Steel guitariste, songwriter et chanteur, né Theron Eugene Daffan à Beauregarde Parrish, (Louisiane), le 21 septembre 1912. Ted Daffan fit ses débuts au milieu des années trente en tant que steel guitariste dans divers formations de Western Swing, jouant notamment au sein des "Alley Cats" du fiddler Shelly Lee Alley dont faisait également partie le violoniste Cliff Brunner. Il devint ensuite le leader des "Ted Daffan's Texans, obtenant un premier hit en 1940 avec sa composition "Worried Mind". Il fut une figure importante de la Country Music des années trente à soixante. Ted Daffan est décédé le 6 octobre 1996 à Houston (Texas).
Talents : Songwriter, Guitar, Steel Guitar, vocal
Style musical : Western Swing, Honky Tonk
Années en activité :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 |
DISCOGRAPHIE
78 t. & Singles
| 1940 | 78 t. VOCALION 5573 (US) | I'm A Fool To Care (vocal Bill COX) / Put Your Little Arms Around Me |
| 1940 | 78 t. OKEH 05668 (US) | Blue Steel Blues / Worried Mind |
| 1941 | 78 t. OKEH 06311 (US) | Weary Steel Blues / Always Alone |
| 1941 | 78 t. CONQUEROR 9563 (US) | Worried Mind / ? |
| 1941 | 78 t. CONQUEROR 9697 (US) | Put Your Little Arms Around Me / I'm A Fool To Care |
| 1941 | 78 t. CONQUEROR 9698 (US) | She Goes The Other Way / Grey Eyed Darling |
| 1941 | 78 t. CONQUEROR 9699 (US) | Blue Steel Blues / Worried Mind |
| 1941 | 78 t. CONQUEROR 9700 (US) | Rainy Day Blues / Let Her Go |
| 1941 | 78 t. CONQUEROR 9701 (US) | I'm Sorry I Said Goodbye / I Told You So |
| 1941 ? | 78 t. OKEH 6504 (US) | I'll Travel Alone / I Lost My Sunshine |
| 1942 | 78 t. OKEH 6706 (US) | No Letter Today (vocal Chuck KEESHAN & Leon SEAGO) / Born To Lose (vocal Leon SEAGO) |
| 1942 | 78 t. OKEH 6719 (US) | Bluest Blues / Look Who's Talkin' (vocal Leon SEAGO) |
| 1944 | 78 t. OKEH 6729 (US) | Time Won't Heal My Broken Heart / You're Breakin' My Heart |
| 1945 | 78 t. OKEH 6744 (US) | Shadow On My Heart (vocal IDAHO) / Headin' Down The Wrong Highway (vocal IDAHO) |
| 1946 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 37087 (US) | TED DAFFAN & HIS TEXANS - Shut That Gate (vocal George STRANGE) / ? |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20015 (US) | Beyond The Shadow Of A Doubt / Troubles Keep Hangin' Around |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 36917 (US) | TED DAFFAN'S TEXANS - Trouble Keeps Hangin' Round My Door / Beyond The Shadow Of A Doubt |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20039 (US) | Blue Steel Blues / Worried Man |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 37013 (US) | TED DAFFAN'S TEXANS - Blue Steel Blues / Worried Mind |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20058 (US) | Bluest Blue / Look Who's Talkin' |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 37038 (US) | TED DAFFAN'S TEXANS - You're Breaking My Heart / Time Won't Heal My Broken Heart |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 37087 (US) | Broken Vows / Shut That Gate |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20067 (US) | Shadows On My Heart / Heading Down The Wrong Highway |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 37267 (US) | You Better Change / Baby You Can't Get Me Down |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20077 (US) | Broken Vows / Shut That Gate |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 37501 (US) | My Fallen Star / Are You Satisfied Now?" |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20103 (US) | You Better Change Your Ways / Baby You Can't Get Me Down |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 37667 (US) | TED DAFFAN'S TEXANS - Born To Lose / No Letter Today |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20158 (US) | I Lost My Sunshine / I'll Travel Alone |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 37823 (US) | TED DAFFAN'S TEXANS - Long John / Lonesome Highway |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20165 (US) | Car Hop Blues / Breakin' My Heart Over You |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 37959 (US) | TED DAFFAN'S TEXANS - Go On Go On / Poor Little Bar Fly |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20181 (US) | Are You Satisfied Now / My Fallen Star |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 38092 (US) | TED DAFFAN'S TEXANS - Bury Me Deep / Straight And Narrow Way |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20247 (US) | I'm A Fool To Care / Put Your Little Arms Around Me |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20250 (US) | Let Her Go / Rainy Day Blues |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20256 (US) | Because / Those Blue Eyes Don't Sparkle Anymore |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20260 (US) | Too Late Little Girl / Weary Worried And Blue |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20261 (US) | Weary Steel Blues / Always Alone |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20266 (US) | Born To Lose / No Letter Today |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20358 (US) | Lonesome Highway / Long John |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20383 (US) | Go On Go On / Poor Little Bar Fly |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20407 (US) | Bury Me Deep / Straight And Narrow Way |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20427 (US) | Deep Down Inside / Too Far Gone |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20462 (US) | Just Born That Way / Two Of A Kind |
| 1948 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20506 (US) | Now I Must Reap / You'll Always Be Around |
| 1948 | 78 t. MERCURY 6125 (US) | Sweeter Than The Flowers / Unloved And Unclaimed |
| 1948 | 78 t. MERCURY 6138 (US) | Our Baby's Gone To Jesus / Sweeter Than The Flowers No 2 |
| 1949 | 78 t. MERCURY 6160 (US) | I’m Hongry / Dogwood Blossom Time |
| 1949 | 78 t. MERCURY 6187 (US) | Sparking Brown Eyes / You Got Stuck |
| 1949 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20530 (US) | Among Your Souvenirs / Got Money On My Mind |
| 1949 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20567 (US) | Flame Of Love / I'm That Kind Of Guy |
| 1949 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20628 (US) | Take That Lease Off Me / That's A Dad Blamed Lie |
| 1950 | 78 t. COLUMBIA ? (US) | I've Got Five Dollars And It's Saturday Night / ? |
| 1950 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20668 (US) | So Dissatisfied / Strangers Passing By |
| 1950 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20679 (US) | I'm Gonna Leave This Darned Old Town / I've Got $5.00 And It's Saturday Night |
| 1950 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 20707 (US) | Ain't Got No Name Rag / Kiss Me Goodnight |
| 1955 | SP COLUMBIA 21400 (US) | TED DAFFAN'S TEXANS - No Letter Today / Born To Lose |
| 19?? | SP DAFFAN 102 (US) | Bottom Of The List / Tangled Mind |
Album
| 07/2004 | CD JASMINE 3547 (UK) |
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BORN TO LOSE - (Ted DAFFAN & His TEXANS) - I'm Sorry I Said Goodbye / No Letter Today / Crying The Blues Again / Blue Steel Blues / Car Hop's Blues / Down Hilo Way / Born To Lose / Are You Satisfied Now / Because / You Better Change Your Ways / Baby You Can't Get Me Down / Worried Mind / Lonesome Highway / Those Blue Eyes Don't Sparkle Anymore / Trouble Keeps Hanging 'Round My Door / You're Breaking My Heart / Straight And Narrow Way / Look Who's Talkin' / Got Money On My Mind / Headin' Down The Wrong Highway / My Fallen Star / Long John / Now I Must Reap (What I Have Sown) / I'm That Kind Of A Guy |
© Rocky Productions 26/09/2005
