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Western Song: Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott

“Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott” is a song written by Harold Wilson Reid and Don Reid. Moreover, their singing group, Statler Brothers, first released it in 1973. It was also part of the mentioned group’s compilation album, The Best of the Statler Brothers, in 1975 under Mercury Records. Members of Western Writers of America included this song in the […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

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Western Song: Billy The Kid

Billy the Kid was a traditional folk song in the public domain. Sources reveal that American country singer and songwriter Vernon Dalhart first recorded and released the song in 1927. Since it was available in the public domain, many artists recorded their versions, including those by the Sons of the Pioneers, Burl Ives, Mark Graham, […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

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Western Song: O Susanna

Oh! Susanna, or simply O Susanna, is one of the most famous American songs ever written. It is a folk song that the father of American music, Stephen Foster, first published in 1848. Members of the Western Writers of America picked and added it to their list of the Top 100 Western songs of all […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

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Western Song: Navajo Rug

Navajo Rug is a song in Cowboyography, an album by Ian Tyson, first released in 1986. Additionally, Tyson co-wrote the song with Tom Russell, who released his version of it in 1989 with his band. Sources also say the recording date for Tyson’s version was in August 1986 in Sunday Sound Studios, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Cowboyography became […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

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Western Song: When Roy Rogers Was Around

W.C. Jameson produced the song “When Roy Rogers Was Around.” He was an American writer, award-winning singer/songwriter, recording artist, and performer. As an author, his writings primarily focus on American Western subjects. He was also the past president of the Western Writers of America. Jameson also won their Stirrup Award for best magazine article twice. […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

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Western Song: Sweet Betsy from Pike

Sweet Betsy from Pike is an American Gold Rush-era ballad with lyrics (believed to be) written by San Francisco-based entertainer John A. Stone in 1858. He collected and published folk songs primarily about gold miners and their life in the California Gold Rush during the mid-19th century. Moreover, the earliest publication date for the song […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

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Western Song: Summer Wages

Summer Wages is a song in Ian & Sylvia’s 1967 album, So Much for Dreaming, and Ian Tyson’s 1986 album, Cowboyography. It was under the Folk and Country genre, depicting a workingman’s tale. Sources also noted the song as Tyson’s ode to B.C. and possibly the best song written about the place. So Much For Dreaming demonstrates the […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoSeptember 11, 2022

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Western Song: Remember the Alamo

American folk singer/songwriter Jane Bowers wrote: “Remember the Alamo” in 1955. A proud Texan, Bowers’ knowledge about the Texas lore was evident in the several songs she has composed in the past. Country music singer and actor Tex Ritter first recorded it in 1955 with Orchestra conducted by Rex Koury. He released “Remember the Alamo” […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

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Western Song: Blue Shadows On The Trail

Hollywood-based Eliot Daniel and Johnny Lange produced “Blue Shadows On The Trail” for the 1948 Disney animated film entitled “Melody Time.” Roy Rogers and The Sons of The Pioneers first recorded the song on December 1, 1947, releasing it as a single on March 1948. The Western-styled melody played during the opening of the final […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

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Western Song: Colorado Trail

In 1927, American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor Carl Sandburg collected and published the traditional American cowboy song The Colorado Trail in his American Songbag. Most musicians who recorded it have added their own lines as the American Songbag version only included a single short verse. About the Song Sandburg said he learned the song […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

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Western Song: Battle of New Orleans

Jimmy Driftwood wrote the song The Battle of New Orleans. Many artists recorded it, but Johnny Horton is the singer who is most associated with this song. In fact, on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959, his version reached number 1 and became the No. 1 song for 1959. In the late 1950s and early […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

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Western Song: The Old Cantina

Aside from The Last Comanche Moon and The Last Wild White Buffalo, The Old Cantina is another song by Mike Blakely that members of the Western Writers of America chose as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. About Mike Blakely Since 1993, Blakely has been writing Western fiction. Around eighteen of […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

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Category: Western Music

Western Song: Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott

Western Song: Billy The Kid

Western Song: O Susanna

Western Song: Navajo Rug

Western Song: When Roy Rogers Was Around

Western Song: Sweet Betsy from Pike

Western Song: Summer Wages

Western Song: Remember the Alamo

Western Song: Blue Shadows On The Trail

Western Song: Colorado Trail

Western Song: Battle of New Orleans

Western Song: The Old Cantina

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