Where Have All the Cowboys Gone

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Sat, 07/30/2022 - 6:00am to 9:00am
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There was a time when the airwaves were full of songs about cowboys ridin' the range and sleeping under the stars of the western sky. But those tunes have vanished from the radio playlists and are now just a memory. What happened to those cowboy songs? Was their disappearance a coincidence, or a conspiracy? This question has vexed a generation of radio listeners. KBOO launched a double secret investigation into this mystery and made a startling discovery. Tune in July 30th as Swing and Country asks the musical question, "Where have all the cowboys gone?" The answer may surprise you. Listener discretion is advised. 

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  • Time
    6:01
    Artist
    Slim Whitman
    Song
    I'm Casting My Lasso Toward the Sky
    Album
    A Very Precious Love
    Label
    Amra Record
  • Time
    6:04
    Artist
    Carolina Cotton
    Song
    Yodel, Yodel, Yodel
    Album
    Texas Home
    Label
    Synergie OMP
  • Time
    6:07
    Artist
    Pals of the Golden West
    Song
    I Want to be a Cowboy
    Album
    Cowboy Boots
    Label
    809679 Records DK
  • Time
    6:10
    Artist
    Girls of the Golden West
    Song
    Cowboy Jack
    Album
    Girls of the Golden West (Doxy Collection)
    Label
    Doxy Records
  • Time
    6:13
    Artist
    Lyle Lovett
    Song
    Cowboy Man
    Album
    Anthology Volume One: Cowboy Man
    Label
    Curb Records
  • Time
    6:16
    Artist
    KG and the Rangers
    Song
    Dust Eating Cowboy
    Album
    Cowboy Up
    Label
    Decca
  • Time
    6:19
    Artist
    Farmer's Daughter
    Song
    Calling all you Cowboys
    Album
    Best of Farmer's Daughter
    Label
    Big Ride Entertainment
  • Time
    6:22
    Artist
    The Chicks
    Song
    Cowboy Take Me Away
    Album
    The Essential The Chicks
    Label
    Columbia/Legacy
  • Time
    6:28
    Artist
    Conway Twitty
    Song
    Don't Call Him a Cowboy
    Album
    Don't Call Him a Cowboy
    Label
    Rhino/Warner Records
  • Time
    6:31
    Artist
    Vince Gill
    Song
    What the Cowgirls do
    Album
    Pocket Full of Gold
    Label
    Geffen*
  • Time
    6:34
    Artist
    The Milestones
    Song
    Ramblin' Cowboy
    Album
    Milestone Boogie
    Label
    El Toro Records
  • Time
    6:37
    Artist
    Waylon Jennings
    Song
    My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
    Album
    Wanted! The Outlaws
    Label
    Columbia
  • Time
    6:40
    Artist
    Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings
    Song
    Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
    Album
    The Essential Willie Nelson
    Label
    Columbia Nashville Legacy
  • Time
    6:43
    Artist
    Miranda Lambert
    Song
    If I Was a Cowboy
    Album
    Palomino
    Label
    Vanner Records/RCA Records Label Nashville
  • Time
    6:46
    Artist
    Dwight Yoakam
    Song
    Cattle Call
    Album
    The Horse Whisperer
    Label
    RCA
  • Time
    6:49
    Artist
    Loretta Lynn
    Song
    Rhinestone Cowboy
    Album
    When The Tingle Becomes A Chill
    Label
    MCA Nashville
  • Time
    6:52
    Artist
    Merle Haggard
    Song
    Motorcycle Cowboy
    Album
    Drinkin'
    Label
    Capitol Nashville
  • Time
    6:55
    Artist
    Martina McBride
    Song
    Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
    Album
    Greatest Hits
    Label
    RCA Records Label Nashville
  • Time
    7:02
    Artist
    Wylie & The Wild West
    Song
    Saddle Bum
    Album
    Paradise
    Label
    Rounder
  • Time
    7:05
    Artist
    Riders In The Sky
    Song
    I'm an Old Cowhand
    Album
    Cowboy Playground
    Label
    Putumayo
  • Time
    7:08
    Artist
    Kerry Grombacher
    Song
    Close 'em On Up
    Album
    Riding for the Brand
    Label
    Kerry Grombacher
  • Time
    7:11
    Artist
    Liz Masterson & Sean Blackburn
    Song
    Back In The Saddle Again
    Album
    Cowboy Playground
    Label
    Putumayo
  • Time
    7:14
    Artist
    David John and the Comstock Cowboys
    Song
    It's the Cowboy Life for Me
    Album
    Gather 'Round Cowboys
    Label
    Aztec Records
  • Time
    7:17
