Texas Rangers

By Henk Scholts,  Kevin Coffey, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

27 August 1934 Chicago, IL - Texas Rangers (Tex Owens [gt/vcl], Herb Kratoska [gt/banjo], Gomer Cool [fiddle], Clarence Hartman [bass/jug], Paul Sells [accordion] + Bob Crawford, Fran 'Irish' Mahaney, Rod 'Dave' May, Edward 'Tucson' Cronenbold [vcl quartet/speech])
001 C 9353 DUDE RANCH PARTY PT.1 Decca5022 Panachord 25694/BCD-15777 BACM CD D 285 JSP 7780 MCA VIM 4010
002 C 9354 DUDE RANCH PARTY PT.2 5022 Panachord 25694/BCD-15777 BACM CD D 285

MCA VIM 4010 COWBOY IMAGE (JAP, 1976); JSP 7780 SEREBADE OF THE MOUNTAINS (UK, 4 CD); BEAR FAMILY BCD-15777 TEX OWENS - CATTLE CALL (GER, 1994)

6 April 1935 Chicago, IL. - Texas Rangers (Herb 'Arizona' Kratoska [gt],  Clarence 'Idaho' Hartman [bass], Gomer 'Tenderfoot' Cool [fiddle], Paul 'Monty' Sells [accordion], Bob Crawford, Fran 'Irish' Mahaney, Rod 'Dave' May, Edward 'Tucson' Cronenbold [vcl quartet], ? [yodel])
003 C-9896-B GOIN' DOWN TO SANTA FE TOWN 5107/BACM CD D 285
004 C-9897-B PRAIRIE DREAM-BOAT 5107/BACM CD D 285
005 C-9898-A CARELESS LOVE 5139/ BACM CD D 285
006 C-9899-A LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO BY 5217/ BACM CD D 285
007 C-9900-A NEW RIVER TRAIN 5139/ BACM CD D 285
008 C-9901-A LONESOME VALLEY SALLY 5217/ BACM CD D 285
009 C-9902-A THE BIG CORRAL 5183/ BACM CD D 285
010 C-9903-A THE TRAIL TO MEXICO 5183/ BACM CD D 285

6 April 1935 Chicago, IL –  Happy Hollow Hoodlums (Harb Kratoska [gt], Clarence Hartmna [bass], Gomer Cool [fiddle-1], Paul Sells [accordion])

011 C 9904-A  DOWN HOME RAG -1 Decca  5098/ BACM CD D 285

012 C 9905  PANAMA  5098/ BACM CD D 285
4 December 1941 Hollywood, CA – Texas Rangers (Herb 'Arizona' Kratoska [gt],  Clarence 'Idaho' Hartman [bass/jug],  ? [ocarino], prob: Gomer 'Tenderfoot' Cool [fiddle], Paul 'Monty' Sells [accordion], Bob Crawford, Fran 'Irish' Mahaney, Rod 'Dave' May, Edward 'Tucson' Cronenbold [vcl quartet] )
013 H-590-1 THE AIR CORPS OF UNCLE SAM OKeh 06543/ BACM CD D 285
014 H-591-1 I'VE CHANGED MY PENTHOUSE FOR A PUP-TENT 06543/ BACM CD D 285
015 H-592-1 PULL OUT THE STOPPER 06629/ BACM CD D 285
016 H-593-1 I WONDER WHY 06629/ BACM CD D 285

