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About the Doughboys - Charles Townsend   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Of all the early Doughboys, Wills' influence was the most significant and enduring; the Light Crust Doughboys never departed from the fiddle-band origins Bob Wills established in the band's formative years. Almost from the beginning, the Light Crust Doughboys enjoyed a good recording career; their records outsold all other fiddle bands in the Fort Worth-Dallas music scene. The legend of the Light Crust Doughboys continues in the release of new recordings, music publications, and concerts throughout the world. members.aol.com /ltcrstdboy/townsend.html   (1246 words)

Milton Brown - Biography - AOL Music The Light Crust Doughboys were an instant success, and soon O'Daniel moved them to another radio station, then syndicated the program statewide. The Doughboys were playing cowboy songs, jazz, blues, and popular songs -- a repertoire so diverse that the band's audience continued to expand. Like the Light Crust Doughboys, the Musical Brownies played a mixture of country, pop, and jazz, but the Brownies had a harder dance edge than their predecessors. music.aol.com /artist/milton-brown/30226/biography   (814 words)

Boyd, "We're the Light Crust Doughboys from Burrus Mill", University of Texas Press The Light Crust Doughboys are one of the most long-lived and musically versatile bands in America. Arguably the quintessential Texas band, the Doughboys have performed all the varieties of music that Texans love, including folk and fiddle tunes, cowboy songs, gospel and hymns, commercial country songs and popular ballads, honky-tonk, ragtime and blues, western swing and jazz, minstrel songs, movie hits, and rock 'n' roll. Boyd concludes that the Doughboys' willingness to change with changing times and to try new sounds and fresh musical approaches is the source of their enduring vitality. www.utexas.edu /utpress/books/boywer.html   (239 words)

Light Crust Doughboys | pegasusnews.com The original Light Crust Doughboys are credited with the creation of the western swing style of music, which blends a wide range of musical repertoire including country, blues, jazz, pop, gospel and more. The famous opening words, "The Light Crust Doughboys are on the air!", are still used to this day to open all concerts by the The Light Crust Doughboys. The Light Crust Doughboys are considered the longest-running country and western band in the world and one of the top historical bands of all time. www.pegasusnews.com /bands/light-crust-doughboys   (611 words)

CMT.com : Light Crust Doughboys : Biography However, even after all three of those figures were gone, the Light Crust Doughboys soldiered on, becoming one of the most popular pre-war Western swing bands in Texas; versions of the group continued to perform, off and on, right up to the turn of the millennium. Realizing he had a good thing on his hands, O'Daniel became the Doughboys' manager and sometime songwriter as well as the show's announcer; he first moved the Doughboys to a new station, and then landed their show on a syndicated radio network that spread their sound across the Southwest. The Doughboys' radio show was thus canceled in 1942; Burris Mill attempted to mount a new version of the program in 1946, featuring Jack Perry as the leader of the band (a post Smokey Montgomery took over in 1948). www.cmt.com /artists/az/light_crust_doughboys_the/bio.jhtml   (805 words)

The Light Crust Doughboys Are on the Air The Light Crust Doughboys Are on the Air _________________________________________________________ JOHN MARK DEMPSEY is a native Texan and long-time admirer of the Light Crust Doughboys. ART GREENHAW is the bassist for the Light Crust Doughboys, their manager, and a respected producer with multiple Grammy and Dove nominations. www.tamu.edu /upress/BOOKS/2002/dempsey.htm   (463 words)

We're the Light Crust Doughboys from Burrus Mill Popular Music and Society - Find Articles We're the Light Crust Doughboys from Burrus Mill We're the Light Crust Doughboys from Burrus Mill JEAN A. BOYD University of Texas Press, Austin, 2003 164 pp. The Light Crust Doughboys Are On the Air JOHN MARK DEMPSEY University of North Texas Press, Denton, 2002 294 pp. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2822/is_1_28/ai_n9507898   (671 words)

