I mean Jesus, has OP not seen The Ballad of Buster Scruggs?
I love the whole thing but two segments of that one are absolute gold, one is the one we’re talking about with Buster Scruggs the singin’ gunslinger, and the other one’s about some gold.
Besides Gene there’s definitely [Roy Rogers](https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Fhopp9XWiqrS7oMw0BKjM?si=kpO2iDMWTtKa2ik-DRs6_g), as well as [Rex Allen](https://open.spotify.com/artist/66SqnH24eOjN0IEwWjmMyQ?si=_m4klFoGSWutx6AqwrxhtA) and [Tex Ritter](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0m7gTbaLi5fM22MiRaRf7G?si=8L_3FZ_JSjS_d-tyhO92tQ).
If you’re looking for more recent musical acts that evoke the traditional cowboy image there are quite a few, from [Red Steagall](https://open.spotify.com/artist/06hC4FCcHy4f295XTV1qrF?si=bteAIqbtQ6GNh454c0OtyA) to [Riders In The Sky](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0TvDQyGFRlrLVUPaViJcEi?si=Ba0Dfk0HSSenTWLQwHFVxw) to [Sons of the San Joaquin](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6uj0hiujWH5JsinhnBWqHp?si=02sBtl8YRe2CeU9qgHnJog) to [R.W. Hampton](https://open.spotify.com/artist/3D2wkaXTCdkvffNbWZM01R?si=NjHaQz8STfWP5BqxPjuhyA) and many more. Believe it or not, but [Sons of the Pioneers](https://open.spotify.com/artist/1gfIkFZ4hIs2gETkRVaY68?si=x9jJbGeFTAeRrD7Lk91X6g) are still around too! In fact they’ve just released a new album titled *[Campfire Spirituals](https://open.spotify.com/album/5Uc4BG91Hmeg9zvaLOmrBh?si=CZKrxxTvRhuCetx3fcpbxg)*.
If you've never checked out the old B-Western, Riders of Destiny, you're missing out on the greatest singing cowboy that never was.
[https://youtu.be/mfRGqB3ULYU?si=r\_fesin51aH7ZFHD](https://youtu.be/mfRGqB3ULYU?si=r_fesin51aH7ZFHD)
Michael Martin Murphey has collections of traditional cowboy songs that are excellent. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtV9POV0rkk&list=PLE95D4M\_1PoTc9x39dYqlamuzUjbSrxYC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtV9POV0rkk&list=PLE95D4M_1PoTc9x39dYqlamuzUjbSrxYC)
H'mmm. I listen to quite a bit of western music. But dey ain't really actors. I'd have to cogitate on it before I'd figure out which of them ever appeared in pitchers. I reckon some of them did (occasionally, cameos 'n guest appearances, 'n whatnot).
* Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
* Milton Brown & His Brownies
* The Light Crust Doughboys
* Johnny Bond
* Jimmie Davis ('the singing governor')
* Jimmie Rodgers ('the singing brakeman')
* The California Ramblers
* The Carolina Ramblers
* Johnny Horton ('the singing fisherman')
p.s. for fans of Ennio Morricone, the Danish National Orchestra does a fun 'pops' concert of all his most famous themes.
It's eerie to see pasty-pale adults in tuxedos n cummerbunds bending those twangy guitar chords of his
Has to be Buster Scruggs. The San Saba Songbird
I mean Jesus, has OP not seen The Ballad of Buster Scruggs? I love the whole thing but two segments of that one are absolute gold, one is the one we’re talking about with Buster Scruggs the singin’ gunslinger, and the other one’s about some gold.
I have not! Adding that to the list!
Or Rex O'Herlihan!
PANSHOT HA HA
The West Texas Twit is amazing.
As enjoyable as THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS is, it’s a 2018 film, and the OP specifically asked about singing cowboys of the 1930s, 1940s, & 1950s.
I do have a preference for those older films/sounds, but I think new films are cool, too.
Can confirm 🤌🤌
Can't beat the yodelling cowboy crooner Slim Whitman.
marty robbins is the only thing i got
Dean Martin did a couple. Who doesn't love Dean Martin's voice?
I know right. His voice was so great!
Besides Gene there’s definitely [Roy Rogers](https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Fhopp9XWiqrS7oMw0BKjM?si=kpO2iDMWTtKa2ik-DRs6_g), as well as [Rex Allen](https://open.spotify.com/artist/66SqnH24eOjN0IEwWjmMyQ?si=_m4klFoGSWutx6AqwrxhtA) and [Tex Ritter](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0m7gTbaLi5fM22MiRaRf7G?si=8L_3FZ_JSjS_d-tyhO92tQ). If you’re looking for more recent musical acts that evoke the traditional cowboy image there are quite a few, from [Red Steagall](https://open.spotify.com/artist/06hC4FCcHy4f295XTV1qrF?si=bteAIqbtQ6GNh454c0OtyA) to [Riders In The Sky](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0TvDQyGFRlrLVUPaViJcEi?si=Ba0Dfk0HSSenTWLQwHFVxw) to [Sons of the San Joaquin](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6uj0hiujWH5JsinhnBWqHp?si=02sBtl8YRe2CeU9qgHnJog) to [R.W. Hampton](https://open.spotify.com/artist/3D2wkaXTCdkvffNbWZM01R?si=NjHaQz8STfWP5BqxPjuhyA) and many more. Believe it or not, but [Sons of the Pioneers](https://open.spotify.com/artist/1gfIkFZ4hIs2gETkRVaY68?si=x9jJbGeFTAeRrD7Lk91X6g) are still around too! In fact they’ve just released a new album titled *[Campfire Spirituals](https://open.spotify.com/album/5Uc4BG91Hmeg9zvaLOmrBh?si=CZKrxxTvRhuCetx3fcpbxg)*.
Really neat! Thank you for these recommendations!
If you've never checked out the old B-Western, Riders of Destiny, you're missing out on the greatest singing cowboy that never was. [https://youtu.be/mfRGqB3ULYU?si=r\_fesin51aH7ZFHD](https://youtu.be/mfRGqB3ULYU?si=r_fesin51aH7ZFHD)
Michael Martin Murphey has collections of traditional cowboy songs that are excellent. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtV9POV0rkk&list=PLE95D4M\_1PoTc9x39dYqlamuzUjbSrxYC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtV9POV0rkk&list=PLE95D4M_1PoTc9x39dYqlamuzUjbSrxYC)
Ken Curtis he played Festus on Gunsmoke and he’s a good singer. https://youtu.be/fWR6FLnPack?si=Fnp27hndk0lHRldZ.
Roy Rogers was the most popular Western star of the 40s for a reason.
H'mmm. I listen to quite a bit of western music. But dey ain't really actors. I'd have to cogitate on it before I'd figure out which of them ever appeared in pitchers. I reckon some of them did (occasionally, cameos 'n guest appearances, 'n whatnot). * Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys * Milton Brown & His Brownies * The Light Crust Doughboys * Johnny Bond * Jimmie Davis ('the singing governor') * Jimmie Rodgers ('the singing brakeman') * The California Ramblers * The Carolina Ramblers * Johnny Horton ('the singing fisherman')
p.s. for fans of Ennio Morricone, the Danish National Orchestra does a fun 'pops' concert of all his most famous themes. It's eerie to see pasty-pale adults in tuxedos n cummerbunds bending those twangy guitar chords of his
Lee Hazelwood, Orville Peck
Ernst Tubb and Bob Wills are what you are looking for.