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Thread #13471   Message #623800
Posted By: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
08-Jan-02 - 08:02 PM
Thread Name: Favourite Cowboy Songs-Second Edition
Subject: RE: Favourite Cowboy Songs-Second Edition
Pot Wrassler, recorded by Jackson in 1958, is a favorite of mine, seldom heard now.
"Billy Vanero" started life as "The Ride of Paul Venarez," written as Art says by Rexford, and first published in Youth's Companion, Dec. 29, 1881. With time, Paul became Billy, Red Plume Warriors became Apache Indians and the frontier town became Arizona town. (From Guy Logsdon, "The Whorehouse Bells Were Ringing.") The appearance of the poem and the Arizona raids were only seven months apart; this probably led to the song's evolution. Hope I am not repeating an earlier posting; I know that this song has been mentioned before.