From Whence Came the Cowboy

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From Whence Came the Cowboy
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Studio album by Sons of the San Joaquin
Released October 31, 1995
Genre Western
Label Warner Western
Producer Joey Miskulin
Sons of the San Joaquin chronology
Songs of the Silver Screen
(1993) Songs of the Silver Screen1993
From Whence Came the Cowboy
(1995)
Gospel Trails
(1997) Gospel Trails1997

From Whence Came the Cowboy is the fifth album from the Sons of the San Joaquin and the third and final for the Warner Western label. It is the first to feature mostly original songs instead of relying on Sons of the Pioneers songs as they had for their prior releases.

Sons of the San Joaquin band

The Sons of the San Joaquin is a Western family band. Jack and Joe Hannah are brothers, while third member Lon Hannah is Joe's son. They began performing together in 1987 at a birthday party for Lon's grandfather. They have been credited with "rich durability of the traditional Western music they present, as well as the outstanding original cowboy songs" and being reminiscent of the Sons of the Pioneers. Roy Rogers called them "the only singing group alive who I feel sound like the original Sons of the Pioneers." They have over a dozen albums, including a gospel album and a greatest hits album.

Sons of the Pioneers

The Sons of the Pioneers are one of the United States' earliest Western singing groups. Known for their vocal performances, their musicianship, and their songwriting, they produced innovative recordings that have inspired many Western music performers and remained popular through the years. Since 1933, through many changes in membership, the Sons of the Pioneers have remained one of the longest-surviving country music vocal groups.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Jack Hannah, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Ridin' for the Roundup in the Springtime"3:25
2."Wyoming On My Mind" (Charlie Daniels)4:00
3."That's Why I'll Never Want to Be Anything But a Cowboy"3:23
4."Cowboy Rough"2:50
5."Prairie Girl"4:33
6."In My Colorado Home" (Jack Hannah, Darrell Arnold)3:46
7."Night Herding Song" (Harry Stephens)2:28
8."Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo" (Traditional)3:13
9."From Whence Came the Cowboy"4:22
10."Out Where the Cowboys Rope and Ride" (Baxter Black, Jack Hannah)2:59
11."Is It Because"4:20
12."Great American Cowboy"3:53

Personnel

Sons of the San Joaquin

Additional personnel

Mollie OBrien singer

Mollie O'Brien is an Americana, bluegrass, R&B, and folk singer from Wheeling, West Virginia. She has released a number of Americana albums with her brother, Grammy-winner Tim O'Brien. She has also released five positively received solo albums. She is currently based in Denver, and regularly tours and performs with her husband, guitarist Rich Moore, as a duo. Together they have released one studio album, Saints and Sinners and a live CD, 900 Baseline. She has regularly appeared on shows such as A Prairie Home Companion, Mountain Stage, and contributed vocals to the Grammy-winning album True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe. She is known for her interpretations of classic songs by artists such as Tom Waits, Memphis Minnie, Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry, Si Kahn, Terence Trent D'Arby, and Kate MacLeod.

Production

Notes

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