David W. Guion (1892-1981)
Last updated: 07.10.25
According to the Internet source given below, David W. Guion was a Texan composer born in Ballinger, Texas, and best known for his arrangements of cowboy tunes,
He achieved fame on Broadway and on the radio starring in the cowboy show Prairie Echoes as well as doing two series of weekly radio shows featuring his own music exclusively.
Of ragtime era interest is The Texas Fox Trot (1915) published by M. Witmark and Sons, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, USA.
He died in Dallas and was buried in Ballinger.
He achieved fame on Broadway and on the radio starring in the cowboy show Prairie Echoes as well as doing two series of weekly radio shows featuring his own music exclusively.
Of ragtime era interest is The Texas Fox Trot (1915) published by M. Witmark and Sons, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, USA.
He died in Dallas and was buried in Ballinger.
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David W. Guion | Biography by wikipedia.org. |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Little Pickaninny Kid (1920) | D.W. Guion | Betsy Lane Shepherd | Edison: 7693 |
| Performer | CD Title | Supplier |
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| Ragtime Music CDs: | |||
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Various Artists | American Light Music Classics | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)        |
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Pickles and Peaches Ragtime Orchestra | Picnics | |
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Spare Parts | Now Tango | |
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Elliott Adams | That Demon Rag | |
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Nashville Mandolin Ensemble | All the Rage: Mandolin Ensemble Music From 1897-1924 | |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Sheep and Goat - Walkin' to the Pasture (1922) | D.W. Guion (music) | Piano | Indiana |  |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 14 works by David W. Guion (1892-1981).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Texas Fox Trot, The | 1915 | |
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| De Ol' Ark's A-Moverin' | 1918 | |
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| My Little Soul's Gwine a Shine | 1918 | ||
| Shout Yo' Glory | 1919 | Pub. | |
| Turkey in the Straw | 1919 | Pub. | |
| Little Pickaninny Kid | 1920 | Betsy Lane Shepherd (perf.) | |
| Sheep and Goat - Walkin' to the Pasture | 1922 | Pub. |
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| How Dy Do, Mis' Springtime | 1924 | Ben Gordon (words) | Pub. |
| Jazz Scherzo | 1924 | ||
| Harmonica-Player | 1926 | Pub. | |
| Ol' Paint | 1933 | Arr. by David W Guion; | Pub. |
| ⇑ Bold Vaquero, The | 1939 | ||
| Old Maid Blues | 1943 | Web Maddox (words) Nora Bayes (perf.) |
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| Arkansas Traveller, The | ? |