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- A hundred years ago, a collection of folk music forever re-tuned the American songbook. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads by John A. Lomax introduced the country to the music of the American West, and helped propel the cowboy to iconic status.
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www.wideopencountry.com · cowboy-songsCowboy Songs: The 15 Best in the Wild West - Wide Open Country
- "This Cowboy's Hat," Chris LeDoux. Chris LeDoux recounts a tale of a cowboy's run in with a group of motorcycle riders who poke fun at his cowboy hat and threaten to "rip that hat right off your head."
- "Don't Fence Me In," Roy Rogers. Roy Rogers tells the story of a cowboy who wants to live a life of freedom. He learns to spend his days wandering across the land and sleeping under a blanket of stars.
- "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys," Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson. Ed and Patsy Bruce wrote this cowboy classic. This song won Willie and Waylon a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group.
- "El Paso" & "El Paso City," Marty Robbins. "El Paso" is the story of a man who leaves El Paso after killing a cowboy in lover's gunfight. "El Paso City" is about a man who flies over where the gunfight took place who feels a connection to the killer.
Dec 4, 2010 · Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads by John A. Lomax introduced the country to the music of the American West, and helped propel the cowboy to iconic status. But a close examination of...
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- “Rhinestone Cowboy” – Glen Campbell. Glen Campbell’s “Rhinestone Cowboy” is a tale of persistence and determination in the face of adversity. The song is about a veteran performer’s dream of success despite the challenges he faces.
- “El Paso” – Marty Robbins. Marty Robbins’ “El Paso” is a gunfighter ballad that tells a gripping tale of love and tragedy in the Texas town of El Paso.
- “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” – Sons of the Pioneers. Featuring enchanting harmonies, “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” by Sons of the Pioneers is a cowboy standard that captures the essence of the western landscape.
- “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” – Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. This iconic song by Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings is a staple in the world of cowboy music.
Oct 2, 2008 · In 1908 and 1910 two pioneering print collections were published: Jack Thorp's Songs of the Cowboy and John Lomax's Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads. Both helped ensure that in the future at least some of the best known cowboy songs could be traced back to real cowboys.
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie" is a cowboy folk song. Also known as "The Cowboy's Lament", "The Dying Cowboy", "Bury Me Out on the Lone Prairie", and "Oh, Bury Me Not", the song is described as the most famous cowboy ballad.
"Streets of Laredo" (Laws B01, Roud 23650), [1] also known as "The Dying Cowboy", is a famous American cowboy ballad in which a dying ranger tells his story to another cowboy. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.