RADIO TRANSCRIPTIONS

prob. Summer 1934 [World Transcriptions] Chicago, IL – Texas Rangers

CATTLE CALL 1057/BACM CD D 285

PRESS ALONG TO THE BIG CORRAL 1058/ BACM CD D 285

BURY ME NOT ON THE LONE PRAIRIE 1059/ BACM CD D 285

TEXAS COWBOY 1060/ BACM CD D 285

POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN 1061/ BACM CD D 285

LONESOME VALLEY SALLY 1062/ BACM CD D 285

THEY CUT DOWN THE OLD PINE 1063/ BACM CD D 285

NEW RIVER TRAIN  1064/ BACM CD D 285

1935 [Life on Red Horse Ranch no 55] Chicago, IL – Texas Rangers

GUITAR BLUES  BACM CD D 554

SAN  BACM CD D 554

APRIL KISSES BACM CD D 554

Ca late 1941/early 1942 [World Transcriptions] Hollywood, CA – Texas Rangers

IRISH WASHERWOMAN 179/BACM CD D 285

FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE BEE  180//BACM CD D 285

COMING THROUGH THE RYE  181//BACM CD D 285

POP GOES THE WEASEL/GIRL I LEFT BEHIND 182//BACM CD D 285

17 March 1941 Hollywood, CA – The Texas Rangers

HH 2554 WHEN THE BLOOM IS ON THE SAGE  9/BACM CD D 577   

21 March 1941 Hollywood, CA – The Texas Rangers

HH 2568 CARELESS LOVE  80/BACM CD D 577   

25 March 1941 Hollywood, CA – The Texas Rangers

HH-2579 OLD CHISHOLM TRAIL 95/BACM CD D 577   

1 April 1941 Hollywood, CA – The Texas Rangers

HH-2586 HEADIN’ HOME  BACM 137/CD D 577   

HH-2587 YO HO THE RODEO  140/BACM CD D 577   

3 April 1941 Hollywood, CA – The Texas Rangers

HH-2594 RIDIN’ THE TRAILS  176/BACM CD D 577   

4 April 1941 Hollywood, CA – The Texas Rangers

HH-2596 DRY AND DUSTY  184/BACM CD D 577   

8 April 1941 Hollywood, CA – The Texas Rangers

HH-2600 SIX GUN DAN  206/BACM CD D 577  

HH-2640 POWDER RIVER  213/BACM CD D 577   

HH-2641 WE WANNA SING  216/BACM CD D 577   

HH-2641 DOGIE’S LULLABY  217/BACM CD D 577   

Ca 8-9 December 1941 Hollywood, CA – The Texas Rangers

HH-2700 BEANS AND MUDDY COFFEE  220/BACM CD D 577   

Ca 10-12 December 1941 Hollywood, CA – The Texas Rangers

HH-2709 YANKEE DOODLE  267/BACM CD D 577   

Ca 18-20 January 1942 Hollywood, CA – The Texas Rangers

29603 WHEN THE PRAIRIE SUN SAYS GOOD MORNIN’  271/BACM CD D 577   

22 January  1942 Hollywood, CA – The Texas Rangers

29659 FORT WORTH JAIL  303/BACM CD D 577   

29665 HOLD THAT CRITTER DOWN  310/BACM CD D 577   

17 December 1943 Kansas City, KS – The Texas Rangers

A-15218 LEFT MY GAL IN THE MOUNTAINS  331/BACM CD D 577   

A-15218 THE BIG CORRAL  333/BACM CD D 577   

A-15220 DID YOU MEAN IT?  352/BACM CD D 577   

19 December 1943 Kansas City, KS – The Texas Rangers

A-15230 OPEN RANGE AHEAD  370/BACM CD D 577   

A-15230 THE MAN IN THE MOON IS A COWHAND  371/BACM CD D 577   

20 December 1943 Kansas City, KS – The Texas Rangers

A-15234 BOOGIE WOOGIE 324/ BACM CD D 554

A-15234 O SOLO MIO 325/ BACM CD D 554

A-15236 THE KERRY DANCE  382/BACM CD D 577   

A-15236 CROSS BOW  385/BACM CD D 577   

27 December 1943 Kansas City, KS – The Texas Rangers

A-15225 ROSE OF SANTA FE  361/BACM CD D 577   

A-15226 MY ADOBE HACIENDA  319/BACM CD D 577   

A-15226 GRANNY AIN’T A ROCKIN’ IN HER OLD ROCKIN’ CHAIR  320/BACM CD D 577   

A-15226 THE GALS DON’T MEAN A THING  321/BACM CD D 577   

31 December 1943 Kansas City, KS – The Texas Rangers

A-15228 JUST ROLLIN’ ON  399/BACM CD D 577   

A-15228 DUDE COWBOY  401/BACM CD D 577   

A-15229 THE LOW DOWN BLUES  349/BACM CD D 577   

1 January 1947 Chicago, IL – The Texas Rangers

UB-557 SOMEDAY  553/BACM CD D 577  

UB-557 THESE TEARS ARE NOT FOR YOU   571/BACM CD D 577

BACM CD D 554 HOT GUITARS VOL. 1/EARKY OUNTRY AND HILLBILLY JAZZ GUITAR 1930-43 (UK, 2017)

ALBUMS
BACM [UK] CD D 285 The Texas Rangers, Vol.1 - The Early Years: Dude Ranch Party Pt. 1;  Dude Ranch Party Pt. 2; Cattle Call; Press Along To The Big Corral; Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie; Texas Cowboy; Popeye The Sailor Man; Lonesome Valley Sally; They Cut Down The Old Pine Tree; New River Train; Goin’ Down To Santa Fe Town; Prairie Dreamboat; Careless Love;  Let The Rest Of The World Go By; New River Train;  Lonesome Valley Sally;  The Big Corral;  The Trail To Mexico;  Down Home Rag;  Panama;  The Air Corps Of Uncle Sam;  I’ve Changed My Penthouse For A Pup Tent; Pull Out The Stopper;  I Wonder Why;  Irish Washerwoman; The Flight Of The Bumble Bee; Comin’ Through The Rye;  Pop Goes The Weasel; The Girl I Left Behind – 09

BACM [UK] CD D 577 The Texas Rangers, vol. 2 – 1941-1947: When The Bloom Is On The Sage;  Careless Love;  Old Chisholm Trail;  Headin’ Home;  Yo Ho The Rodeo;  Ridin’ The Trails;  Dry And Dusty;  Six Gun Dan; Powder River;  We Wanna Sing;  Dogie’s Lullaby;  Beans And Muddy Coffee;  Yankee Doodle;  When The Prairie Sun Says Good Mornin’;  Fort Worth Jail;  Hold That Critter Down;  My Adobe Hacienda;  Granny Ain’t A Rockin’ In Her Old Rockin’ Chair;  The Gals Don’t Mean A Thing;  Left My Gal In The Mountains;  The Big Corral;  The Low Down Blues;  Did You Mean It?;  Rose Of Santa Fe;  Open Range Ahead;  The Man In The Moon Is A Cowhand;  The Kerry Dance;  Cross Bow;  Just Rollin’ On;  Dude Cowboy;  Someday; These Tears Are Not For You – 10-17

SINGLES
Decca (1934)
5022 Dude Ranch Party, Pt. 1 / Dude Ranch Party, Pt. 2 - 34
5098 Down Home Rag /  Panama – 35 Happy Hollow Hoodlums

5107 Goin' Down To Santa Fe Town /  Prairie Dream-Boat  - 35
5139 Careless Love / New River Train - 35
5183 The Big Corral /  The Trail To Mexico  - 35

5217 Let The Rest Of The World Go By / Lonesome Valley Sally - 36

OKeh

06543 The Air Corps Of Uncle Sam / I've Changed My Penthouse For A Pup-Tent - 42
06629 Pull Out The Stopper / I Wonder Why - 42