Spade Cooley

Spade Cooley was born on Dec 17, 1910 in USA. Spade Cooley's big-screen debut came with The Arizona Kid directed by Joseph Kane in 1939, strarring Union Soldier (uncredited). Spade Cooley is known for Destry Rides Again directed by George Marshall, Marlene Dietrich stars as Frenchy and James Stewart as Tom Destry Jr.. The upcoming new movie Spade Cooley plays is The Big Tip Off which will be released on Mar 20, 1955.

Violinist and cellist, singer, actor, composer and songwriter ("Shame On You"), conductor, arranger and inventor who popularized western swing music on film and recordings, in person and on radio and television. When Spade was four, he and his parents John and Emma Cooley moved to Oregon where he studied classical violin and cello, and at the age of eight he began performing at community dances and hoedowns with his father. At age 22, his parents moved to Modesto, California where he earned a modest living playing in bars and outdoor events as well as in nearby Fresno and Stockton for polka parties and square dances. A persistent search for film work landed him a job at Republic Pictures as a stand-in for