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Jules Allen, the Singing Cowboy – When The Work's All Done This Fall
Written by D. J. O'Malley
78 RPM audio transfer from Bowness Arts' collection of vintage records
Jules Allen – When The Work's All Done This Fall / Punchin' The Dough
Label: Victor – V-40263 (Canada)
Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Recorded: April 27, 1929 in Culver City, California
Released: 1930
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Classic Country, Golden Age of Country
Other side of this record: Punchin' The Dough
youtu.be/KWb-8sgv6sI
Jules Verne Allen was an American cowboy singer and author from Waxahachie, Texas. He was born April 1, 1883, and he lived the words he sang about. Allen started working with cattle when he was just ten years old in Jack County, Texas. In the 1890s, he was a horse wrangler, crossing the plains five times. He worked cattle from the Rio Grande border to the Montana line. He was a "rough string rider" and "bronco buster" fourteen years. While not in the ranches and prairies, he also grew up with a guitar and music. He recorded for the RCA Victor label, and made credible claims that he was the Original Singing Cowboy". Allen volunteered to serve his country in WWI, and was a member of both the Disabled American Veterans and American Legion. He wrote the book "Cowboy Lore", published in 1933, to hand down to the glamour and glory of the southwest to history for others to learn what life was like in those years. Jules Allen died July 10, 1945.
When the Work's All Done this Fall is a classic American cowboy song, written as a poem by Dominick John O'Malley (1867–1943). The work was first published in the Miles City Stock-Growers Journal in 1893, titled After the Roundup, over the pen name D.J. White. The lyrics and a melody were first collected from tradition and published by John Lomax in 1910 in Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads. This poem, like many others of the day, was intended to be sung as lyrics to the melodies of other popular songs. In 2010, members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.
Note: The first 78 RPM record came into existence around 1894, and in 1912 the Gramophone Company established 78 Rotations Per Minute (RPM) as their recording standard. The production of shellac records continued throughout the 78 rpm era, with "non-breakable" 78 rpm vinyl records being introduced in the 1940s. The popularity of the 33 1/3 rpm "Long Play" record, initially released in 1948, caused the 78 rpm record to become obsolete before the end of the 1950s. As these 78 rpm recordings are quite old, they may contain derogatory language and/or negative stereotypes. It is important to evaluate such recordings within their historical context and consider them as a reflection of the attitudes prevalent at the time. These recordings form an integral part of the historical record and do not represent the views of this poster, channel, or Bowness Arts.
Jules Allen, the Singing Cowboy – When The Work's All Done This Fall
Written by D. J. O'Malley
78 RPM audio transfer from Bowness Arts' collection of vintage records
Jules Allen – When The Work's All Done This Fall / Punchin' The Dough
Label: Victor – V-40263 (Canada)
Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Recorded: April 27, 1929 in Culver City, California
Released: 1930
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Classic Country, Golden Age of Country
Other side of this record: Punchin' The Dough
youtu.be/KWb-8sgv6sI
Jules Verne Allen was an American cowboy singer and author from Waxahachie, Texas. He was born April 1, 1883, and he lived the words he sang about. Allen started working with cattle when he was just ten years old in Jack County, Texas. In the 1890s, he was a horse wrangler, crossing the plains five times. He worked cattle from the Rio Grande border to the Montana line. He was a "rough string rider" and "bronco buster" fourteen years. While not in the ranches and prairies, he also grew up with a guitar and music. He recorded for the RCA Victor label, and made credible claims that he was the Original Singing Cowboy". Allen volunteered to serve his country in WWI, and was a member of both the Disabled American Veterans and American Legion. He wrote the book "Cowboy Lore", published in 1933, to hand down to the glamour and glory of the southwest to history for others to learn what life was like in those years. Jules Allen died July 10, 1945.
When the Work's All Done this Fall is a classic American cowboy song, written as a poem by Dominick John O'Malley (1867–1943). The work was first published in the Miles City Stock-Growers Journal in 1893, titled After the Roundup, over the pen name D.J. White. The lyrics and a melody were first collected from tradition and published by John Lomax in 1910 in Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads. This poem, like many others of the day, was intended to be sung as lyrics to the melodies of other popular songs. In 2010, members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.
Note: The first 78 RPM record came into existence around 1894, and in 1912 the Gramophone Company established 78 Rotations Per Minute (RPM) as their recording standard. The production of shellac records continued throughout the 78 rpm era, with "non-breakable" 78 rpm vinyl records being introduced in the 1940s. The popularity of the 33 1/3 rpm "Long Play" record, initially released in 1948, caused the 78 rpm record to become obsolete before the end of the 1950s. As these 78 rpm recordings are quite old, they may contain derogatory language and/or negative stereotypes. It is important to evaluate such recordings within their historical context and consider them as a reflection of the attitudes prevalent at the time. These recordings form an integral part of the historical record and do not represent the views of this poster, channel, or Bowness Arts.
