Tue, 20 Nov 2007
Learning about Cowboys
We are enjoying a vacation in Branson this week. Last night we
saw John
Fullerton. An incredible guy who became fascinated with
the great cowboy singers of the mid 20th century. Roy Rogers
and Gene Autry of course are the most famous of these that perhaps
some of you have heard of. Fullerton devoted himself as a teenager to learning
and performing this music. He has documented and learned the harmony's
and singing style of these performers. Last night he started out
his presentation with a Roy Rogers movie from the 30's. He also had
lots of memorabilia that he has collected over the years.
This music has a much different sound than we are used to these days. It is gentle and the way the men sang in harmony is quite nice. Fullerton also had lots of stories to tell as well as his performances. Some of the songs he sang by playing a recording with himself singing the harmonies in the background. This worked fairly well. One song that I know I have heard before (and probably many people have) was Ghost Riders in the Sky. Fullerton told the story of how this song came to be written. It was inspired by the guy being out in a thunderstorm and being scared by an old Indian who told him to watch out for the ghost riders.
I remember watching Roy Rogers episodes on TV when I was very young. I suppose these were re-runs as I don't remember when they were made. But for a while as I grew I up, I went through a very dedicated cowboy phase (which was followed by a much longer army phase). I know I had some cap guns but I don't remember if they were specifically Roy Rogers branded. Fullerton mentioned that these are worth quite a bit of money these days.
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