January 5, 2019

western swing vocal ~ Texas 1950


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Laura Lee McBride ...1920 - 1989


Western swinger / yodeling extraordinaire, Laura Lee McBride started singing at the age of ten with her sister in her father's band during the 1930s. Early on she played on various radio shows and live performances with her father, eventually had her own band, before joining Bob Wills' Texas Playboys in the early 40s. She acted in many movies with cowboy western star, Gene Autry and went on to play with Hank Williams, and also Ernest Tubb.

First performed in 1943-44 on Armed Forces Radio Service broadcasts, 'I Betcha My Heart I Love You' was finally recorded in 1950 and pressed on 45.