High Noon which is also known for its opening lyric title “Do Not Forsake Me O My Darling” is another popular western song that the members of The Western Writers of America chose as one of the Top 100 Western Songs of all time. It also appears at number 25 in the list of AFI’s […]

“Oh Shenandoah” (also called simply “Shenandoah” or “Across the Wide Missouri”) is chosen by the members of The Western Writers of America as one of the Top 100 Western Songs of all time. It is an American folk song of uncertain origin in the early 19th century. Like most folk songs, there are several different […]

Home on the Range is a classic cowboy song chosen as one of the Top 100 Western Songs of all time by the members of The Western Writers of America. The song is also called the “unofficial anthem” of the American West and it became the Kansas state song in 1947. The version of the […]

Back in the Saddle Again is included in the Top 100 Western songs of all time. The members of The Western Writers of America placed the song on the fifth spot. The song was first released in 1939 and is co-written by American cowboy entertainer Gene Autry with Ray Whitley. It is the signature song […]

Cool Water is a song that members of The Western Writers of America chose as No. 3 on the Top 100 Western songs of all time. It was written in 1936 by Bob Nolan. He wrote it as a poem when he was a high school student in Tucson, Arizona. He later on added the […]

El Paso has been included in the top 100 Western Songs of all time by The Western Writers of America. The song was written and originally recorded by Marty Robbins and became a major hit on both the country and pop music charts. At the start of 1960, the song reached no. 1 in both […]

Ghost Riders in the Sky was selected as one of the top 100 Western Songs of all time by the The Western Writers of America. Ghost Riders in the Sky was written by Stan Jones in late 1948. Stan gave credit to the idea for the song to a story he heard as a child […]

The Western Writers of America surveyed its 600-plus members of writers, authors, and poets for the top 100 Western Songs of all time. Each one of the members was asked to select 10 songs, and the votes were then tabulated at the WWA offices. The list was presented at the WWA’s Annual Convention in Knoxville, […]