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Western Song: Wildfire

Wildfire is a somber story song that Michael Martin Murphey originally recorded and became his highest-charting pop hit in the United States. The members of The Western Writers of America included the song in the Top 100 Western Songs of all time. Michael Murphey and Larry Cansler are the writers of the song. It was […]

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Western Song: Desperado

Desperado is one of the most popular songs of the American rock band the Eagles, written by Glenn Frey and Don Henley. The song not only appeared on the 1973 album Desperado but in numerous compilation albums as well. It also ranked No. 494 on Rolling Stone’s 2004 list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

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Western Song: Big Iron

Big Iron is a country ballad song that Marty Robbins wrote and performed. It is one of the Top 100 Western Songs of all time chosen by the members of The Western Writers of America. In April 1960, Robbins’ version of the song reached number 5 on the Billboard Country chart and number 26 on […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

Western Books

The Full List of Zane Grey Books

Here is the complete list of books published by Zane Grey, an American author best known for his novels and stories in the Western fiction literary genre. Grey became one of the best-selling authors of Western fiction novels, with more than 80 books written throughout his lifetime. Who Is Zane Grey? Born in Zanesville, Ohio, […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

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The List of Elmore Leonard Books

Here is the complete list of books published by Elmore Leonard, an American novelist, short-story writer, and screenwriter best known for his Western, mystery, and crime fiction novels and short stories. Leonard had a long-running career, achieving worldwide success as a Western and crime novelist with over forty novels. Twenty-six of his bestselling works became […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

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The Full List Of Cormac McCarthy Books

Here is the complete list of books published by Cormac McCarthy, an American writer, playwright, and screenwriter best known for the exceptional characters and unique style he used in writing Western fiction. McCarthy remains one of the best-selling authors and living American novelists in the past hundred years, having published ten novels, two screenplays, two plays, […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

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Western Song: Streets of Laredo/Cowboy’s Lament

Streets of Laredo, also popularly called Cowboy’s Lament, is a famous American cowboy ballad and is voted by The Western Writers of America as one of the Top 100 Western Songs of all time. An old-time cowboy named Frank Maynard, took the authorship and ownership of the revised edition of the song which was entitled […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

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Western Song: Red River Valley

Red River Valley is one of the most notable popular folk songs. It is a standard of cowboy music of uncertain origins that has gone under various names. It ranked #10 on the Top 100 Western Songs of all time chosen by the members of The Western Writers of America. The popularity of the song […]

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Western Song: Tumbling Tumbleweeds

Tumbling Tumbleweeds is a song composed by Bob Nolan, a Canadian native while working as a caddy and living in Los Angeles in the 1930s. It is one of the most famous songs that has been associated with the Sons of the Pioneers. This song was chosen as one of the Top 100 Western Songs […]

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Western Song: High Noon/Do Not Forsake Me O My Darling

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 […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

Bonanza Western TV

The Gunmen Full Episode – Bonanza, Season #01, Episode #19

Among NBC’s longest-running Western television series was Bonanza, which aired for 14 seasons. The nineteenth episode of Bonanza’s first season, The Gunmen, features a star-studded supporting cast that includes Ellen Corby as Lorna Doone, Henry Hull as B. Bannerman Brown, and George Mitchell as Jubal. Written by W. Carey Wilbur, The Gunmen first aired on January […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 2, 2022

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Western Song: Oh Shenandoah/Across The Wide Missouri

“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 […]

The Lone Writer 3 years agoAugust 17, 2022

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