The Spade Cooley Story: How the King of Western Swing Murdered His Queen
No, shame on YOU, Spade Cooley! "Spade" was western swing fiddle player and band leader Donnell Clyde Cooley (1910-1969). The native Oklahoman was part Cherokee; his folks were sharecroppers. Spade initially learned to play fiddle from his father, then studied further with teachers at school. During the Dust Bowl period of the 1930s, his family […]