Light Crust Dough Boys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Since joining The Light Crust Doughboys band in 1935 and continuing through concert appearances as late as May 2001 with The Light Crust Doughboys, the influence of musician/arranger/composer/producer Smokey Montgomery can be heard every time western swing music, Dixieland-style jazz banjo or intricate, swinging banjo solos are played. The Light Crust Doughboys have recently released a CD of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame label. The Light Crust Doughboys, of course, are my pride and joy and the greatest combinations of vocalists/instrumentalists ever. www.rockabillyhall.com /Doughboys1.html   (2885 words)

Light Crust Doughboys People listened at noon each day for a couple of licks on Bob Wills's fiddle and Truett Kimsey's enthusiastic introduction: "The Light Crust Doughboys are on the air!" Then the Doughboys sang their theme song, which began: "Listen everybody, from near and far if you wanta know who we are. Almost from the beginning, the Light Crust Doughboys enjoyed a successful recording career; their records outsold those of all other fiddle bands in the Fort Worth-Dallas area. The Light Crust Doughboys were no longer "on the air." In 1991 Burrus Mill still owned the Doughboy name and employed Doughboy-great Marvin Montgomery and others to play special events and to make promotional recordings. www.great-music.net /doughbio.html   (759 words)

Table of Contents and Excerpt, Boyd, "We're the Light Crust Doughboys from Burrus Mill" The Light Crust Doughboys' unprecedented and remarkable longevity separates them from other popular groups but does not of itself call for a book-length chronicle of their existence. And I was thrilled and amazed to discover that the Doughboys band was still a working band and their banjoist, Marvin Montgomery, was its unofficial historian. The Light Crust Doughboys have ranged far beyond any one type of Texas music to embrace all of the music of Texas, thereby becoming the quintessential representatives of the Texas musical scene. www.utexas.edu /utpress/excerpts/exboywer.html   (527 words)

The Light Crust Doughboys are on the air. Shows opened with, "The Light Crust Doughboys are on the air!" followed by their theme "Listen everybody, from near and far, if you wanta know who we are. We¹re the Light Crust Doughboys from Burrus Mill." O¹Daniel fired the band two week later, then had to hire them back when he found out how much the listening public liked the show. A modern version of the Light Crust Doughboys continues to perform, enabling youngsters to hear an old sound and oldsters to remember to pass the biscuits to Pappy. www.texasescapes.com /AllThingsHistorical/Light-Crust-Doughboys-Western-Swing-AM104.htm   (471 words)

Light Crust Doughboys. The Doughboys were doing just fine as of their February 2001 concert at the Civic Center in Palestine, Texas. Over one thousand fans filled the Civic Center, most of them white-haired and moving slowly to find their seats, but hearts were as light as the Light Crust biscuits the band used to hand out to listeners at outdoor concerts. The Doughboys have been nominated for Grammy Awards in 1998, 1999, and 2001 and have recorded over 150 albums and singles. www.texasescapes.com /DEPARTMENTS/Guest_Columnists/VoiceOfEastTexas/LightCrustDoughboy.htm   (575 words)

Dallas Morning News - The Lady in Question - Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) With the entire sold-out audience calling out their signature show-starting holler "The Light Crust Doughboys are on the air!," the western swing band — one of the genre's originators that's been active for the seven decades since — kicked off another Monday evening performance at the Pocket Sandwich Theatre. Now in their 11th year of bimonthly shows at the 170-seat venue, this night the Doughboys had an extra ounce in their bounce: After four years of nominations, they finally snagged a Grammy award for best Southern, country or bluegrass gospel album for They Call Him Mr. The Light Crust Doughboys' next show at the Pocket Sandwich Theatre (5400 E. Mockingbird #119) is June 16. www.pocketsandwich.com /press/dmn_lcd.html   (444 words)

Light Crust Doughboys - CD Adventure in country swing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) The current Light Crust Doughboys heard on this album are octogenarian Marvin 'Smokey' Montgomery on banjo, acoustic guitar and vibes. The Light Crust Doughboys and super producer and Ventures protege Art Greenhaw turn in gorgeous instrumental performances of well-known country classics. The Light Crust Doughboys are probably the world's longest-running country band, having been founded by Bob Wills in 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas." A.M.F., USA www.nervous.co.uk /reviews/ag2007.htm   (399 words)

