Descriptive Summary
Hubbard, Carroll, 1919-2001
Hubbard, Ora Mae
Hubbard, Carroll, oral
history
1987
Materials are written in English.
2 audiocassettes
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Comprising two audiocassettes of an
interview of Hubbard and his wife Ora Mae by John Wheat and samples of songs, the
Carroll Hubbard Oral History, 1987, discusses Hubbard’s life in Texas and career as
a fiddler with the Light Crust Doughboys following World War II.
Biographical Note
Fiddler Carroll Hubbard (1919-2001) married fellow fiddler Ora Mae, with whom he had
a son, Jay. Hubbard joined the Light Crust Doughboys following World War II, but
after a union dispute, he and several other members of the group reformed the Flying
X Ranchboys, which became the first musical group to perform on television in Texas
in 1948. However, the Doughboys later reorganized, playing into the early 1950s, and
both Carroll and Ora Mae later played fiddle for the Ray Price Road Band.
Sources:
Dempsey, John Mark.
The Light Crust Doughboys Are on the Air:
Celebrating Seventy Years of Texas Music. Denton: University of North
Texas Press, 2002.
Fort Worth Honors <emph render="singlequote">Susie
Slaughter</emph> at CMR Awards Show.
Texas Monthly. Vol. 9, No. 1 (January 1981): 158.
Scope and Contents
Comprising two audiocassettes of an interview of Hubbard and his wife Ora Mae by John
Wheat and samples of songs, the Carroll Hubbard Oral History, 1987, discusses
Hubbard’s life in Texas and career as a fiddler with the Light Crust Doughboys
following World War II.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Hubbard, Carroll, 1919-2001 -- Archives.
Hubbard, Ora Mae -- Archives.
Wheat, John.
Subjects (Organizations)
Light Crust Doughboys.
Subjects
Country music groups -- Texas.
Western swing (Music) -- Texas.
Places
Texas -- History -- 20th century.
Preferred Citation
Carroll Hubbard Oral History, 1987, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2X23
Carroll Hubbard Oral History,
1987