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Carl Tyler "Doc" Sprague (May 10, 1896 – February 21, 1979) [1] was an American country musician. He was often dubbed "The Original Singing Cowboy". Sprague was one of the first country musicians on record, recording in 1925.
May 10, 1895 - February 19, 1979. Carl Sprague, the "Original Singing Cowboy," had the pedigree to prove it. Texas born, a veteran of World War I and graduate of Texas A&M, Sprague learned his songs while working on a cattle ranch.
Nov 10, 2015 · WHEN THE WORK’S ALL DONE THIS FALL Carl T. Sprague from "Back in the Saddle Again: American Cowboy Songs" New World Records 80314-2 Order the collection, or download the liner notes for...
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“Red River Valley” was first recorded as “Cowboy Love Song” in 1925 by Carl T. Sprague, one of the first cowboy singers from Texas. The biggest hit of the cowboy version was the 1927 version by Hugh Cross and Riley Puckett.
Jan 27, 2017 · So too with Carl T Sprague, a man who is at best a footnote in country music today because it was all so long ago and, worse, he sang songs which are woefully unfashionable these days. In the Twenties and Thirties, Sprague sang cowboy songs and was known as The Original Singing Cowboy.
Carl T. Sprague. Carl Tyler "Doc" Sprague (May 10, 1896 – February 21, 1979) was an American country musician. He was often dubbed "The Original Singing Cowboy". Sprague was one of the first country musicians on record, recording in 1925.
Carl T. Sprague was one of the first cowboys on record, paving the way for such fine rangeland singers as Jules Allen, the Cartwright Brothers, and Harry McClintock. He was born in Houston and spent time…. Read Full Biography.
