Horsepower: The Cowboy Rides into the Future
This week on American Routes we’re exploring the life of the cowboy. From the Nevada deserts to the swampy forests of Florida, the cowboy is an enduring symbol of American individualism and self-reliance. We’ll visit with several working cowboys, including a few who can sing a tune or two. Wylie Gustafson might be better known as the man behind the Yahoo yodel, but we’ll talk ranching and horses, as well as music. Then we’ll visit with Creole cowboy Geno Delafose to learn how he mixes zydeco with cattle raising. Plus a couple of Cracker cowboys share tales of cow-hunting, and lots of music to get you out on the trail.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: (Ghost) Riders in the Sky Ramrods
Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 2: the '60s, Rhino
The Old Timers Ken Trowbridge
Celebrating 25 Years: National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Western Folklife Center
When the Work's All Done This Fall Johnny Bond
Country and Western: Johnny Bond Standard Transcriptions, Bloodshot
SEGMENT: J.M. Capriola Company with Paula, Doug, and John Wright
Back in the Saddle Again Gene Autry
Songs of the West, Rhino
Instrumental: The Penny Opus No. 1 Hank Penny
Crazy Rhythm: The Standard Transcriptions, Bloodshot
SEGMENT: Paul Starrs
Buffalo Skinners Woody Guthrie
My Dusty Road, Rounder
Oklahoma Hills Hank Thompson
Greatest Songs: Vol. 2, Curb
Clip: Kelly Whelan on his handlebar mustache
I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart Patsy Montana
Songs of the West, Rhino
SEGMENT: Susan Glaser-Church
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Emmylou Harris
Songs of the West, Warner
Jacinto Trevino Johnny Whelan
The Cowboy Tour, Rounder
El Paso Marty Robbins
Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, Columbia/Legacy
Instrumental: Buckaroo Buck Owens
21 #1 Hits: The Ultimate Collection, Rhino
SEGMENT: Wylie Gustafson of Wylie and the Wild West
Things of Intrinsic Worth Wallace McCrae
Celebrating 25 Years: National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Western Folklife Center
Little High Plains Town Ian Tyson
Celebrating 25 Years: National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Western Folklife Center
End Bed: Tumbling Tumbleweeds Johnny Bond
Country and Western: Johnny Bond Standard Transcriptions, Bloodshot
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Buffalo Gals David Bourne
Saloon Piano Vol. II, Saloon Piano
High Tone Dance Glen Ohrlin
The Cowboy Tour, Rounder
Big Balls in Cowtown Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
For the Last Time, Capitol
Clip: Corb Lund
Steer Rider's Blues Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans
recorded at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Midnight Ramble
SEGMENT: Florida Cracker Cowboys- with Buddy Mills and Billy Davis
Banks of the Old Pontchartrain Brownie Ford
Stories from Mountains, Swamps & Honky-Tonks, Flying Fish
Red Headed Stranger Willie Nelson
Red Headed Stranger, Columbia
Don't Touch My Hat Lyle Lovett
The Road to Ensenada, Curb
Take Me Back To My Boots and Saddle Screamin' Jay Hawkins
I Put A Spell On You, Collectables
Instrumental: Out on the Open Range Johnny Bond
The Heart and Soul of the West, Jasmine
SEGMENT: Creole Cowboys- with Boozoo Chavis, Elton Laday, and Eugene Thibodeaux, and Joe Fontenot's trail ride
Clip: Geno Delafose
He-Haw Breakdown Geno Delafose & French Rockin Boogie
Everybody's Dancin', Times Square
Instrumental: The Cowboy Waltz Les Amis Creole
Les Amis Creole, Arhoolie
The Back Door Geno Delafose & French Rockin Boogie
recorded at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Bonsoir Moreau Geno Delafose & French Rockin Boogie
recorded at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Goodnight-Loving Trail Buck Ramsey
Rolling Uphill from Texas, FRPS
The Trail the Sun Travels Down Cindy Walker
The Swingin' Cowgirl from Texas, Bronco
End Bed: Mr. Steel Guitar Leon McAuliffe
Tulsa Straight Ahead, Bear Family