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Bill 'Cowboy Rambler' Boyd
William Lemuel Boyd (September 29, 1910 – December 7, 1977) was an American Western-style singer and guitarist. Biography 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.Carlin 2003, p. 36. Together with Jim, he appeared on radio in Greenville, TexasMalone 2002, p. 168. and at WRR in DallasTribe 2006, p. 209. Meanwhile, Jim formed the "Rhythm Aces."Boyd 1998, p. 172. In February 1932, Boyd recorded with the "Blue yodeler" Jimmie Rodgers.Rounder CD 1061, booklet. The same year, he formed the pioneering western swing band "The Cowboy Ramblers". His band consisted o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannin County, Texas
Fannin County is a county in the far northeast of the U.S. state of Texas, on the border with Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, its population was 35,662. The county seat is Bonham. The county was named for James Fannin, who commanded the group of Texans killed in the Goliad Massacre during the Texas Revolution. James Bonham (the county seat's namesake) sought Fannin's assistance for the Battle of the Alamo, but Fannin was unable to provide it. The county was created in 1837 and organized the next year. Fannin County is a part of the Texoma region. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (0.9%) are covered by water. It is drained by Bois D'Arc Creek and Sulphur River. Major highways * U.S. Highway 69 * U.S. Highway 82 * State Highway 11 * State Highway 34 * State Highway 50 * State Highway 56 * State Highway 78 * State Highway 121 Adjacent counties * Bryan County, Oklahoma (north) * Lamar Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Double Eagle
"Under the Double Eagle" (), Op. 159, is an 1893 march composed by J. F. Wagner, an Austrian military music composer. The title is a reference to the double eagle in the coat of arms of Austria-Hungary. It was published in the United States in 1902 by Eclipse Publishing Co., a branch of Joseph Morris Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This piece is in E-flat major, though the ''Trio'' is in A-flat major. It is written in ternary form. In 1935, Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers, with an arrangement by Mort Glickman on Bluebird Records, was second only to the Carter Family in the top Hillbilly (Country) music hits of the year. It became a Western swing standard, and has been recorded by many Country and Bluegrass artists since. The tune was parodied in the Benny Goodman recording "Benjie's Bubble" and was also used for the well-known ''Monty Python's Flying Circus ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' (also known as simply ''Monty Python'') is a British surreal sketch co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |