Cowboy Songs of the Old West
Alan Lomax & Ed McCurdy
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Rambling Gambler | Alan Lomax | 3:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I'm Bound to Follow the Longhorn Cows | Alan Lomax | 3:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lord Lovell | Alan Lomax | 3:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Rich Old Lady | Alan Lomax | 3:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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All the Pretty Little Horses | Alan Lomax | 1:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Billy Barlow | Alan Lomax | 2:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Wild Rippling Water | Alan Lomax | 3:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Rattlesnake | Alan Lomax | 1:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sam Bass | Alan Lomax | 3:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Dying Cowboy | Alan Lomax | 3:28 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Eadie | Alan Lomax | 3:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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My Little John Henry | Alan Lomax | 2:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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When the Works All Done This Fall | Ed McCurdy | 3:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Cowboy | Ed McCurdy | 2:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Jack O'Diamonds | Ed McCurdy | 2:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Utah | Ed McCurdy | 3:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Punchin' the Dough | Ed McCurdy | 2:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Red River Valley | Ed McCurdy | 3:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Along Side of the Santa Fe Trail | Ed McCurdy | 3:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Strawberry Roan | Ed McCurdy | 5:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 20 Songs |
Album Review
McCurdy performs eight of the 20 songs on this collection (the rest are by Alan Lomax), accompanied by guitar, banjo, and harmonica. The songs include "When the Work's All Done This Fall," "Jack O' Diamonds," "Red River Valley," "Utah," "Punchin' the Dough," and "Strawberry Roan," all extremely well sung, in a folk style rather than an authentic Western style, and surprisingly smooth and engaging. The digital transfer is also quite clean, especially given the age of the material — 40 years or more.
Biography
Born: January 15, 1915 in Austin, TX
Genre: World
Years Active: '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
Few figures deserve greater credit for the preservation of America's folk music traditions than Alan Lomax. Scouring the backroads, honky tonks, and work camps of the Deep South, he unearthed a treasure trove of songs and singers, documenting the music of the common man for future generations to discover; through Lomax's pioneering efforts, cultural traditions ranging from the Delta blues to Appalachian folk to field hollers continue to live on, with his invaluable recordings offering a compelling...
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- $9.99
- Genres: Country, Music, Singer/Songwriter, Traditional Folk, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Urban Cowboy
- Released: Jan 01, 2006
- ℗ 2006 Legacy International
