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An outlaw had usually been convicted of a crime, such as Black Bart, but may have only gained a reputation as operating outside the law, such as Ike Clanton. Some of those listed may have also served in law enforcement, like Marshal Burt Alvord who subsequently became an outlaw, and some outlaws like Johnny Ringo were deputized at one time or ...
"My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" was recorded by Waylon Jennings on the 1976 album Wanted! The Outlaws, and further popularized in 1980 by Willie Nelson as a single on the soundtrack to The Electric Horseman. "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" was written by Sharon Vaughn and Nelson's version was his fifth number one on the country chart ...
Elmer J. McCurdy (January 1, 1880 – October 7, 1911) was an American outlaw who was killed in a shoot-out with police after robbing a train in Oklahoma in October 1911. . Dubbed "The Bandit Who Wouldn't Give Up", his mummified body was first put on display at an Oklahoma funeral home and then became a fixture on the traveling carnival and sideshow circuit during the 1920s through the 1
The following list of cowboys and cowgirls from the frontier era of the American Old West (circa 1830 to 1910) was compiled to show examples of the cowboy and cowgirl genre. Cattlemen, ranchers, and cowboys
WESTERN TROPES: COWBOY, DRIFTER, OUTLAW, SHERIFF 4. TV SHOW TITLE SURNAMES: LASSO, MARS, ROGERS, SMART. Connections #99 was a good one to start off the new work week.
Johnny Paycheck (born Donald Eugene Lytle; May 31, 1938 – February 19, 2003) [1] was an American country music singer and Grand Ole Opry member notable for recording the David Allan Coe song "Take This Job and Shove It".
John Gardner (c. 1845–1926) was a Texas Ranger, cowboy, fighter of Native Americans, and trail boss who was the subject of a folklore song titled, "John Gardner's Trail Herd". [1] It was often alleged that Gardner was a member of the Sam Bass Gang. [2] He was the father of Joe Gardner, a noted World Roping Champion.
Sam Bass is best known as an outlaw who robbed stagecoaches and trains. The most notable crime was when he and his gang robbed a Union Pacific Railroad gold train in Nebraska, netting the group ...