Ted Daffan

Songs Performed or Written by Ted DaffanTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Theron Eugene "Ted" Daffan (September 21, 1912 – October 6, 1996) was an American country musician noted for composing the seminal "Truck Driver's Blues" and two much−covered country anthems of unrequited love, "Born to Lose" and "I'm a Fool to Care". == Early years == Daffan was born in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States. He lived in Texas in the 1930s, working in an instrument repair shop in Houston. == Music career == In the 1930s, Western Swing bandleader Milton... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: I'm a Fool to Care - #2: I'm a Fool to Care - #3: Headin' Down the Wrong Highway - #4: No Letter Today - #5: Born to Lose
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  Ted Daffan
1.
01/1944

#4  No Letter Today
Ted Daffan greentick

32 pts




2
ctry


with Chuck Keeshan & Leon Seago
[Okeh 6706]
written by Ted Daffan greentick
  Ted Daffan & Leon Seago
Born to Lose
2.
01/1944

Born to Lose
Ted Daffan & Leon Seago

27 pts




3
ctry


[Okeh 6706]
written by Frankie Brown greentick
  Ted Daffan
3.
02/1945

Time Won't Heal My Broken Heart
Ted Daffan greentick

21 pts




6
ctry


[Okeh 6729]
written by Ted Daffan greentick & Billy Martin
4.
03/1945

You're Breaking My Heart
Ted Daffan greentick

23 pts




5
ctry


[Okeh 6729]
written by Harriett Melka
5.
08/1945

Shadow on My Heart
Ted Daffan greentick

23 pts




5
ctry


with Idaho
[Okeh 6744]
written by Ted Daffan greentick
6.
09/1945

#3  Headin' Down the Wrong Highway
Ted Daffan greentick

33 pts




2
ctry


with Idaho
[Okeh 6744]
written by Ted Daffan greentick
7.
10/1946

Shut That Gate
Ted Daffan greentick

23 pts




5
ctry


with George Strange
[Columbia 37087]
written by Ted Daffan greentick & Dick James
  Les Paul & Mary Ford
I'm a Fool to Care
8.
07/1954

#1  I'm a Fool to Care
Les Paul & Mary Ford

131 pts
6
US






[Capitol 2839]
written by Ted Daffan greentick
  Faron Young
9.
1956

I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night
Faron Young

17 pts




4
ctry


written by Ted Daffan greentick
  Hank Snow
10.
07/1957

Tangled Mind
Hank Snow

15 pts




4
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-6955]
written by Ted Daffan greentick & Herman Shoss
11.
11/1958

A Woman Captured Me
Hank Snow

6 pts




16
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-7325]
written by Ted Daffan greentick
12.
10/1959

The Last Ride
Hank Snow

18 pts




3
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-7586]
written by Robert Halcomb & Ted Daffan greentick
13.
04/1960

Rockin' Rollin' Ocean
Hank Snow

12 pts
87
US


22
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-7702]
written by Ted Daffan greentick & Theda Roush
  Oscar Black
I'm a Fool to Care
14.
04/1961

I'm a Fool to Care
Oscar Black

6 pts
94
US






[Savoy 1600]
written by Ted Daffan greentick
  Joe Barry
I'm a Fool to Care
15.
04/1961

#2  I'm a Fool to Care
Joe Barry

52 pts
24
US




15
R&B
[Jin 144 / Smash 1702]
written by Ted Daffan greentick
  Ray Charles
Born to Lose
16.
05/1962

#5  Born to Lose
Ray Charles

from Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music   
31 pts
41
US
13
AC




B side to I Can't Stop Loving You
[ABC-Paramount 10330]
written by Frankie Brown greentick
17.
04/1963

No Letter Today
Ray Charles

from Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (Volume Ywo)   
4 pts
105
US






[ABC-Paramount 10435]
written by Ted Daffan greentick
  George Jones & Gene Pitney
18.
04/1965

I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night
George Jones & Gene Pitney

from For the First Time Two Stars Together   
12 pts
99
US


16
ctry


as George & Gene
[Musicor 1066]
written by Ted Daffan greentick
I'm a Fool to Care
19.
06/1965

I'm a Fool to Care
George Jones & Gene Pitney

from For the First Time Two Stars Together   
3 pts
115
US






as George & Gene
[Musicor 1097]
written by Ted Daffan greentick
  Ray Charles
I'm a Fool to Care
20.
07/1965

I'm a Fool to Care
Ray Charles

14 pts
84
US
22
AC




[ABC-Paramount 10700]
written by Ted Daffan greentick
  Donny King
I'm a Fool to Care
21.
11/1975

I'm a Fool to Care
Donny King

1 pts




72
ctry


[Warner 8145]
written by Ted Daffan greentick
  Marcia Ball
I'm a Fool to Care
22.
11/1978

I'm a Fool to Care
Marcia Ball

1 pts




91
ctry


[Capitol 4633]
written by Ted Daffan greentick


See also...

Ted Daffan & Leon Seago


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