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Various Artists
Western Cowboy Ballads & Songs 1925-1939
Genres: Country, Folk, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
1. Old Chisholm Trail - Traditional
2. Streets of Laredo
3. The Cowboy's Lament
4. The Gal I Left Behind Me
5. Bandit Cole Younger - Crain, Edward L.
6. Bill Was a Texas Lad
7. Following the Cow Trail
8. Little Joe the Wrangler
9. Jack O'Diamonds (Rye Whiskey)
10. Sioux Indians - Traditional
11. When the Work's All Done This Fall - Traditional
12. Tying a Knot in the Devil's Tail
13. Strawberry Roan - Fletcher, Curley
14. Whoopee-Ti-Yi-Yo (Get Along Little Doggies)
15. Sam Bass
16. Cattle Call - Owens, Tex
17. Little Old Log Shack
18. The Life of Jimmie Rodgers - Miller, Bob [6]
Track Listings (18) - Disc #2
1. Home on the Range - Higley, Brewster M.
2. The Lone Star Trail - Traditional
3. Back in the Saddle Again - Autry, Gene
4. Way Out West in Texas - Autry, Gene
5. Panhandle Pete - Autry, Gene
6. Minnie the Moocher at the Morgue
7. Sam Hall - Ritter, Tex
8. The Oregon Trail - DeRose, Peter
9. The Hills of Old Wyoming - Rainger, Ralph
10. I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) - Mercer, Johnny
11. Billy the Kid - Traditional
12. Hold That Critter Down - Nolan, Bob [1]
13. The Devil's Great Grandson - Nolan, Bob [1]
14. Oh, Susannah
15. Hadie Brown - McWilliams, Elsie
16. When the Black Sheep Gets the Blues
17. Listen to the Rhythm of the Range - Autry, Gene
18. Hi Ho Silver

This Anthology is Devoted to the Musical World of the Far West. First, to the Authentic Ballads Sung by the Cowboys as They Drove their Herds from Texas to Montana; Then, to the Cowboy Songs of Hollywood, Dispensed in the ... more »

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All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Western Cowboy Ballads & Songs 1925-1939
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Fremeaux & Assoc. Fr
Release Date: 7/16/1995
Genres: Country, Folk, Pop, Rock
Styles: Bluegrass, Cowboy, Classic Country, Western Swing, Traditional Folk
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 3448960203425

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Fascinating overview of the cowboy genre

Brenna E. Lorenz | State College, PA United States | 03/21/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This set comes with excellent liner notes that provide a discussion of the history of cowboy music. The first CD is "genuine" cowboy music, those songs that arose from the actual cowboy tradition. There weren't many of these, about 100 in all. Some of these are sung by folk singers, others by commercial cowboys, but all are based on the folk originals. The second CD is Hollywood cowboy music, generated for the movies or for the general cowboy craze of the early 20th C. Of these, perhaps the most remarkable is Smiley Burnette's "Minnie the Moocher at the Morgue," an outgrowth of the Minnie the Moocher series of songs initiated by Cab Calloway. Unlike the other cowboy ballad based on Minnie the Moocher (Minnie My Mountain Moocher), this song elaborates on and develops Minnie's story in a way that is true to the original, except that it gives Minnie a new boyfriend (Willie the Weeper instead of Smokey Joe). Not only the bizarre lyrics, but also the remarkable gutteral scat singing make this a song worth hearing. Also on this second set, we are treated to some truly amazing yodeling by Roy Rogers, and even an interesting version of Home on the Range, with a different tune from the usual. I consider this set to be a very valuable addition to my collection of pre-WWII American music."