    Artist
    Buck Howdy
    Song
    Pecos Bill
    Album
    Giddyup!
    Label
    Prairie Dog Entertainment
  • Time
    7:20
    Artist
    Johnny Bregar
    Song
    Don't Fence Me In
    Album
    Hootenanny
    Label
    Brickyard Music
  • Time
    7:23
    Artist
    Ian Tyson
    Song
    Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
    Album
    Old Corrals and Sagebrush & Other Cowboy Culture Classics
    Label
    Vanguard Records
  • Time
    7:26
    Artist
    Dave Stamey
    Song
    May the Trail Rise Up to Greet You
    Album
    Tonopah
    Label
    HorseCamp Music
  • Time
    7:29
    Artist
    Cowboy Envy
    Song
    Happy Trails
    Album
    Real Cowboy Girl
    Label
    Cowboy Envy
  • Time
    7:32
    Artist
    Peter Rowan & Don Edwards
    Song
    Take Me Back to the Range (feat. Tony Rice & Norman Blake)
    Album
    High Lonesome Cowboy
    Label
    Western Jubilee Recording Company
  • Time
    7:36
    Artist
    Johnny Cash & June Carter
    Song
    Cowboy and Ladies
    Album
    The Legend
    Label
    Columbia
  • Time
    7:39
    Artist
    Al Perry
    Song
    Hawaiian Cowboy
    Album
    Hawaiian Cowboy
    Label
    Surfing
  • Time
    7:42
    Artist
    Jamey Johnson
    Song
    The Last Cowboy
    Album
    That Lonesome Song
    Label
    Mercury Nashville
  • Time
    7:46
    Artist
    Neil Young
    Song
    Are There Any More Real Cowboys
    Album
    Old Ways
    Label
    Geffen
  • Time
    7:50
    Artist
    k.d. lang
    Song
    Angel With a Lariat
    Album
    Angel With A Lariat
    Label
    Sire/Warner Records
  • Time
    7:54
    Artist
    Ella Mae Morse
    Song
    Cow - Cow Boogie
    Album
    100 Ella Mae Morse
    Label
    Itube
  • Time
    8:00
    Artist
    Victor Johnson with Kathryn Clarke
    Song
    Home on the Range
    Album
    Cowboy Playground
    Label
    Putumayo
  • Time
    8:03
    Artist
    Peggy Lee
    Song
    Ghost Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)
    Album
    The Capitol Collectors Series: Peggy Lee
    Label
    Capitol Records
  • Time
    8:06
    Artist
    Doug Sahm
    Song
    Cowboy Peyton Place
    Album
    The Return of Wayne Douglas
    Label
    Sahm Music
  • Time
    8:09
    Artist
    The Bellamy Brothers
    Song
    It's Hard to Be a Cowboy These Days
    Album
    Sons of the Sun
    Label
    Curb Records, Inc.
  • Time
    8:12
    Artist
    Patsy Montana
    Song
    Another Cowboy Song
    Album
    The Cowboy's Sweetheart
    Label
    Flying Fish
  • Time
    8:15
    Artist
    Rosalie Allen
    Song
    Cowpuncher's Waltz (Remastered)
    Album
    Cowpuncher's Waltz (Remastered) - Single
    Label
    Bacci Bros Records
  • Time
    8:18
    Artist
    Emmylou Harris
    Song
    Montana Cowgirl
    Album
    Songs of the West
    Label
    Warner Records Non-Music
  • Time
    8:21
    Artist
    John Fogerty
    Song
    Broken Down Cowboy
    Album
    Blue Moon Swamp
    Label
    BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
  • Time
    8:28
    Artist
    Lefty Frizzell
    Song
    Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy
    Album
    The Complete Columbia Recording Sessions, Vol. 9: 1968-1972
    Label
    Columbia/Legacy
  • Time
    8:31
    Artist
    Sons of the Pioneers
    Song
    Cowboy Country
    Album
    Top 100 Classics - The Very Best of Sons of the Pioneers
    Label
    GRR Music
  • Time
    8:34
    Artist
    Quartette
    Song
    Neon Cowboy
    Album
    Quartette
    Label
    Quartette
  • Time
    8:37
    Artist
    The Red Stick Ramblers
    Song
    Cowboy Song
    Album
    Bring It on Down
    Label
    Memphis International Records
  • Time
    8:40
    Artist
    The Marshall Tucker Band
    Song
    This Ol' Cowboy
    Album
    Where We All Belong
    Label
    Ramblin' Records
  • Time
    8:46
    Artist
    Whitney Rose
    Song
    My First Rodeo
    Album
    Heartbreaker of the Year
    Label
    Cameron House Records
  • Time
    8:50
    Artist
    Wanda Jackson
    Song
    Cowboy Yodel (Live)
    Album
    Wanda Jackson In Person (Live)
    Label
    Capitol Nashville
  • Time
    8:54
    Artist
    The Marshall Tucker Band
    Song
    Desert Skies
    Album
    Carolina Dreams
    Label
    Ramblin' Records

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