Doughboys The Light Crust Doughboys is the band that has enjoyed the greatest and longest success. They demanded that the Light Crust Doughboys should be brought back and that the Burrus Mill should sponsor their radio show. It was one of his better decisions, as the "Light Crust Doughboys" were one of his biggest assets in the campaign that won "Pappy" Lee O'Danials the election for Texas Governor. www.fortunecity.com /millennium/balloons/1035/doughboy.htm   (373 words)

The Austin Chronicle : User Comments All sixty-eight years and 170 members of the "the world's longest-running Western Swing band" are covered at the LIght Crust Doughboys Hall of Fame and Museum in Mesquite, Texas. In the meantime, the Light Crust Doughboys were riding a wave of success with Western swing. The Doughboys have been such an enduring part of Texas that the state Legislature honored them as "Official Music Ambassadors" of the state in 1995. www.austinchronicle.com /gyrobase/ReaderComments/?ContainerID=75469   (1148 words)

eBay - light crust, Records, Linens, Fabric Textiles items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) The Light Crust Doughboys - Burris Mills - unused The Light Crust Doughboys Are on the Air: Celebrating S Light Crust Doughboys western swing reunion Lp w/letter search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=light+crust&newu=1&krd=1   (418 words)

NEWS - Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame and Sterquell Wagon Collection The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame in the Stockyards National Historic District has named the Light Crust Doughboys as winners of the first "Spirit of Texas Award." Contemporary band members include Jim Baker, Dale Cook, Jerry Elliott, Art Greenhaw, Bill Simmons, and John Walden. Radio listeners became accustomed to hearing the group's theme song, preceded by the familiar phrase, "The Light Crust Doughboys are on the air!" In recent years, the Light Crust Doughboys have been named "Texas Official Music Ambassadors" by the state legislature. www.texascowboyhalloffame.com /news_Jan132003.asp   (384 words)

The Light Crust Doughboys - Dallas Ft Worth area variety dance band The Light Crust Doughboys are a legendary swing band formed in 1931 by Texas fiddler Bob Wills, vocalist Milton Brown and Herman Arnspiger on guitar. Originally the band was on a morning radio show sponsored by the makers of Light Crust Flour. The general manager of the flour company and soon-to-be announcer of the band was W. Lee "Pappy" O' Daniel who went on to become Governor of Texas and a United States Senator. www.talentbookingusa.com /dance-bands/light-crust-doughboys.htm   (247 words)

[No title] The group rechristened themselves the Light Crust Doughboys and their show was being broadcast throughout Texas, hosted and organized by W. Lee O'Daniel, the manager of Burris Mill. The Light Crust Doughboys were an instant success, and soon O'Daniel moved them first to another radio station, then syndicated the program statewide. The Doughboys were playing cowboy songs, jazz, blues, and popular songs a repertoire so diverse that the band's audience continued to expand. www.kfdi.com /get/theranch/page6.asp   (7873 words)

Amazon.com: Adventure In Country Swing: Music: The Light Crust Doughboys,Nokie Edwards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) I heard Nokie with The Doughboys in concert in Mesquite, Texas, and it was the best variety show and musical festival I've ever attended. This Nokie-Light Crust Doughboys series including CHRISTMAS albums, country-folk albums and pop albums is one of the greatest series of albums in instrumental music history. Players like Smokey Montgomery and Bill Simmons of The Light Crust Doughboys are the fathers of country music and Grammy-winning instrumentalists. www.amazon.com /Adventure-Country-Swing-Light-Doughboys/dp/B000051SG7   (1367 words)

Christmas with the Light Crust Doughboys | pegasusnews.com The Grammy Award winning Light Crust Doughboys will appear in concert at the Pocket Sandwich Theatre in their Christmas musical presentation, “A Cowboy Christmas,” on December 4. This is the Doughboys’ final concert at the Pocket in 2006, but they will appear regularly in 2007. The Doughboys Brass and Reed Ensemble will also be on hand to provide their big-band sound to the Western Swing. www.pegasusnews.com /news/2006/nov/25/christmas-light-crust-doughboys   (338 words)

