Spade Cooley
Biography
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Spade Cooley was most commonly known for his impressive musical talents. Cooley worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "Vacation Days" (1947) and "The Straight Story" (1999) starring Sissy Spacek. Cooley was also credited in the Anson Mount dramatic adaptation "Tully" (2002) and the crime drama "The Killer Inside Me" (2010) with Casey Afflec...
Biography
Spade Cooley was most commonly known for his impressive musical talents. Cooley worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "Vacation Days" (1947) and "The Straight Story" (1999) starring Sissy Spacek. Cooley was also credited in the Anson Mount dramatic adaptation "Tully" (2002) and the crime drama "The Killer Inside Me" (2010) with Casey Affleck. Cooley was most recently credited in the biopic drama "42" (2013) with Chadwick A Boseman. Cooley passed away in November 1969 at the age of 59.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
The Big Tip Off
(1955)
Himself
Casa Mañana
(1951)
Everybody's Dancin'
(1950)
John Martin/Spade Cooley, previously known as Donald Martin
Border Outlaws
(1950)
Spade Cooley
The Silver Bandit
(1950)
Spade Cooley
The Kid from Gower Gulch
(1949)
Himself
Square Dance Jubilee
(1949)
Vacation Days
(1947)
Rockin' in the Rockies
(1945)
Texas Panhandle
(1945)
Spade
Outlaws of the Rockies
(1945)
Senorita from the West
(1945)
The Singing Sheriff
(1944)
Chatterbox
(1943)
Home in Wyomin'
(1942)
Member of band
In Old Cheyenne
(1941)
Writer (Feature Film)
Everybody's Dancin'
(1950)
From an Original story by
Producer (Feature Film)
Everybody's Dancin'
(1950)
Associate Producer
The Silver Bandit
(1950)
Producer
Music (Feature Film)
I Saw the Light
(2015)
Song Performer
42
(2013)
Song Performer
The Killer Inside Me
(2010)
Song Performer
Tully
(2000)
Song Performer ("Better Do It Now")
Tully
(2000)
Song ("Better Do It Now")
The Straight Story
(1999)
Song ("Y' Ready")
Sing, Boy, Sing
(1958)
Composer
The Big Tip Off
(1955)
Composer
Everybody's Dancin'
(1950)
Composer
The Silver Bandit
(1950)
Composer
Square Dance Jubilee
(1949)
Composer
Trail to San Antone
(1947)
Composer
Vacation Days
(1947)
Composer
Texas Panhandle
(1945)
Composer
Outlaws of the Rockies
(1945)
Composer
Riders of the Dawn
(1945)
Composer
Cast (Short)
Spade Cooley King of Western Swing
(1945)
Himself
Life Events
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