From those blue shadows on the trail that were only imagined in black and white to the notion of good guys with tall white hats chasing down the bad guys across the expanse of the Alabama Hills where Hollywood carved out a little piece of the West…we’re going to go riding down some musical canyons with some of the great musical cowboys of the silver screen. Fewer of us are around that once followed the serial antics of Gene and Smiley or Roy and Dale on Saturday morning reruns of flickering cowboy ‘mysteries’ where music played a big part of the story. After all, a clean shaven singing cowboy with a scarf, white hat and a twinkle in his eye was much more appealing than what the reality was…I think that’s a safe assumption. Tune in for music from Gene Autry, The Sons of the Pioneers, Rex Allen, Tex Ritter and over a dozen others as Dave Stroud spins the shellacs from the 30s, 40s and 50s…and we might even track down later covers that tip the cap here on KOWS Community Radio.
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Artist
Title
Album
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Tex Williams & His Western Caravan
Artistry In Western Swing
Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
3
The Sons Of The Pioneers
Red River Valley
Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
4
Roy Rogers
The Yellow Rose Of Texas
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
5
Roy Rogers
Roll On Texas Moon
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
6
Frankie Laine
Rawhide
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
7
Gene Autry
Dust
Sing Cowboy Sing [Disc 1]
8
Tex Russell & His Hollywood Cowboys
What It Means To Be Blue
Kings Of Western Swing, Vol. 2
9
Marty Robbins
Ballad Of The Alamo
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
10
Johnny Cash
The Rebel Johnny Yuma
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
11
Rex Allen
Ridin' Down the Canyon V-3
Riding All Day
12
Dick Reinhart
Hot Rod Baby
Swinging Hollywood Hillbilly Cowboys
13
Dickson Hall
Cowboy
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
14
Johnny Western
Ballad Of Paladin
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
15
Dean Martin
Rio Bravo
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
16
Lorne Greene
Bonanza
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
17
Johnny Horton
North To Alaska
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
18
Gene Autry
Back In The Saddle Again
Columbia Country Classics Volume 1: The Golden Age
19
Cliff Edwards
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
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20
Bob Wills
Dusty Skies
Columbia Historic Edition
21
Pee Wee King
Texas Toni Lee
Rompin' Stompin' Singin' Swingin'
22
Johnny Bond
Ridin' Down To Santa Fe
Southern Belle [Disc 2]
23
Tex Ritter
High Noon
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
24
James Stewart
The Legend Of Shenandoah
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
25
Rick Nelson
My Rifle My Pony And Me (w/ Dean Martin)
Legacy [Disc 1]
26
Marty Robbins
The Hanging Tree
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
27
Gene Autry
Ridin' Down The Canyon
Columbia Historic Edition
28
The Sons Of The Pioneers
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
My Saddle Pals And I ([Disc 2] – Cool Water)
29
Frankie Laine
Gunfight At O.K. Corral
My Rifle, My Pony And Me
30
Rex Allen
Cowboy's Heaven
Sings Melodies of the Plains
31
Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers
I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart
Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 1]