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Western Song: El Dorado

El Dorado is the theme song of the 1966 American Western film of the same name starring John Wayne and Robert Mitchum, directed and produced by Howard Hawks. Nelson Riddle composed and arranged the theme song. Western Writers of America included it in their list of the Top 100 Western Songs of all time. El […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

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Western Song: Old Timer

Old Timer is a song in Waymore’s Blues (Part II) album by Waylon Jennings, an American country music artist. It was recorded and released at a time in Jennings ’career without being signed to any major label. Waymore’s Blues (Part II) is a one-off return to RCA for Jennings following brief endings with MCA Records and Epic […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

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Western Song: My Rifle, My Pony and Me

My Rifle, My Pony, and Me is a song written by Rio Bravo’s musical score composer, Dimitri Tiomkin, known for his Western film scores, and with whom Howard Hawks worked at Red River. “My Rifle, My Pony and Me” was created from a tune used by the composer on Red River, with lyrics added by […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

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Western Song: Cowpoke

American songwriter, actor, and country legend Stan Jones wrote the track, Cowpoke. The song became one of his biggest hits, along with Ghost Riders in the Sky. He grew famous for writing Western music, including composing songs and acting in small parts for various Western films. Members of the Western Writers of America included Cowpoke and two […]

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Western Song: Faster Horses

American country music singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall wrote Faster Horses (The Cowboy and The Poet) and released it as a single in December 1975. Not only was he a musician, but Hall was also a true poet with the way he composes and writes his songs. Fans recognize him as “The Storyteller,” thanks to his […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

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Western Song: Jesse James

Jesse James is an American folk song in the 19th-century first recorded by Bentley Ball in 1919 and afterward by many others. Members of the Western Writers of America included it in their list of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. About the Song The song is about the outlaw of the same […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

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Western Song: Red Headed Stranger

Members of the Western Writers of America included Red Headed Stranger in their list of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. Entertainment critic and lyricist Edith Lindeman wrote the Red Headed Stranger with composer and radio announcer Carl Stutz in 1953. Before working on the song, they collaborated on other popular country songs such as “Little Things […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

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Western Song: Get Along, Little Dogies

“Get along, Little Dogies or Git along, Little Dogies,” also known under the title, “Whoopie Ti Yi Yo,” is a traditional cowboy ballad. The song is believed to be a variation of a traditional Irish ballad regarding an old man rocking a cradle. In the 1893 journal of Owen Wister, author of The Virginian, the […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

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Western Song: Goodbye Old Paint

Black cowboy Charley Willis created the traditional Western song called Goodbye Old Paint. Songwriter, N. Howard “Jack” Thorp first collected it in his 1921 book Songs of the Cowboys. Members of the Western Writers of America chose Goodbye Old Paint as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. About the Song Texas cowboy Charley […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

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Western Song: South of the Border

South of the Border is a popular song that describes a trip to Mexico. It was written by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr and released in 1939 for the film of the same name starring country star Gene Autry. In the lyrics, a man looks back with regret at leaving a woman he will never […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

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Western Song: Last Wild White Buffalo

Western Writers of America included The Last Wild White Buffalo in their list of Top 100 Western Songs of all time. The Last Wild White Buffalo is a story song that won the first-ever Spur Award for Best Western Song. The Last Comanche Moon and The Old Cantina were the two other songs of Blakely […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

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Western Song: Don’t Take Your Guns to Town

Don’t Take Your Guns to Town is a song that American singer Johnny Cash wrote and recorded. It was the first single from the album The Fabulous Johnny Cash released in December 1958. The song tells a story of a young cowboy who, neglecting advice from his mother, brings his guns into town, goes with […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

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Category: Western Music

Western Song: El Dorado

Western Song: Old Timer

Western Song: My Rifle, My Pony and Me

Western Song: Cowpoke

Western Song: Faster Horses

Western Song: Jesse James

Western Song: Red Headed Stranger

Western Song: Get Along, Little Dogies

Western Song: Goodbye Old Paint

Western Song: South of the Border

Western Song: Last Wild White Buffalo

Western Song: Don’t Take Your Guns to Town

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