What connects this song
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Released on Vanguard, also There but for Fortune (Joan Baez), The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Joan Baez) and Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word (Joan Baez)
Written by Lead Belly, also Cotton Fields (Creedence Clearwater Revival), Hangman Jury (Aerosmith) and Cotton Fields (Udo Jürgens)
Part of Play One More, also Short Grass and The French Girl
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Lead Belly wrote 53 songs on fono
Lead Belly first appears on fono in 1953, 13 years before this song
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- Lead Belly
- Performed by
- Felix Pappalardi, Ian Tyson, Paul Griffin and Rick Turner
- Part of
- Play One More
- Released on
- Vanguard
- Written by
- Lead Belly
- Performed by
- Felix Pappalardi, Ian Tyson, Paul Griffin and Rick Turner
- Part of
- Play One More
- Released on
- Vanguard
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Lead Belly
Same label: Vanguard
Same release: Play One More
Same writer: Lead Belly
Same label: Vanguard
Same release: Play One More
Same writer: Lead Belly
Same label: Vanguard
Elsewhere
Sources (8)
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1MusicBrainz When I Was a Cowboy was performed by Felix Pappalardi
When I Was a Cowboy was performed by Felix Pappalardi
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz When I Was a Cowboy was performed by Ian Tyson
When I Was a Cowboy was performed by Ian Tyson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz When I Was a Cowboy was performed by Paul Griffin
When I Was a Cowboy was performed by Paul Griffin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz When I Was a Cowboy was performed by Rick Turner
When I Was a Cowboy was performed by Rick Turner
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz When I Was a Cowboy was written by Lead Belly
When I Was a Cowboy was written by Lead Belly
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz When I Was a Cowboy is part of the release Play One More
When I Was a Cowboy is part of the release Play One More
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Vanguard is the label of the song When I Was a Cowboy
Vanguard is the label of the song When I Was a Cowboy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz When I Was a Cowboy was released on 1966
When I Was a Cowboy was released on 1966
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026