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This is Part 2 of my four-part series about my favorite rodeo
songs, which came about because July 4, 2019 was the 150th anniversary of the Deer Trail Rodeo in Deer Trail, Colorado. It was a rodeo from my younger days that I didn't miss.
You can read about my teenage rodeo years in Part 1 HERE.
Also in Part 1, I promised to post pictures of me as the
Brush Rodeo Queen c. 1970 before this series is finished. I haven’t located those
pictures yet. I will, though. I promise. Hopefully, I’ll have them for Part 3
in November.
Now, on to my favorite rodeo songs…
To remind us, coming in at Number 7 was Bad Brahma Bull sung by Chris LeDoux and Number 6 was Marty Robbins’
Strawberry Roan. The link above to the Part
1 blog has the videos of these songs.
Counting down, my Numbers 5 and 4 share the same theme:
Rodeo
cowboy falls for a woman who breaks his heart and his spirit.
Number 5 is Bandy, the
Rodeo Clown by Moe Bandy. It was released in 1975. Moe followed the rodeo
circuit as a bull rider in his youth, but he turned to a career as a country
music artist when the rodeo-related injuries weren’t worth the ride anymore.
Number 4 is another Marty Robbins song called All Around Cowboy (1979). Marty wrote
this song, which isn’t surprising, since he wrote many of his songs.
Next month, Part 3 of my favorite rodeo songs will have
Numbers 2 and 3. Any guesses?
Until next time,
Kaye Spencer
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Images Courtesy:
Bull and rodeo clown: Fololia.com - license purchased for use
Rodeo Queen: Creative Commons license "At a small town rodeo (22)" by 4nitsirk
