Western Writing

Call You Cowboy is an American Western song and the title track of Brenn Hill’s 2002 album of the same name. The Western Writers of America included it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. The song was one of Brenn Hill’s earliest compositions, “the song that launched him into his […]

Lorena became one of the most famous love songs prior to and during the Civil War and soon a staple of the Old West. Members of the Western Writers of America even listed the antebellum song as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. The Rev. Henry D. L. Webster wrote Lorena […]

I’d Like to Be in Texas for the Roundup in the Spring, also seen as I’d Like to Be in Texas When They Roundup in the Spring, is a traditional American cowboy song. The Western Writers of America voted the song as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. However, like most classic cowboy songs, there wasn’t […]

Oh My Darling, Clementine is an American western folk ballad that is most often attributed to Percy Montross and Barker Bradford. The song ranked 38 in the Western Writers of America’s list of the top 100 Western songs of all time, gathered from a survey of its members. History of the Song In 1884, Percy […]

North to Alaska was a 1960 hit song that was featured in the film of the same name. American country music, honky-tonk, and rockabilly singer and musician Johnny Horton recorded the song. Although Horton sang many popular songs tied to the film, it was the first to be sung in the opening titles. Sadly, he […]

Dust Eatin’ Cowboys is a song of the Hotmud Family. It is one of the 15 tracks of Hotmuds LP Meat and Potatoes & Stuff Like That released by Flying Fish Records in 1981. Members of the Western Writers of America chose the song as one of the Top 100 Western Songs of all time.  History The […]

The Old Double Diamond is a Western song written by American Western music singer-songwriter Gary McMahan. Chris LeDoux, Ian Tyson, and dozens of other artists recorded the song. It has been called a modern-day classic, and everyone who’s worked on a ranch knew the song. American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey has called it the “Mr. […]

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a song written by the prolific songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. American singer-songwriter and musician Gene Pitney released the song in 1962 and became a Top 10 hit. The song ranked No. 36 on Western Writers of America’s list of the top 100 Western songs […]