re: Cowboy/Western Songs

I do listen to Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys when the mood hits me.

Man this is right up my street. I'll throw in Partners by Jim Reeves, that song gives me the chills each time.

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madmaxvol

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Great thread, OP.

I grew up in Louisiana (south of Lafayette). Been in Texas last 43 years (since 1974 - hopefully more). Call it dual states' love.

C/W song of choice for me is a Texas song. Lived in western Europe 3 months (Germany, Holland, France) early 1975. Totally relate to this C/W live performance song from Jerry Jeff Walker/Gary P. Nunn 1973 from Texas concert. Hope you enjoy.

Jerrry Jeff Walker/Gary P. Nunn - London Homesick Blues

Geaux LSU

One of the "Lonesome Dove" series did it for me. Streets of Laredo by Marty Robbins

Desperados Waiting For a Train - Jerry Jeff Walker

Let Him Roll - Guy Clark

"Lost On the Desert" - Johnny Cash. Writers: Buddy Mize/Dallas Frazier, 1962.

A burnin' hot sun
a cryin' for water
black wings circle the sky
Stumblin' and fallin' somebody's callin'
you're lost on the desert to die

I had to give up and they took me to jail but I hid all the money I got
Way out on the desert where no one could get it and I left a mark at the spot
Then I got away and I ran for the desert the devil had taken control
I needed water but he said I'd make it near the money is a big waterhole

A burnin' hot sun...

Just up ahead is where I left my mark or it may be to the left or the right
I've been runnin' all day and they'll catch up tomorrow I've got to find it tonight
Then up jumped the devil and ran away laughin' he drank all the waterholes dry
He moved my mark till I'm running in circles and lost on the desert to die

A burnin' hot sun...
(Lost on the desert to die) lost on the desert to die (lost on the desert to die)

yep

San Antonio Rose- Bob Wills ((and His Texas Playboys)

The Velvet Underground - "Lonesome Cowboy Bill"

Kafka - great songs. No kidding. Keep up the good work...

Songs mentioned in the first poster's response to OP are Marty Robbins' "Big Iron" and "El Paso". Just mentioned, not linked.

For the 37 people (j/k, maybe 250 million people more/less) in our 350 million USA population that may not have heard these totally great wild west songs as played by Marty Robbins, here they are:

Marty Robbins - Big Iron (with lyrics) - 1959
Marty Robbins - Big Iron - 1959

Marty Robbins - El Paso (with lyrics) -1960

Texas !!!