Filmography
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Known For
Melvin and Howard Soundtrack (1980) -
Take Me Back to Oklahoma Texas Playboy Steel Guitar Player (1940) -
American Masters Soundtrack -
Known For
Ozark Jubilee Self - Western Swing Band Leader (1960) -
Actor
Frontier Frolic Texas Playboys Musician (1946) -
Rhythm Round-Up Member, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (1945) -
The Last Horseman Steel Guitar Player (1944) -
Wyoming Hurricane Steel Guitar Player (1944) -
The Vigilantes Ride Cowhand / Steel Guitar Player (1943) -
Silver City Raiders Steel Guitar Player, Texas Playboys (1943) -
Saddles and Sagebrush Member The Texas Playboys (1943) -
Riders of the Northwest Mounted Mountie Chuck - Steel Guitar Player (1943) -
A Tornado in the Saddle Dusty - Steel Guitar Player (1942) -
The Lone Prairie Steel Guitar Player (Texas Playboys) (1942) -
![Go West, Young Lady]( "Go West, Young Lady")
Go West, Young Lady Singer / Steel Guitar Player member, The Texas Playboys (1941) -
Actor
![Take Me Back to Oklahoma]( "Take Me Back to Oklahoma")
Take Me Back to Oklahoma Texas Playboy Steel Guitar Player (1940) -
Soundtrack
![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (2007) -
![Melvin and Howard]( "Melvin and Howard")
Melvin and Howard (1980) -
Ozark Jubilee (1960)
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Soundtrack
![Spade Cooley: King of Western Swing]( "Spade Cooley: King of Western Swing")
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Did You Know
Trivia
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (under the category Early Influence) in 1999 (as a member of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys).
Nickname
The World's Greatest Western Swing Steel Guitarist
Star Sign
Capricorn
Personal Details
Born
Houston, Texas, USA
Died
(age 71)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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