Title: The Cowboy: His Songs, Ballads and Brag Talk Artist: Harry Jackson Label: Folkways Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 093070572324 Genre: Country, Folk Release Date: 2012-05-30 Number of Discs: 1
Fascinated by horses and cowboys, but not by school, Harry Jackson (1924-2011) left his home in Chicago at age 14 to become a ranch hand and cowboy in Wyoming. While there, he learned cowboy songs from traditional singers, and he sings them here in the traditional unaccompanied manner. The songs portray the life of a cowboy in an authentic, unadorned fashion that is light-years removed from Hollywood and country western simulations. After serving in World War II, Harry Jackson became a prominent artist, focusing on realistic western paintings and sculpture portraying cowboys and Native Americans. Extensive liner notes, written by folklorist Kenneth Goldstein, provide background information about Jackson and each song.
Tracks: 1.1 Morning Grub-Holler 1.2 The Round Up Cook 1.3 The Dally Roper's Song 1.4 I Ride An Old Paint 1.5 Some Cowboy Brag-Talk 1.6 Little Joe the Wrangler 1.7 Utah Carroll 1.8 Old Iron Pants Pete 1.9 The Saddle Bum 1.10 Strawberry Roan 1.11 I Ain't Got No Use for the Women 1.12 Blood on the Saddle 1.13 The Ridge Running Roan 1.14 Roll on, Little Dogies 1.15 The Hangman's Song 2.1 Boastin' Cowboy 2.2 Tying a Knot in the Devil's Tail 2.3 Clayton Boone 2.4 Old Blue Was a Gray Horse 2.5 Little Joe the Wrangler's Sister Nell 2.6 The Gal I Left Behind 2.7 Zebra Dun 2.8 When the Work's All Done This Fall 2.9 The Pot Wrassler 2.10 Streets of Laredo 2.11 Windy Bill 2.12 Cowboy Talking to a Bucking Horse 2.13 As I Went Walking One Morning for Pleasure 2.14 Cowboy Jack 2.15 Jack O' Diamonds 2.16 I'm Gonna Leave Old Texas Now
