Al Dexter wrote the words, adapted the melody from "Boil Them Cabbage
Down" and on March 18, 1942 recorded Pistol Packin' Mama, which went on
to become the first #1 country song on the newly established country
charts. The other side, Rosalita, also hit #1. Here are both tunes from
Okeh 6708, the original 78. THE WESTERNER https://thewesterner.blogspot.com/
https://youtu.be/JiAluEcokb4
https://youtu.be/JiAluEcokb4
Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
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