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Cowboy Copas

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Aliases
Cowboy (pappy) Copas
Real name
Lloyd Estel Copas
Born
July 15, 1913
Died
March 5, 1963
Country
United States
IPI
00006731998 8 works
00006732012 10 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Country and honky-tonk singer-songwriter and guitarist. Copas died in the same airplane crash that also killed Patsy Cline and Hawkshaw Hawkins.
Family
Kathy Copas Daughter
Randy Hughes Son-in-law
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
May 1960 (13 artists)
November 1957 Will Tura
May 1952 Dick Brown
January 1949 (44 artists)
March 1952 Lola Ameche
February 1949 (2 artists)
June 1961 (2 artists)
January 1953 (2 artists)
January 1949 Reno and Smiley
 REC September 1951 (3 artists)
Originally by Carl Story and His Rambling Mountaineers REL
February 1951 Reno and Smiley
October 1949 Country Cattin'
September 1946 Reno and Smiley
1945 (2 artists)
April 1961 Randy Boone with Guitar
May 1952 Reno and Smiley
November 1960 (3 artists)
December 1952 (8 artists)
August 16, 1947 (16 artists)
September 1946 (2 artists)
 REC March 1948 (472 artists)
Originally by Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys - Vocal Refrain by Redd Stewart REL
January 1954 (5 artists)
October 1945 (20 artists)
 REC March 1951 (8 artists)
Originally by Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys REL
April 1947 Reno and Smiley
November 1948 Reno and Smiley
June 1946 (23 artists)

Covers by Cowboy Copas

Title Performer Release date Originally by
August 1963 Eddy Arnold
August 1963 Ray Sanders with The Anita Kerr Singers
March 1963 Smith's Sacred Singers
June 1961 Red Hays
March 8, 1955 The Midnighters
October 1951 Tommy Tucker Time - Vocal Chorus by Don Brown
March 1963 (unknown), (unknown)
December 1962 Justin Tubb
August 1963 Bill Brock
December 1962 Burl Ives
September 1960 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
March 1963 "T" Texas Tyler - The Man with a Million Friends
December 1962 Webb Pierce
August 1963 Marty Robbins
August 1963 Carl Butler
1954 Charlie Poole accomp. by The North Carolina Ramblers
December 1962 The Logan and Laurel County Boys
1945 Bill Cox & Cliff Hobbs
listen on Internet Archive January 1947 Jacques Renard & His Orchestra
I Dreamed of a Hill-Billy Heaven Cowboy Copas 1962 Unverified
March 1954 Ray Price
February 1949 Floyd Tillman
  March 1954 Kitty Wells and Red Foley REC, Joe Maphis & Rose Lee REL
1954 Kaplan's Melodists
listen on Internet Archive September 1954 Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell
December 1962 Jim Reeves [US]
1947 Billy Murray
August 1963 Whistler acc. by His Jug Band, Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
  May 1959 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys REC, Clyde Grubb and His Tennessee Valley Boys - Vocal refrain by Leonard Dabney and Clarence Harrell REL
November 1951 (unknown), (unknown)
September 1947 Edison Male Quartette
listen on Internet Archive January 1947 Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys
December 1961 Freddie Hart
December 1961 Larry and Dixie Davis
September 1947 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
November 1949 Buz Butler and Cass County Boys
August 1963 Buck Owens
December 1961 (unknown)
November 1951 (unknown)
March 8, 1955 Johnny Ace - Johnny Otis Orchestra
December 1962 Wanda Jackson
December 1961 Ole Rasmussen and His Cornhuskers - Vocal by Ted Wilds
December 1962 Red Foley
March 1960 Ken Clark and The Merry Mountain Boys
August 1950 Billy Starr
July 26, 1947 Callahan Brothers
August 1963 Johnny Cash
December 1961 Johnny Cash
February 1962 Steve Porter
December 1961 Ray Price
March 1963 Dixon Brothers
March 1952 Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders
October 1951 Bob Lester & Bud Green
August 1963 Buck Owens
August 1963 Leroy Van Dyke
May 1960 Sonny Burns
June 1961 Wayne Raney
listen on Internet Archive November 1954 Manuel Romain
  September 1947 Bing Crosby & Marjorie Reynolds [dubbed by Martha Mears] BRD, Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC,REL
March 1963 Eddy Arnold and His Tennessee Plowboys
June 1961 Ferlin Husky
December 1962 Claude King

