musical accompaniment: Waiting for a Train by Mississippi John Hurt.
If you’re not familiar with Mr. Hurt, he has probably the gentlest voice in blues.
I found this great photo of an anonymous cowboy in Archive.org. There’s no information about it, except they estimated it was taken around 1890.
Archive.org
He looks so cool and confident, doesn’t he?
old spirituals 
Cool Hand Luke. A little like a young Paul Newman.
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He does favor Paul Newman!
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not bad….the singer reminds me of my grandpa singing…
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What a wonderful memory!
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I, too, immediately thought of Paul Newman. In my youth, the Cowboy and the American soldier were my idols. I watched all the vintage cowboy and military TV series. When I see a photo of a “real cowboy” from the 1800s I am disappointed when I compare the subject The Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers, The Cisco Kid, Have Gun, Will Travel, et al.
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Nothing can hold a candle to a child’s awakened imagination!
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