Boots and his Buddies

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Clifford "Boots" Douglas (Temple, Texas, 7 September 1908? - 2000) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He toured in Texas, in the 1930s, with Boots and his Buddies, one of the most popular "territory bands"*, of the swing scene of San Antonio. Clifford “Boots” Douglas was born in Temple, Texas, likely on September 7, 1906 or 1908. He began playing drums in his teenage years, and first played professionally in 1926 as a member of Millard McNeal’s Southern Melody Boys of San Antonio. Douglas formed his own band, called “Boots and his Buddies” (perhaps deriving their name from the comic strip Boots and her Buddies) at some point in the first half of the 1930s, and played gigs around the state of Texas, occasionally venturing into neighboring states. Boots’ Buddies began recording in 1935 for RCA Victor, with their recordings issued on the Bluebird label. They continued to record until late in 1938. With Douglas arranging, they seem to have had a tendency to “borrow” music from others and play it under their own titles. Their regional popularity rivaled that of fellow Texas swing man Don Albert, and while their phonograph records gained them some greater recognition outside of their home state, they never were never widely known outside of Texas. Though the end of the swing era saw a steady decline in the band’s popularity, Boots and his Buddies were still playing through the end of the 1940s. In 1950, Douglas finally disbanded his Buddies and relocated to Los

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The Chronolgical 1937-1938

Complete Jazz Series 1937 - 1938

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Complete Jazz Series 1935 - 1937

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Boots & His Buddies (Doxy Collection)

Volume 1

Boots and His Buddies' The Somebody ( Somebody Loves Me )

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That Devilin' Tune: A Jazz History (1895-1950)

Boots and His Buddies Selected Favorites, Vol. 1

1935-1937 {Chronological Classics, 723}

1937-1938 {Chronological Classics, 738}

1937-1938

Boots and His Buddies Selected Favorites, Vol. 2

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