Red River Dave

Aliases: ''Red River Dave'' and Orchestra
Red River Dave with Orchestra
Real name: David Largus McEnery
Born: December 15, 1914
Died: January 15, 2002
Country: United States
IPI: 00018905087 3 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Country music singer, prolific songwriter and guitarist from San Antonio, Texas.
As a songwriter Red River Dave was best known for "event" songs, written in response to the headlines of the day. He found inspiration in stories as diverse and unlikely as the murder of Sharon Tate ("The California Hippy Murders"), the kidnapping of Patty Hearst ("The Ballad of Patty Hearst") and America's most notorious nuclear accident ("The Ballad of Three-Mile Island").
Related: Alberta McEnery Spouse

Releases

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Cool Water	Red River Dave with Sula's Texas Rangers	December 1945	Continental [US-NY]
Daddy and Home	Red River Dave	August 1940	Decca
Empty Saddles	''Red River Dave'' and Orchestra	August 1944	Sonora [US]
Fiesta in San Antonio	Red River Dave with The Texas Tophands	1946	Continental [US-NY]
Goodbye, Little Darlin', Goodbye	Red River Dave	June 25, 1940	Decca
Is the Range Still the Same Back Home	''Red River Dave'' and Orchestra	August 1944	Sonora [US]
Ole Faithful	''Red River Dave'' and Orchestra	August 1944	Sonora [US]
Put Me in Your Pocket	Red River Dave	March 1945	Continental [US-NY]
Shame on You	Red River Dave with The Texas Tophands	June 1946	Continental [US-NY]
She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain	Red River Dave	May 1944	Musicraft [US1]
Sierra Sue	Red River Dave	June 1940	Decca
Teardrops in My Heart	Red River Dave and The Texas Tophands	June 1948	Continental [US-NY]
The Last Round-Up	''Red River Dave'' and Orchestra	August 1944	Sonora [US]
There Ain't a Town in Texas	Red River Dave with Sula's Texas Rangers	December 1945	Continental [US-NY]
There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving #2 - The Ballad of Francis Powers	Red River Dave	May 1960	Savoy Records
Time Will Tell the Story	Red River Dave with Orchestra	October 1944	Continental [US-NY]
When It's Springtime in the Rockies	Red River Dave	June 1940	Decca