Songs written by Cowboy Copas

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
Alabam Cowboy Copas Cowboy Copas February 5, 1960 Covered by (13 artists)
Boomerang Boudleaux Bryant, Cowboy Copas Cowboy Copas March 15, 1952 Covered by Dick Brown
Down in Nashville, Tennessee Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart, Cowboy Copas, Mary Jean Shurtz, Charles Mank Cowboy Copas November 1947 Covered by (2 artists)
Dreaming Cowboy Copas, Herb Shucher, Kermit Richmond Cowboy Copas and Cathey Copas February 5, 1960 Covered by (2 artists)
Feelin' Low Boudleaux Bryant, Cowboy Copas Cowboy Copas September 25, 1952 Covered by (2 artists)
Forever Cowboy Copas, Jean Branch Cowboy Copas December 21, 1948 Covered by Reno and Smiley
Goodbye Sweetheart Goodbye Cowboy Copas Cowboy Copas September 7, 1950 Covered by Reno and Smiley
(I Can See That) You're Living a Lie Cowboy Copas Cowboy Copas 1946 Covered by Reno and Smiley
It's a Shame Cowboy Copas, Connie Taylor Cowboy Copas November 1947 Covered by Randy Boone with Guitar
It's Enough to Make Anyone Cry Cowboy Copas, Ed Nelson, Jr. Cowboy Copas October 20, 1949 Covered by Reno and Smiley
Midnight in Heaven Cowboy Copas Cowboy Copas September 1960 Covered by (3 artists)
Signed, Sealed and Delivered Cowboy Copas, Syd Nathan Cowboy Copas March 28, 1947 Covered by (16 artists)
Things Are Gonna Be Different Redd Stewart, Cowboy Copas Cowboy Copas February 1947 Covered by Reno and Smiley
Too Many Teardrops Cowboy Copas Cowboy Copas February 1947 Covered by Reno and Smiley

Adapted songs

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
Alabam Cowboy Copas June 1960 Starday Records
Ashamed of Myself Cowboy Copas March 8, 1955 King [US]
Blue Kimona Cowboy Copas November 1957 Dot Records
Breeze Cowboy Copas 1947 King [US]
Candy Kisses Cowboy Copas January 1949 King [US]
Carbon Copy Cowboy Copas September 1954 King [US]
Carolina Sunshine Girl Cowboy Copas September 1960 King [US]
Down in Nashville, Tennessee Cowboy Copas February 1949 King [US]
Family Reunion Cowboy Copas December 1962 Starday Records
Filipino Baby Cowboy (pappy) Copas 1945 King [US]
Four Books in the Bible Cowboy Copas September 1951 King [US]
Goodbye Sweetheart Goodbye Cowboy Copas February 1951 King [US]
Hangman's Boogie Cowboy Copas October 1949 King [US]
He Stands by His Window Cowboy Copas January 1954 King [US]
(I Can See That) You're Living a Lie Cowboy Copas September 1946 King [US]
I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) Cowboy Copas March 1954 King [US]
It's a Shame Cowboy Copas April 1961 King [US]
It's Enough to Make Anyone Cry Cowboy Copas May 1952 King [US]
Kentucky Waltz Cowboy Copas January 1947 King [US]
Love Me Now Cowboy Copas January 1953 King [US]
Midnight in Heaven Cowboy Copas November 1960 Starday Records
Move It On Over - Move It On Over Cowboy Copas and Grandpa Jones - Fairley Holden September 1947 King [US]
Mule Train Cowboy Copas and Grandpa Jones November 1949 King [US]
O Little Town of Bethlehem Cowboy Copas November 1951 King [US]
Purple Robe Cowboy Copas December 1952 King [US]
Seven Seas from You Cowboy Copas February 1962 Starday Records
Signed, Sealed and Delivered Cowboy Copas August 16, 1947 King [US]
South Pacific Shore Cowboy Copas March 1960 Starday Records
Steppin' Out Cowboy Copas August 1950 King [US]
Sunny Tennessee Cowboy Copas June 1961 Starday Records
Tennesee Waltz Cowboy Copas March 1948 King [US]
Texas Red Cowboy Copas July 26, 1947 King [US]
There Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me Cowboy Copas October 1945 King [US]
The Strange Little Girl Cowboy Copas March 1951 King [US]
Those "Gone and Left Me" Blues Cowboy Copas March 1952 King [US]
Three Strikes and You're Out Cowboy Copas April 1947 King [US]
'Tis Sweet to Be Remembered Cowboy Copas October 1951 King [US]
Too Many Teardrops Cowboy Copas November 1948 King [US]
Tragic Romance Cowboy Copas June 1946 King [US]
White Christmas Cowboy Copas September 1947 King [US]
Why Should I Want Her Cowboy Copas November 1954 King [US]

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