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The new band's name, 'The Blue Shadows', was suggested by Hatcher's wife, based on the song "Blue Shadows On The Trail" by Sons of the Pioneers. [6] The group was initially managed by Larry Wanagas and David Chesney, who also managed k.d. lang and owned Bumstead Records, through which lang's early recordings were released. [4]
Collaborating with Johnny Lange in 1947, he wrote the classic Western song "Blue Shadows on the Trail". [1] [4] Surprisingly, Daniel's most famous composition was outside the mainstream of his movie work: the I Love Lucy theme song. He composed it on the condition that his name would not be associated with it.
The new band's name, suggested by Hatcher's wife, was taken from the song "Blue Shadows On The Trail" by Sons of the Pioneers. [29] Cowsill and Hatcher became known for their Everly Brothers-like harmonies. Cowsill regarded his association with The Blue Shadows as his most positive experience as a musician, to that point in his career. [30]
The songs in Melody Time were all "largely based around (then) contemporary music and musical performances". [15] " Blue Shadows on the Trail" was chosen by the Western Writers of America as one of the top 100 Western Songs of all time.
25 Favorite Cowboy Songs (1955) How Great Thou Art (1957) One Man's Songs (1957) This Was the West (Disneyland, 1958) – Stan Jones and the Sons of the Pioneers as The Ranger Chorus [19] Wagons West (RCA Camden, 1958) Cool Water (RCA Victor, 1960) Room Full of Roses (RCA Camden, 1960) Westward Ho! (1961) Lure of the West (1961) Tumbleweed ...
Cowboy Songs Four is the twenty-first album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey, his fourth album of cowboy songs, and his first album produced by his son, Ryan Murphey. The album features a guest performance by Lyle Lovett on "Farther Down the Line".
"Bound to Hit the Trail" – 2:16 "Ojo Caliente" – 3:09 "The Yodel Blues" (Dolan, Mercer) – 2:28 "Pretty Prairie Princess" (Paul) – 2:22 "Chasin' the Sun" (Green) – 2:01 "When the Bloom Is on the Sage" (Vincent, Wright) – 3:35 "Singing a Song to the Sky" (Green) – 2:27 "On the Rhythm Range" – 2:22 "Red River Valley" (Traditional ...
Rogers's cultural influence is reflected in numerous songs, including "If I Had a Boat" by Lyle Lovett, "Roy Rogers" by Elton John on his 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, and "Should've Been a Cowboy" by Toby Keith. Rogers himself makes an appearance in the music video for the song "Heroes and Friends" by Randy Travis.