#singingcowboy

[toadyco]

I wrote “If I Was Batman” several years ago for Meh.com but I think it’s as true today as it was then

[auldcowboysoul]

Lyrics for an old classic, pt.2

I couldn't find anything about the background of this song! Such a lovely tune, brought to life the magic of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans singing it together in Roll on Texas Moon (Released September 12, 1946). 10/10 would recommend looking up that scene on Youtube!

(And Gabby Hayes, he's always so great in Roy Rogers' films.)

[jef-jaxon]

Dinovember number 23, Parasaurolophus. It's commonly known that Parasaurolophus was musically inclined. Even dating to the mid 1900's, this creature was found in troupes of singing cowboys. Best known was the multitalented Honk Honk who could play ukulele, hit lovely high notes and line dance. You may still find his solo album "Honk Honk Honks the Honky-tonk". #dinovember2018 #drawingdinosaurs #parasaurolophus #cowboy #singingcowboy #honk #ukulele #falsetruths #justforfun #paleoart #artistoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BqhyZGHB3ri/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vtqlk1vahdlz

[versedio]

Nick's Great Midwestern Road Trip: Wall Drug. #travel #adventure #roadtrip #midwest #southdakota #sd #sodak #wall #walldrug #robot #nickyonvacation #nickygoeswest #singingcowboy #cowboy (at Wall Drug) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEQFi1yndpu/?igshid=kf3ggi6afkap

[rmdreier]

1955 HC Gene Autry and the Ghost Riders. Lewis B. Patten illustrated by Bob Bartram and James Eggers. Pictorial boards, wear as shown. $8 shipped in the US. DM or claim in comments. 📚🎞️📺🤠🐴🐎🌵 #geneautry #whitmanbooks #lewisbpatten #bobbartram #jameseggers #westernnovel #yafiction #yabooks #whitmanbooks #cowboys #1950s #midcentury #singingcowboy #cowboymovies #vintagebooks #retro #vintagewestern #juvenilefiction #boysseriesbooks #boysadventurebooks #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #igbooks #bookworm #bibliophile #bookaneer #bookaneer4sale (at Dodge Center, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/BztIfT_grhS/?igshid=1upuu5m2g8yfp

[yes-nicole-rovig-fan-blog]

#nyc #timesquare #newyork #newyork_instagram #tourist #singingcowboy

[realretroroger]

Whistling While I Work

Not gifted with musical virtuosity, I count on Windows Media Player to provide the tunes while I drudge away in the old home studio.  Considering the TONS OF BUCKS I’ve spent on iTunes and Amazon Digital Music over the years, the old media player gets quite the sweaty workout daily.  Here’s the playlist for the next couple of hours:

Jake Head Boogie -- Lightnin’ Hopkins

Quaker Puffs (1940s Radio Commercial)

Just Another Hole In The Wall -- Lee “Shot” Hopkins

My Funny Valentine -- Stan Getz

Chicken Shack Boogie -- Amos Milburn

One Mint Julep -- Ray Charles

I’ll Take You There -- Staple Singers

Funky Broadway -- Wilson Pickett

Down Where The Sun Goes Down -- Coon Sanders’s Original Nighthawk Orchestra

Prisencolinensinanciusol -- Adriano Celantano

If I Can’t Turn To You -- Groove Kings

If I Should Fall From Grace With God -- The Pogues

Ridin’ Down The Canyon -- Gene Autry

Jimbo Jambo Land -- Shorty Godwin

Walking To Jerusalem -- Mahalia Jackson

Whoop and Holler -- Janiva Magness

Shake It For Me -- Howlin’ Wolf

Idolize You -- Ike & Tina Turner

Ain’t No Sunshine -- Bill Withers

I’m In Love Again -- Fats Domino

Boom Boom -- John Lee Hooker

Secrets -- Steve Pierson

Rehab -- Amy Winehouse

Somebody’s Been Usin’ That Thing -- Al Miller

I Ain’t Drunk -- Lonnie The Cat

Hay Unos Ojos -- Linda Ronstadt

Pin In Your Cushion -- Bo Carter

Let The Good Times Roll -- B.B. King and Bobby “Blue” Bland

Very Good Condition -- Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater

Pig Meat On The Line -- Memphis Minnie

Hot Cross Buns -- Paul Gayton

Fixing The Buick -- Martini Max and the Swing Kats

Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down -- Cowboy Copas

Heaven In A Pontiac -- Bill Perry

John Law Burned Down The Liquor Sto’ -- Chris Thomas King

The Lifeboat Party --  Kid Creole & The Coconuts

That should keep me in the salt mines for the next couple of hours.

