Holland Puckett's "The Dying Cowboy" is the original title of of a song penned by Francis Henry Maynard in the year 1876, no direct relation to Ken Maynard. Holland Puckett's 1927 song release is a direct variation that connects to original song titled by F.H. Maynard's 1876 song. It was an acoustic recording (meaning the song was recorded mechanically, without electricity). Shortly after on March 31, 1927 Ewen Hail release's "Cowboy's Lament" with the subtitle "The Cowboy Minstrel" (Brunswick 128) using the western eclectic's electrical process, making 1927 a pivotal year for musical sound Ewen Hail first verse is the earliest to sing "As I Walked Out In The Streets Of Laredo As I Walked Out So Early One Day"