Amazon.com: Guitars Over Texas: Music: Nokie Edwards & the Light Crust Doughboys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) The Light Crust Doughboys and Ventures' guitarist Nokie have done it again and have created one of the best adventures in guitar music and instrumental pop/country. Nokie's guitar tone, as always, is something to be studied for generations, and The Light Crust Doughboys are masters of their instruments. Just imagine what a world tour of this music--The Light Crust Doughboys with Nokie Edwards--playing classic surf then ripping into western swing and cowboy jazz---then ripping back into "guitar heaven"--imagine what an impact this would make on the world's appreciation of American music. www.amazon.com /Guitars-Texas-Nokie-Edwards-Doughboys/dp/B0000DJEPF   (1064 words)

WESTERM SWING BANDS - A HISTORY In hindsight, we can now see that a band with the curious name of 'The Light Crust Doughboys' (their radio sponsor was the Burris Flour Company) was a seminal group. Upon leaving the 'Light Crust Doughboys', Milton, and his younger brother Derwood, formed their own band, returned to Station KFJZ, and became both a formidable rival to the Doughboys and North Texas' most popular band. In 1931, he was part of a band that found success as 'The Light Crust Doughboys'. nfo.net /usa/weswing.html   (6203 words)

Light Crust Doughboys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Light Crust Doughboys were a legendary Texas western swing band formed in 1931 by Bob Wills, Milton Brown and W. The band achieved its peak popularity in the years leading up to World War II. The Light Crust Doughboys Are on the Air by John Mark Dempsey en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Light_Crust_Doughboys   (182 words)

NEWS - Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame and Sterquell Wagon Collection Bill Simmons (1924-2005) the keyboardist for the Light Crust Doughboys passed away recently. Bill's career and artistry is covered in the book, "The Light Crust Doughboys Are On the Air!" (University of North Texas Press). He was a pioneer stage show musician beginning with The Light Crust Doughboys in 1954; orchestras including various symphonies and wind bands throughout Texas; SMU Mustang Band recording collaborator in 1997; and musician/sideman for the most famous Dallas and Fort Worth night clubs and showrooms in the 1950s and 1960s. www.texascowboyhalloffame.com /news_jan022005.asp   (299 words)

The Light Crust Doughboys Are on the Air: Celebrating Seventy Years of Texas Music The Light Crust Doughboys Are on the Air: Celebrating Seventy Years of Texas Music John Mark Dempsey is a native Texan and long-time admirer of the Light Crust Doughboys. For more information on this book and the Light Crust Doughboys, please visit http://www.thelightcrustdoughboys.com web2.unt.edu /untpress/catalog/detail.cfm?ID=211   (593 words)

CNN - 'Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!' - January 12, 1999 Because the land was flat, it could be seen for miles in every direction and over the years it came to be a familiar and comforting sight. Other regulars you didn't want to miss were Ruby Robinson, the radio nurse; Beatrice Woods, the little blind songbird who played the zither and sang; Reverend Audrey Dunkin, the minister, who would often drop by for an inspirational talk or read an inspirational poem; as well as a handbell choir from the First Methodist church. Last year The Light Crust Doughboys came on and sang their hit "Tie Me to Your Apron Strings Again, Mother" and Neighbor Dorothy also had a visit from the Hawaiian Fruit Gum Orchestra, all the way from Yankton, South Dakota. www.cnn.com /books/beginnings/9901/welcome.world   (3833 words)

Irish Elk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Their impresario, Pappy O'Daniel, became Texas' governor and a US Senator on his fame hosting country-music radio shows for Light Crust Flour and later his own Hillbilly Flour. Bob Wills was among the stars of Western Swing who got their start with the Light Crust Doughboys. At an old-time radio site you can hear a later incarnation of the Light Crust Doughboys perform in an actual show from 1948. mcns.blogspot.com /2006_09_01_mcns_archive.html   (1804 words)

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