Spade Cooley

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Spade Cooley was an American fiddler, bandleader, and actor who became a prominent figure in Western swing music during the 1940s.

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instanceOf Western swing musician
actor
bandleader
fiddler
human
musician
activeYearsEnd 1961
activeYearsStart 1930
associatedAct Spade Cooley and His Orchestra NERFINISHED
birthName Donnell Clyde Cooley NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart attack
convictionStatus convicted murderer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1910-12-17
dateOfDeath 1969-11-23
ethnicGroup Cherokee descent
familyName Cooley NERFINISHED
genre Western swing
country music
genreSpecialization Western swing music NERFINISHED
givenName Donnell NERFINISHED
instrument fiddle
violin
legalConviction murder of his wife Ella Mae Cooley
medium film
radio
television
name Spade Cooley NERFINISHED
nickname Spade NERFINISHED
notableEvent billed as the 'King of Western Swing'
hosted a popular television music show in Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s
notableFor popularizing Western swing on the West Coast
notableWork Shame on You NERFINISHED
Spade Cooley Orchestra NERFINISHED
The Spade Cooley Show NERFINISHED
occupation actor
bandleader
musician
television presenter
performedWith Bob Wills (as a rival figure in Western swing) NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Grand, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Oakland, California, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfImprisonment Vacaville, California, United States NERFINISHED
recordLabel Columbia Records
OKeh Records NERFINISHED
residence California, United States
spouse Ella Mae Evans NERFINISHED
workedIn film industry
television industry

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Western swing notableArtist Spade Cooley