[djjfell]

I was in a hurry today trying to get all my work completed on a tight schedule and stopped to get a snack in the local gas mart... This man reminded me the importance of living fully in each moment... life is short. The joy and presence of this man has blessed many all over the world including service-members overseas. #singingcowboy🎼🎶🏇 #thesingingcowboy #retiredrodeo #bullrider #broncbuster #joecarta #italiancowboy #spaghettiwestern (at Lisbon, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B46QjyEApW7iSGJLtaGupFts5okzULSqCzHuUI0/?igshid=uyr8oldc19pu

[auldcowboysoul]

Lyrics for an old classic

"I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)" sung by Roy Rogers in King of the Cowboys (1943).

Roy Rogers always had to sing at least one ballad in his movies. I've found some of them to be quite the forgotten gem. I picked this one to write down first, and found out it actually has a detailed and astute pedigree.

"I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)" is a comic song written by Johnny Mercer, and it was first sung by Bing Crosby in his Western musical film Rhythm on the Range, 1936. Backstory for the song itself: "Mercer and his wife were driving across the US en route to his hometown, Savannah, Georgia, after having apparently failed to succeed in Hollywood. Mercer was amused by the sight of cowboys, with spurs and ten-gallon hats, driving cars and trucks instead of riding horses. Singing cowboys were popular in films and on the radio then, and within 15 minutes, writing on the back of an envelope, Mercer transferred the image he was seeing into a song whose satirical lyrics vented some of his own bitter frustration with Hollywood." {Source: Furia, Philip (2003). Skylark: The Life and Times of Johnny Mercer. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 85]

There may be a couple other verses, but these are the ones Roy Rogers sings while playing the guitar, with quite a few nice smiles thrown in.

[yogahollis]

#yogahollis . . Cowboy Yoga Hollis Sings! . . . . . . . . #sing #singer #singoutlouise #cowboysinger #singyoursong #ihaveasonginmyheart #singingcowboy #yoga #nature #singinginnature #natureboy #outdoors #chanteur #chanson #catskillmountains (à Catskill Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDTiP3zjnQI/?igshid=ut40l7d6ph8

[hopalongandrew]

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[331audio]

Powerful, strong, hopeful, melodic, fresh, driving, positive, upbeat indie rock track. Perfect for TV-shows, commercials, corporate projects, movie trailers, radio, presentations, games, youtube videos, films 🕰 #musicproduction #musicforvideo #pond5 #commercialmusic #royaltyfreemusic #audiojungle #westernmusic #cosmiccountry #southernrock #bmw #classicrock #rockmusic #americanamusic #folkmusic #countrymusic #westernmusic #arbentafkarband #singingcowboy #urbancowboy #cowboymusic #americana #western #westrnmusic #indowestern #westernfilm #filmwestern https://www.instagram.com/p/B98oLZElJQc/?igshid=1fmvju1muezro

[versedio]

Nick's Great Midwestern Road Trip: Wall Drug. #travel #adventure #roadtrip #midwest #southdakota #sd #sodak #wall #walldrug #robot #nickyonvacation #nickygoeswest #singingcowboy #cowboy (at Wall Drug) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEQFbJ7HHuE/?igshid=1xm0z10mvwu5a

[singingcowboy]

♫ | Migos | Stir Fry

[voncrobead]

