Here's a wonderful cowboy song with one of most popular themes, the girl he left behind. There are several versions out there, some with more or different verses, but my favorite is this short and sweet one by the Norman Luboff Choir. You can listen to it here. THE COLORADO TRAIL Eyes like the morning … Continue reading THE COLORADO TRAIL: A Cowboy Tune
Music History
RED RIVER VALLEY: A Cowboy Tune
This is a song whose roots are clouded by history, though two schools of thought prevail. The first is that it originated in upstate New York as "The Bright Mohawk Valley", and moved West with the pioneers. The second is that it originated in the Red River Valley of Canada and moved south from there. … Continue reading RED RIVER VALLEY: A Cowboy Tune
Gifford MacShane, Author 