When I Was A Cowboy, Vol. 1 : Early American Songs of the West, Classic Recordings from the 1920s and ’30s / Yazoo CD-2022

Description

Yazoo CD 2022.  A collection of classic recordings from the early part of the century that depict the bigger than life image of the American Cowboy. In the 1920s when most of these selections were recorded many of these singers still had close personal ties to the heyday of the cowboy (1870s and 80s) and indeed many of the performers heard here were either cowboys themselves or were raised in the western environment of the cowboy. Other performers are from the rural South where epic western themed ballads were widespread since the later part of the 19th century. These two volumes communicate all the romantic imagery of the American cowboy with selections depicting heroic deeds, gritty trail life, and moving love songs. Notes, lyrics and photos are contained inside booklet.

1. CARTWRIGHT BROTHERS, Utah Carroll

2. EDWARD L. CRAIN, Bandit Cole Younger

3. J.D. FARLEY, Bill Was A Texas Lad

4. JULES ALLEN, Long Side The Santa Fe Trail

5. CARL SPRAGUE, The Mormon Cowboy

6. MARTIN & ROBERTS, The Roundup In The Spring

7. KEN MAYNARD, The Lone Star Trail

8. CROWDER BROTHERS, Wild West Rambler

9. HARRY MCCLINTOCK, Sam Bass

10. PATT PATTERSON & HIS CHAMPION REP RIDERS, The Wandering Cowboy

11. CARTWRIGHT BROTHERS, Texas Ranger

12. ARKANSAS WOODCHOPPER, I’m A Texas Cowboy

13. CARL SPRAGUE, The Last Longhorn

14. LONESOME LUKE & HIS FARM HANDS, Wild Hog In The Woods

15. ARTHUR MILES, Lonely Cowboy – Part 1

16. ARTHUR MILES, Lonely Cowboy – Part 2

17. HARRY MCCLINTOCK, Goodbye Old Paint

18. POWDER RIVER JACK & KITTY LEE, Tying A Knot In The Devil’s Tail

19. BILLIE MAXWELL, Haunted Hunter

20. TAYLOR’S KENTUCKY BOYS, The Dixie Cowboy

21. DICK DEVALL, Out On The Lone Star Cow Trail

22. KEN MAYNARD, The Cowboy’s Lament

23. WATTS & WILSON, The Sporting Cowboy