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Shocking! Read What Happened To The Cast Of The Virginian

Are you one of the fanatics of western television shows and movies? Are you wondering what happened now to the stars of your favorite western show? In this article, you’ll find out what happened to the cast of The Virginian. The Virginian aired decades ago on NBC, gaining a massive viewership during its time for the […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

Western Music

Western Song: Faster Horses

American country music singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall wrote Faster Horses (The Cowboy and The Poet) and released it as a single in December 1975. Not only was he a musician, but Hall was also a true poet with the way he composes and writes his songs. Fans recognize him as “The Storyteller,” thanks to his […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

Western Music

Western Song: Jesse James

Jesse James is an American folk song in the 19th-century first recorded by Bentley Ball in 1919 and afterward by many others. Members of the Western Writers of America included it in their list of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. About the Song The song is about the outlaw of the same […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

Western TV

Why Did Festus Leave Gunsmoke? Here’s The Truth

Why did Festus leave Gunsmoke? If you are a fan of this Western Television series, continue reading to know the truth. Only a handful of television shows can boast of lasting for 20 seasons, and shockingly, Gunsmoke can! The American Western series had 20 seasons, with 635 episodes aired in 20 years. Gunsmoke was a popular and successful […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

Western Music

Western Song: Red Headed Stranger

Members of the Western Writers of America included Red Headed Stranger in their list of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. Entertainment critic and lyricist Edith Lindeman wrote the Red Headed Stranger with composer and radio announcer Carl Stutz in 1953. Before working on the song, they collaborated on other popular country songs such as “Little Things […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

Western Music

Western Song: Get Along, Little Dogies

“Get along, Little Dogies or Git along, Little Dogies,” also known under the title, “Whoopie Ti Yi Yo,” is a traditional cowboy ballad. The song is believed to be a variation of a traditional Irish ballad regarding an old man rocking a cradle. In the 1893 journal of Owen Wister, author of The Virginian, the […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

Western Music

Western Song: Goodbye Old Paint

Black cowboy Charley Willis created the traditional Western song called Goodbye Old Paint. Songwriter, N. Howard “Jack” Thorp first collected it in his 1921 book Songs of the Cowboys. Members of the Western Writers of America chose Goodbye Old Paint as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. About the Song Texas cowboy Charley […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

Western Music

Western Song: South of the Border

South of the Border is a popular song that describes a trip to Mexico. It was written by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr and released in 1939 for the film of the same name starring country star Gene Autry. In the lyrics, a man looks back with regret at leaving a woman he will never […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

Western Music

Western Song: Last Wild White Buffalo

Western Writers of America included The Last Wild White Buffalo in their list of Top 100 Western Songs of all time. The Last Wild White Buffalo is a story song that won the first-ever Spur Award for Best Western Song. The Last Comanche Moon and The Old Cantina were the two other songs of Blakely […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 18, 2022

Western Music

Western Song: Don’t Take Your Guns to Town

Don’t Take Your Guns to Town is a song that American singer Johnny Cash wrote and recorded. It was the first single from the album The Fabulous Johnny Cash released in December 1958. The song tells a story of a young cowboy who, neglecting advice from his mother, brings his guns into town, goes with […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

Western Music

Western Song: Desperados Waiting for a Train

Desperados Waiting for a Train is also one of the songs that members of the Western Writers of America chose as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. Guy Clark wrote the song while Jerry Jeff Walker originally recorded it for his 1973 album Viva Terlingua. American country music supergroup the Highwayman […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

Featured Western History

What Guns Did Billy the Kid Use?

What Guns Did Billy the Kid Use? If you’ve never heard of Billy the Kid, you’ve probably been living under a giant rock. That’s because almost everyone has heard of the famous daredevil outlaw who ruled the American West in the 1800s. Sure, some of the stuff we’ve read online may be rumors or exaggerations […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

Western Writing

Author: The Lone Writer

Shocking! Read What Happened To The Cast Of The Virginian

Western Song: Faster Horses

Western Song: Jesse James

Why Did Festus Leave Gunsmoke? Here’s The Truth

Western Song: Red Headed Stranger

Western Song: Get Along, Little Dogies

Western Song: Goodbye Old Paint

Western Song: South of the Border

Western Song: Last Wild White Buffalo

Western Song: Don’t Take Your Guns to Town

Western Song: Desperados Waiting for a Train

What Guns Did Billy the Kid Use?

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