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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.
Within a dozen years Country Music was called Country and Western. Early Life. Carl T. "Doc" Sprague (1895–1979), one of America's first singing cowboy stars, the son of William T., Jr., and Libby Sprague, was born on May 10, 1895, near Manvel, Texas, in Brazoria County. As a youth, he worked in the family cattle business and, from his uncles ...
Carl T. Sprague · Hillbilly Music: Source & Symbol · UNC Libraries. 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.
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. "Doc" Sprague (May 10, 1895, Houston, Texas - February 21, 1979, Bryan, Texas) was an American country musician. Sprague was often dubbed "The Original Singing Cowboy" and was one of the first country musicians on record, recording in the early 1920s.
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. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1920s - 1970s. Born. 1895 in Houston, TX. Died. 1978 in Bryan, TX. Genre. Country. Styles.