Musician. Born in Ladonia, Texas, he was a Western swing music artist who sang and played stand-up string bass with his brother Bill in "Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers," from 1932 to 1951. For RCA Records, they recorded over 200 hit singles to include "Mama Don't Like No Music," "Saturday Night Rag," "Under the Double Eagle," "Going Back to My Texas Home," and "Ramblers Rag." Together they were in a half-dozen Hollywood Westerns in the 1940s, such as "Tumbleweed Trail" (1942), "Raiders of the West" (1942), and "Texas Man Hunt." He also performed at the Grand Ole Opry with Roy Rogers and his "Sons of the Pioneers."
Musician. Born in Ladonia, Texas, he was a Western swing music artist who sang and played stand-up string bass with his brother Bill in "Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers," from 1932 to 1951. For RCA Records, they recorded over 200 hit singles to include "Mama Don't Like No Music," "Saturday Night Rag," "Under the Double Eagle," "Going Back to My Texas Home," and "Ramblers Rag." Together they were in a half-dozen Hollywood Westerns in the 1940s, such as "Tumbleweed Trail" (1942), "Raiders of the West" (1942), and "Texas Man Hunt." He also performed at the Grand Ole Opry with Roy Rogers and his "Sons of the Pioneers."
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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