Author: The Lone Writer

The Lone Writer is an American frontier and Old West journalist and historian. He loves to read, write and review all things western, whether historical or fiction.
Billy the Kid
Western Music

Western Song: Billy The Kid

Billy the Kid was a traditional folk song in the public domain. Sources reveal that American country singer and songwriter Vernon Dalhart first recorded and released the song in 1927. Since it was available in the public domain, many artists recorded their versions, including those by the Sons of the Pioneers, Burl Ives, Mark Graham, […]

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the stranger
Bonanza Western TV

The Stranger Full Episode – Bonanza, Season #01, Episode #24

Bonanza had its viewers pinned to its show through its compelling storyline, incorporating themes and social issues that vary weekly. Leonard Heideman and Oliver Crawford wrote its twenty-fourth episode, The Stranger, which aired on February 27, 1960. Lloyd Nolan appears as a guest star, playing Inspector Charles LeDuque of the New Orleans police, a guy who harbors […]

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Navajo Rug
Western Music

Western Song: Navajo Rug

Navajo Rug is a song in Cowboyography, an album by Ian Tyson, first released in 1986. Additionally, Tyson co-wrote the song with Tom Russell, who released his version of it in 1989 with his band. Sources also say the recording date for Tyson’s version was in August 1986 in Sunday Sound Studios, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Cowboyography became […]

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summer wages
Western Music

Western Song: Summer Wages

Summer Wages is a song in Ian & Sylvia’s 1967 album, So Much for Dreaming, and Ian Tyson’s 1986 album, Cowboyography. It was under the Folk and Country genre, depicting a workingman’s tale. Sources also noted the song as Tyson’s ode to B.C. and possibly the best song written about the place. So Much For Dreaming demonstrates the […]

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Remember the Alamo
Western Music

Western Song: Remember the Alamo

American folk singer/songwriter Jane Bowers wrote: “Remember the Alamo” in 1955. A proud Texan, Bowers’ knowledge about the Texas lore was evident in the several songs she has composed in the past. Country music singer and actor Tex Ritter first recorded it in 1955 with Orchestra conducted by Rex Koury. He released “Remember the Alamo” […]

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Colorado Trail
Western Music

Western Song: Colorado Trail

In 1927, American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor Carl Sandburg collected and published the traditional American cowboy song The Colorado Trail in his American Songbag. Most musicians who recorded it have added their own lines as the American Songbag version only included a single short verse. About the Song Sandburg said he learned the song […]

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