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The Murder of Ella Mae
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There once was a man who became The King of Western Swing. He was a fiddle player with his own band who was starring in movies, had his own radio and television shows, had a beautiful young wife and three children. But he also had a dark side. He drank and was known to have angry outbursts. In 1961, his demons got the best of him and it resulted in a tragedy. It was murder! Today I bring you the dark story of a fiddle player named Spade Cooley.
Links to the sources I used to write today's story
The Jazz of the Southwest: An Oral History of Western Swing By Jean A. Boyd
Spade Cooley: Western Swing’s Killer Cowboy
Forgotten Hollywood Scandals That Would Still Stun the World Today
Bakersfield's trial of the century: The talented and tormented Spade Cooley
MOOD SWING by Steve Gerkin
People v. Cooley
Spade Cooley BY David Krajicek
Spade Cooley - Wikipedia
146 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on October 14, 2024 14:09 (). Last successful fetch was on February 27, 2024 06:56 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 301032944 series 89456
There once was a man who became The King of Western Swing. He was a fiddle player with his own band who was starring in movies, had his own radio and television shows, had a beautiful young wife and three children. But he also had a dark side. He drank and was known to have angry outbursts. In 1961, his demons got the best of him and it resulted in a tragedy. It was murder! Today I bring you the dark story of a fiddle player named Spade Cooley.
Links to the sources I used to write today's story
The Jazz of the Southwest: An Oral History of Western Swing By Jean A. Boyd
Spade Cooley: Western Swing’s Killer Cowboy
Forgotten Hollywood Scandals That Would Still Stun the World Today
Bakersfield's trial of the century: The talented and tormented Spade Cooley
MOOD SWING by Steve Gerkin
People v. Cooley
Spade Cooley BY David Krajicek
Spade Cooley - Wikipedia
146 episodes
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