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Cowboy Poetry Classics

Various Artists
Cowboy Poetry Classics In bunkhouses, bars, and hotels and around campfires and corrals, cowboy poetry flourished during its golden age between 1905 and 1935. Impelled by the development of the cowboy hero in print and on film and the idea that a unique way of life was fast disappearing, writers—cowboys and non-cowboys alike—began memorializing life on the range. The widespread popularity of these poems captured the spirit and adventure of life in the American West. Produced in conjunction with the Western Folklife Center and featuring the recitations of many popular performers from the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, this remarkable collection brings new vitality to the poetry and voices of these American icons.

Track Listing

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Epilogue by Carlos Ashley Baxter Black 00:15
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The Sierry Petes by Gail Gardner Gail Steiger 02:47
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A Cowboy's Soliloquy by D. J. O'Malley Wallace McRae 01:58
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The Smell of Rain by Sharlot Hall Virginia Bennett 01:58
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El Corrido de Kiansas by anonymous Anastacio Castillo 03:25
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A Cowboy's Dance Song by James Barton Adams Glenn Ohrlin 02:27
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When You're Throwed by Bruce Kiskaddon Sunny Hancock 01:59
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Our Last RIde by Rhoda Sivell Echo Roy 01:39
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Forgotten by Bruce Kiskaddon Ross Knox 01:54
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Where the Ponies Come to Drink by Henry Herbert Knibbs Tom Sharpe 02:17
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Purt Near! by S. Omar Barker Peggy Godfrey 03:39
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The Old Night Hawk by Bruce Kiskaddon J. B. Allen 05:23
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From Town by Charles Badger Clark John Dofflemyer 02:31
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The Moonshine Steer by Gail Gardner Georgie Sicking 02:22
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Rain on the Range by S. Omar Barker Bill Wood 02:22
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Bob Sears' Chili Joint by Carlos Ashley Red Steagall 01:16
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They Keep A-Stealing on You in the Night by Rhoda Sivell Doris Daley 01:41
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The Strawberry Roan by Curley Fletcher Ray Lashley 03:35
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When They've Finished Shippin' Cattle in the Fall by Bruce Kiskaddon Waddie Mitchell 05:34
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The Smoke-Blue Plains by Charles Badger Clark Elizabeth Ebert 01:42
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Boomer Johnson by Henry Herbert Knibbs Randy Rieman 02:37
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In the Droving Days by A. B. "Banjo" Paterson Milton Taylor 05:01
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The Legend of Boastful Bill by Charles Badger Clark Paul Zarzyski 03:17
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Anthem by Buck Ramsey Joel Nelson 05:46