Ellis Miller

Presented by Headwater Productions

 

Thoughts, Musings and Useless Information

 

Thoughts on Tall Tales and Back Porch Music

Man has a compulsion to document himself.  It is a safe bet that even before the first drawings appeared on the walls of ancient cave dwellings, songs and stories were in place to celebrate heroes, remember significant events and relive emotions and passions. The songs and stories of our collective existence are artifacts of life and living just as the buildings we built, the tools we used or anything else ultimately left behind.    (Click here to read the full document)

Genealogy:  Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo (aka The Cowboys Lament and The Dying Cowboy) is one of the most recognized American cowboy/folk songs.  It has been recorded thousands of times by as many artists and exemplifies the western culture and way of life that is stamped indelibly on the American psyche.  The following lyric is representative of the hundreds of verses and variations. (Click here to read the full document)