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The Strawberry Roan (song)
American cowboy song by Curley Fletcher
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"The Strawberry Roan" is a classic American cowboy song, written by California cowboy Curley Fletcher and first published in 1915, as a poem called The Outlaw Broncho. By the early 1930s, the song had become famous; in 1931 it was sung by a cowboy in the Broadway play Green Grow the Lilacs. It has become one of the best-known cowboy songs, found in dozens of collections of American folk music and performed on numerous recordings.[1] Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.[2]
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| "The Strawberry Roan" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Paul Hamblin | |
| B-side | "Under Dakota's Cross" |
| Written | 1915 |
| Published | 1915 |
| Released | July 3, 1930 |
| Recorded | March 21, 1930 |
| Genre | Western |
| Length | 2:30 |
| Label | Victor |
| Songwriter | Curley Fletcher |
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The song tells the story of a bragging horse breaker who meets his match in a picturesque strawberry roan.[1][3]
In popular culture
American singer Chappell Roan, born Kayleigh Amstutz, chose her stage name in honor of her grandfather, Dennis K. Chappell, whose favorite song was "The Strawberry Roan".[4]