No, Spade Cooley was not Black; he was a Caucasian American musician and actor known for his contributions to Western Swing Music. Born in 1910, he gained fame in the 1940s and was also known for his troubled personal life, including a conviction for murder. His heritage and identity were rooted in American folk culture rather than any racial minority background.
The cast of The Silent Bandit - 1943 includes: Spade Cooley
The cast of I Love to Yodel - 1944 includes: Spade Cooley as himself Carolina Cotton as herself
Cooley Distillery was created in 1987.
Gin Cooley is 5' 10".
The cast of Border Outlaws - 1950 includes: Johnny Carpenter as Henchman Keller Spade Cooley as Spade Cooley Bill Coontz as Deputy Tom Bill Edwards as Mike Hoskins Maria Hart as Jill Kimball Whitey Hughes as Henchman Joe Bill Kennedy as Carson, Dude Ranch Guest John Laurenz as Henchman Kevin Six Metzetti Boys as Acrobatic Ranch Hands Bud Osborne as Sheriff Banyon George Slocum as Henchman Hal Turner Richard Talmadge as Wiry Douglas Wood as Rancher Kimball
Spade Cooley's birth name is Donnell Clyde Cooley.
The cast of Spade Cooley Band - 1945 includes: Spade Cooley as himself
Spade Cooley went by The King of Western Swing.
Spade Cooley was born on December 17, 1910, in Grand, Oklahoma, USA.
The cast of Spade Cooley and His Orchestra - 1949 includes: Les Anderson as himself Spade Cooley as himself The Pickard Family as Themselves
Spade Cooley died on November 23, 1969, in Oakland, California, USA of heart attack.
The cast of Tumbleweed Tempo - 1946 includes: Spade Cooley as Spade Cooley
Spade Cooley's Western Swing Song Folio was created in 1945.
Spade Cooley and His Orchestra - 1949 was released on: USA: 27 July 1949
The Spade Cooley Show - 1958 1958-03-08 was released on: USA: 8 March 1958
Spade Cooley Band has: Played Spade Cooley Band in "The Singing Sheriff" in 1944. Played Musicians in "Texas Panhandle" in 1945. Played Orchestra in "Senorita from the West" in 1945. Played Western Band in "Vacation Days" in 1947. Played Themselves in "The Hoffman Hayride" in 1948. Played Band in "Casa Manana" in 1951.
The cast of The Silent Bandit - 1943 includes: Spade Cooley