You Can't Pick A Rose In December

The Light Crust Doughboys are an American Western swing band from Texas, United States, organized in 1931 by the Burrus Mill and Elevator Company in Saginaw, Texas. The band achieved its peak popularity in the few years leading up to World War II. In addition to launching Western swing pioneers Bob Wills and Milton Brown, it provided a platform for many of the best musicians of the genre, including Tommy Duncan, Cecil Brower, John Parker, and Kenneth Pitts.

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“You Can't Pick A Rose In December.” Light Crust Doughboys. Radio broadcast, November 17, 1950.