associated_acts death_date years_active alias birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
the swift cowboys 15 january 2002 1937 -- 2002 red river dave san antonio , texas united states decca records savoy records `` red river dave '' mcenery solo_singer 15 december 1914 vocals , guitar western music david mcenery
 david largus mcenery musician , songwriter
david mcenery

red river dave mcenery -lrb- born david largus mcenery -rrb- -lrb- december 15 , 1914 -- january 15 , 2002 -rrb- was an artist , musician , and writer of topical songs .
he was born in san antonio , texas .
he got the nickname `` red river dave '' because he enjoyed singing `` red river valley '' in high school .
he was the leader of the swift cowboys .
