 1910 in Fannin County, Texas – December 7, 1977 in
Dallas, Texas) was an American Western style singer and guitarist.
Boyd
was born and raised on a farm near Ladonia in Fannin County, Texas as one of
thirteen children. His parents, Lemuel and Molly Jared Boyd, who originally
hailed from Tennessee, came to Texas in 1902. During the Great depression, the
family moved to Dallas. Bill and his brother Jim (born 1914) tried to survive
the hard times by working different odd jobs. Bill joined the Alexanders
Daybreakers trio performing at early-morning radio shows. Together with Jim, he
appeared on radio in Greenville, Texas and at WRR in Dallas Meanwhile, Jim
formed the "Rhythm Aces." In February 1932, Boyd recorded with the
"Blue yodeler" Jimmie Rodgers. The same year, he formed the
pioneering western swing band "The Cowboy Ramblers". His band
consisted of himself on guitar, Jim Boyd on bass, Walter Kirkes on tenor banjo
and Art Davis on fiddle.
During
the band's history, many of the members also worked simultaneously with the
Light Crust Doughboys and Roy Newman's Boys. The Cowboys Ramblers made more
than 225 recordings between 1934-1951. The band had their own popular radio
show, "The Bill Boyd Ranch House." They made their recording debut
for Bluebird Records on August 7, 1934. In 1935, the Cowboy Ramblers had a huge
hit with their recording of "Under the Double Eagle" which later
became a western swing standard and remained in print for twenty five years.
Other classics of the 1930s include "I've Got Those Oklahoma Blues",
"Fan It", "Wah Hoo", "Beaumont Rag" and "New
Steel Guitar Rag".
The
Cowboy Ramblers became major stars on radio and were offered work in Hollywood
films and Boyd eventually appeared in six Western films during the 1940s. One
of his other hits was "If You'll Come Back", No. 4, Jan. 1941.
After
the outbreak of World War II, Boyd joined "The Western Minute Men"
promoting the sale of war bonds. During the 1940s, Jim Boyd often led the
Cowboy Ramblers when his brother was indisposed. Eventually, Jim formed his own
band, the "Men of the West." In the 1950s, the brothers terminated
their radio show. Bill Boyd switched to working as an announcer and disc
jockey, continuing his longtime association with station WRR. He retired after
suffering a stroke in 1973. He died in Dallas on December 7, 1977.
For
his contribution to radio, Bill 'Cowboy Rambler' Boyd has a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6101 Hollywood Blvd. (Info mainly from Wikipedia)
4 comments:
Loads of mp3’s here:
https://archive.org/details/BillBoydHisCowboyRamblers-01-198
For BILL BOYD’S COWBOY RAMBLERS go here:
http://www5.zippyshare.com/v/66421886/file.html
1. I'm Gonna Hop Off The Train
2. The Rambler's Rag
3. The Strawberry Roan
4. The Windswept Desert
5. Going Back To My Texas Home
6. Mama Don't Like No Music
7. Under The Double Eagle
8. Barn Dance Rag
9. I Can't Tame Wild Women
10. Wah Hoo
11. River Blues
12. Goofus
13. Saturday Night Rag
14. Fan It
15. 'Way Out There
16. Draggin' It Around
17. You Shall Be Free Monah
18. Guess Who's In Town
19. Beaumont Rag
20. What's The Use
21. New Steel Guitar Rag
22. Boyd's Tin Roof Blues
23. I've Got Those Oklahoma Blues
24. New Spanish Two-Step
25. Spanish Fandango
26. Singing & Swinging For Me
27. La Golondrina
28. I've Got The Blues For Mammy
29. Mill Blues
30. New Fort Worth Rag
31. Lone Star Rag
32. Domino Rag
A big thank you to Lonesome Lefty's Scratchy Attic for the above link
Hello Boppinbob !
What a wonderful site which allows me to discover the western swing !
Could you re-up please the above nugget ?!
Thanks in advance !
With my kind regards
Bebop95/R. DUPRAT
Hello bebop95, I posted the above album nearly 10 years ago and unfortunately I cannot find the file. Still all is not lost as I have since acquired two more albums of Bill Boyd which I hope will suffice. If I do find the requested album I will also post it within the next few days.
For ”The Chronological Classics - Bill Boyd 1934-1935” go here:
https://www.imagenetz.de/c8Ypb
1. Bill Boyd - I'm Gonna Hop Off the Train (3:04)
2. Bill Boyd - The Ramblers' Rag (2:51)
3. Bill Boyd - The Lost Wagon (2:45)
4. Bill Boyd - 'Way Down in Missouri (2:50)
5. Bill Boyd - Ridin' on a Humpback Mule (2:47)
6. Bill Boyd - The Broken Man (3:00)
7. Bill Boyd - The Strawberry Roan (2:58)
8. Bill Boyd - When I Find My Dear Daddy Is Waiting (2:49)
9. Bill Boyd - On the Texas Plains (2:40)
10. Bill Boyd - Ridin' Old Pain and Leadin' Old Ball (2:43)
11. Bill Boyd - St. Louis Blues (3:15)
12. Bill Boyd - Thousand Mile Blues (2:33)
13. Bill Boyd - The Wind Swept Desert (Desert Blues) (2:51)
14. Bill Boyd - Song Bird Yodel (3:10)
15. Bill Boyd - Watching the World Go By (2:26)
16. Bill Boyd - Going Back to My Texas Home (2:59)
17. Bill Boyd - Mama Don't Like No Music (2:48)
18. Bill Boyd - The Train Song (3:01)
19. Bill Boyd - Harvest Time (2:41)
20. Bill Boyd - Under the Double Eagle (2:48)
For “Bill Boyd – When The Sun Goes Down” go here:
https://www.imagenetz.de/mHyGz
1. On Top Of The Hill 2:23
2. Pretty Little Dream Girl 3:01
3. Pussy, Pussy, Pussy 2:43
4. Lost Wagon 2:48
5. They Go Goo-Goo-Goo-Ga-Ga-Goofy Over Gobs 2:43
6. Tumblin' Tumbleweeds 2:53
7. Watching The World Go By 2:23
8. Cemetery Sal 2:59
9. When The Sun Goes Down 2:56
10. Without A Woman's Love 2:31
11. Yes You Did 2:29
12. You're Laughin' Up Your Sleeve 2:17
13. My Ball And Chain 3:12
14. The Train Song 3:03
15. New Six Or Seven Times 2:35
16. Gotta See Mama Every Night 2:09
17. Sister Lucy Lee 2:32
18. Sweethearts Or Strangers 2:38
19. That Make Me Give In 2:39
20. Must I Hesitate 2:32
21. Hobo's Paradise Big Rock Candy Mountain 2:23
22. Hold On Little Dogies Hold On 2:36
23. I Saw Your Face In The Moon 2:17
24. If I Can Count On You 2:47
25. Come Easy, Go Easy 3:28
26. Blue When It Rains 2:28
Hello Boppinbob !
Many thanks for the 2 albums above !
They are also of great interest ...
Hope one of our friends on the web will help us with the one I was looking for
which is : Bill Boyd "Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers" (RCA-Bluebird Records, 1975) (LP)
A stunning 2-LP set. A cult favorite of western swing fans, Bill Boyd and his Cowboy Ramblers were certainly one of the best outfits of their time. Throughout the dark ages of the minimal major-label reissues, this twofer became a Holy Grail of sorts -- thirty-two long out-of-print classics by one of the greatest bandleaders of the 1930s.
Merci beaucoup Boppinbob
With kind regards
Bebop95/R. DUPRAT
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