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Pistol Packin’ Mama by Al Dexter and His Troopers

First released: 10 Apr 1943, Length: 2:48
mx. H-741-1 / VP 39

Creators (9)

Instruments

  1. Al Dexter (20 Mar 1942) guitar
  2. Dick Reinhart (20 Mar 1942) guitar
  3. Frankie Marvin (20 Mar 1942) steel guitar
  4. Fred Whiting (20 Mar 1942) bass
  5. Harry Hollinger (20 Mar 1942) trumpet
  6. Johnny Bond (20 Mar 1942) guitar
  7. Paul Sells (20 Mar 1942) accordion

Vocals

  1. Al Dexter lead vocals

Locations

Recorded At

  1. CBS Columbia Square

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Pistol Packin’ Mama (20 Mar 1942)

    Composer

    1. Al Dexter

    Lyricist

    1. Al Dexter

    Publisher

    1. Al Dexter (16 Feb 1942)

Releases containing this recording (46)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Tumbling Tumbleweeds 1982 Various Artists
  2. Stage Door Canteen 1987 Various Artists
  3. Classic Country Music: A Smithsonian Collection, Volume II 1990 Various Artists
  4. Country Hits of the ’40s 1990 Various Artists
  5. Columbia Country Classics, Volume 1: The Golden Age 1990 Various Artists
  6. Your Hit Parade: 1943 1991 Various Artists
  7. Sioux City Sue 1991 Various Artists
  8. Wagon Wheels 1992 Various Artists
  9. Wagon Wheels (Legendary Songs of the Old West) 1992 Various Artists
  10. The War Years 01 Oct 1993 Various Artists
  11. The History of Country Music: The Forties, Volume One 1993 Various Artists
  12. The West: 20 Cowboy Favourites 1994 Various Artists
  13. Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century 12 Oct 1999 Various Artists
  14. Pistol Packin’ Mama Oct 1999 Al Dexter and His Troopers
  15. Classic Country: Golden ’40s 1999 Various Artists
  16. Sony Soundtrack for a Century: Country: The American Tradition 1999 Various Artists
  17. Country Music: Changing Times: Bluegrass, Honky Tonk, West Coast, Western Swing… 1940–1948 1999 Various Artists
  18. As Good as It Gets: Western Swing 2000 Various Artists
  19. #1 Hits of the 1940s 2001 Various Artists
  20. Golden Greats: Greatest Country Hits 2001 Various Artists
  21. All-Time Country Favourites 2001 Various Artists
  22. The History of Country & Western Music 14 Mar 2005 Various Artists
  23. Country & Western 18 Jul 2005 Various Artists
  24. Your Cheatin' Heart: Classic Country Hits 2005 Various Artists
  25. Essential Collection: Tumbling Tumbleweeds Songs of the Golden West 2006 Various Artists
  26. 20 Original Hit Songs of 1942 2006 Various Artists
  27. The Best of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour 2007 Various Artists
  28. #1 Country Hits 2007 Various Artists
  29. I'm Beginning to See the Light: Dance Hits From the Second World War 2007 Various Artists
  30. Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan 25 Feb 2008 Various Artists
  31. Doughboys, Playboys and Cowboys Mar 2008 Various Artists
  32. The Ultimate Collection: Country (100 Hits) 2009 Various Artists
  33. Pistol Packin' Mama: Beloved Country Songs of WWII 2010 Various Artists
  34. Country & Western: A Ride Through History 02 Apr 2012 Various Artists
  35. Roots, Volume 4: The 1940s 22 Jan 2013 Various Artists
  36. We Were First! 180 Hits in Their Original Versions 2015 Various Artists
  37. America’s Number Ones of the 40s 2019 Various Artists
  38. Chart-Toppers of the Forties Various Artists
  39. These Were Our Songs: Musical Memories of the War Years Various Artists

Album - Compilation / Soundtrack

  1. The War: A Ken Burns Film 11 Sep 2007 Various Artists

Single

  1. Pistol Packin’ Mama / Rosalita 10 Apr 1943 Al Dexter and His Troopers
  2. Pistol Packin’ Mama / The Honey Song Oct 1943 Al Dexter / Louise Massey
  3. Pistol Packin' Mama / Rosalita 1944 Al Dexter and His Troopers
  4. Pistol Packin' Mama / Rosalita Al Dexter and His Troopers