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1. beatcrave.com › the-meaning-behind-the-song-greatThe Meaning Behind The Song: Great American Cowboy by Sons of ...

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   Jun 2, 2024 · The song “Great American Cowboy” by Sons of the San Joaquin is a heartfelt tribute to the enduring spirit of the American cowboy and the values they represent. This iconic country western song captures the essence of what it means to be a cowboy and the challenges they face in their daily lives.

2. www.loc.gov › western-and-cowboy-songsWestern and Cowboy Songs | Popular Songs of the Day | Musical ...

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   Oct 2, 2008 · Western and Cowboy Songs. Although it is often spoken of in the same breath as "Country" music, "Western" is a distinct area of American popular music whose roots reach into the frontier era of the 19th century.

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4. www.npr.org › 2010/12/05 › 131761541Who Were The Cowboys Behind 'Cowboy Songs'? - NPR

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   Dec 4, 2010 · Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads by John A. Lomax introduced the country to the music of the American West, and helped propel the cowboy to iconic status. But a close examination of...

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5. americancowboy.com › lifestyle › where-did-it-comeWhere did it come from? Western music - American Cowboy

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   Jul 30, 2013 · As they moved west, emigrants on the Oregon Trail and 49ers spread popular songs of the day like “Clementine,” “Betsy from Pike,” and “The Girl I Left Behind Me.”. Many of these songs were iterations of traditional music from the British Isles.

6. longreads.com › 2018/08/01 › the-cowboy-image-andThe Cowboy Image and the Growth of Western Music

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   Aug 1, 2018 · Along with superbly performed cowboy songs such as “Sam Bass,” “Jesse James,” and “Texas Rangers,” McClintock’s labor songs make him one of the important progenitors of western music. John White and Otto Gray contributed to the shaping of western music by presenting it widely to a national audience.

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7. www.npr.org › 2019/09/25 › 764227667Western Music Expert Doug Green Revisits The Era Of The ...

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   Sep 25, 2019 · In the new Ken Burns series on the history of country music, Green serves as an expert on cowboy songs, focusing on Hollywood's famous singing cowboy Gene Autry. Green is also the author of...

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   What type of music did the Cowboys Sing?

   • They sang virtually every type of country song and even ventured into popular music, but the majority of their melodies dealt with western themes. Perhaps more than any other group, they preserved a western repertory and exploited the romantic cowboy image.

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   What is a cowboy song?

   • A pioneer song sung by folklorist Vance Randolph, who learned it in Kansas in his youth. A comic cowboy song about the arrival of the bicycle in the West sung by Lum Wilson "Bill" Jackson in 1941. Composed and sung by Harry Stephens. An example of a work song composed by a cowboy for herding cattle at night.

   Western and Cowboy Songs - Library of Congress

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   When did cowboy music become popular?

   • An integrated cowboy crew at mealtime on the Merkeson Ranch in Texas in the 1890s. A hundred years ago, a collection of folk music forever re-tuned the American songbook. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads by John A. Lomax introduced the country to the music of the American West, and helped propel the cowboy to iconic status.

   Who Were The Cowboys Behind 'Cowboy Songs'? - NPR

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   How did cowboy music influence American Music in the 1930s?

   • Although a few concert-musicians such as Oscar Fox (from Burnet, Texas) and David Guion (from Ballinger, Texas) made classical arrangements of a few cowboy songs, the western theme did not make any significant impact on American music until the 1930s.

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   Who invented cowboy music?

   • Autry, who grew up on a ranch in Texas, popularized cowboy music on stage, television, and radio beginning in the early 1930s. Songs of the pioneers, Texas Rangers, and the gold rush also became part of the mix that we call Western music today.

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   Why did the country singer adopt cowboy clothing and Western themes?

   • Given the pejorative connotations that clung to farming and rural life, the adoption of cowboy clothing and western themes was a logical step for the country singer. The increased emphasis on western themes and attitudes appeared unsurprisingly in the westernmost southern states ─ Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas ─ and in California.

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9. folkworks.org › article › cowboy-songsCowboy Songs - FolkWorks

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   Apr 28, 2024 · Cowboy Codes of the West. Distinctly “Western” songs began to emerge in the mid-19th century, reflecting the Texas, Arizona and Oklahoma region’s unique mix of peoples of Anglo, Celtic, Spanish, and Other European; African; Native; and Central American heritage.