#Repost from @thedayafter2016 with @regram.app ... Not so long ago: Murray’s Dude Ranch, a guest ranch in Apple Valley, California, was unique in that it was owned by and catered primarily to Blacks, and because it served as the set for a number of “all-black cast” western films. The 40-acre ranch on the edge of the Mojave Desert was purchased by Nolie B. and Lela Murray in 1922 for $100. Nolie, a Black businessman from Los Angeles, and his wife, Lela, decided to convert the former working cattle ranch in the northern part of Los Angeles County into the nation’s FIRST Black-owned dude ranch. Their ranch became a favorite vacation spot for Blacks since widespread segregation practices limited Black Californians’ access to private and public recreational facilities. For nearly 20 years, Murray’s Dude Ranch operated with a swimming pool, tennis courts, riding stables, and several small houses. Celebrities representing the sports and entertainment community visited the ranch, including world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis. Louis’s 1937 visit motivated a photography crew from Life magazine to cover his stay. Six photographs of Louis appeared in the magazine’s Nov. 15, 1937 issue. By the late 1930s a number of films were shot on location at Murray’s Dude Ranch including 4 of Herbert Jeffries’ “all-Black cast” westerns. Jeffries, known as the singing cowboy, was the star of “Harlem on the Prairie” and “The Bronze Buckaroo”. Other celebrity guests included Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Hattie McDaniel, Nina Mae McKinney, and Lena Horne. Lela Murray died in 1949 at the age of 58. In 1955, widower Nolie married Callie Armstrong, a Los Angeles schoolteacher. The couple sold most of the ranch to singer and actress Pearl Bailey for $65,000. The Murrays kept 5 acres and built and managed a motel until Nolie’s death in 1958 at the age of 70. #murraysduderanch #losangeles #noliemurray #lelamurray #joelouis #lifemagazine #herbertjeffries #blackcowboys #cowboy #westerns #westernmovies #singingcowboy #Notsolongago #nsla

[realretroroger]

Wailing With WMP After The Witching Hour

Working past the Witching Hour, with Windows Media Player as my faithful companion.  He brought the tunes:

Dupree Blues -- Willie Walker

Gotta Get Away -- Sweethearts of the Rodeo

So-Called Boyfriend -- Josie Kreuzer

The Cattle Call -- Eddy Arnold

Why Can’t You Dance With Me Like That -- Eight To The Bar

The Mooche -- Ronnie Magri & His New Orleans Jazz Band

See Saw -- Aretha Franklin

Honey Don’t -- Carl Perkins

St. Louis Blues -- Cab Calloway

I Put A Spell On You -- Creedence Clearwater Revival

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde -- Emersons

Lonesome Star Blues -- Maria Muldaur

This Is Not America -- David Bowie

Pigs’ Feet and Slaw -- Tiny Parham and His Musicians

Bourbon Street Parade -- New Orleans Nightcrawlers

I Know How To Do It -- Naomi & Her Handsome Devils

I’m Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) -- Ikettes

Honky Tonk Train Blues -- Meade “Lux” Lewis

Let’s Go On -- Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight & the Southwinds

Mercy Mercy Me ( The Ecology) -- Marvin Gaye

My Funny Valentine -- Stan Getz

Don’t Be Cruel -- Elvis Presley

If You Have To Know -- Lonnie Mack

Who Put The Benzedrine In Mrs. Murphy’s Ovaltine? -- Harry “The Hipster” Gibson

Runaway -- Bonnie Raitt

Slender Man Blues -- James Armstrong

That’s The Way Of The World -- Earth, Wind & Fire

Sam The Hot Dog Man -- Lil Johnson

Jungle Bop -- King Memphis

Harlan County Line -- Dave Alvin

Ya Ya -- Sonny Terry

Night Life -- Ray Price

Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb -- Pilgrim Travelers

Moondance -- Van Morrison

Hard River To Row -- Delta Generators

Starburst -- Gene Krupa

Hot Cross Buns -- Paul Gayton

Sophisticated Lady -- Ben Webster

To Be A Lover -- Billy Idol

Quaker Puffs Good Luck Mascot (Old Time Radio Commercial)

Hold On -- Santana

Blues, Blues, Blues -- Chop Tops

Pretzel Logic -- Steely Dan

How I Got Over -- Clara Ward

St. Louis Gal -- Original Memphis Five

Swamp Cat -- JB’s Zydeco Zoo

Why Get Up -- Fabulous Thunderbirds

Bow Wow Blues -- Allen Brothers

57 Miles -- RedHot Blues

I’m In The Mood -- John Lee Hooker

Crawl Out Through The Fallout -- Sheldon Allman

The Cat’s Got The Measles, The Dog’s Got The Whooping Cough -- Walter Smith

Drink Up, Light Up -- Nelson Alexander Trio

I’m Bad -- Katie Webster

Crawfish Fiesta -- Professor Longhair

Ooh Poo Pah Doo -- Ike & Tina Turner

Back To Black -- Amy Winehouse

I’ll Just Stand And Wring My Hands And Cry -- Reverend J.C. Burnett and Congregation

Bamalong Blues -- Andrew & Jim Baxter

You Keep Coming Alive -- Sean Rowe

Farewell, My Lovely -- Jazz At The Movies

There’s Going To Be The Devil To Pay -- Fats Waller

How Come My Dog Don’t Bark (When You Come Around) -- Dr. John