Back in the 50s Arthur Hodgson and Tommy Carse were avid readers of cowboy books. Arthur was often reading the tales late into the night. I recall titles that went something like " Trouble at Redrock" or "Incident at Pawnee River". I guess it was a relief from pitwork. Incidentally Tommy's son is a notable footballer for Ushaw Moor CC.
Some of the names that come straight to mind when cowboys are mentioned are: Roy Rogers [1912-1998], Gene Autry [died about three months after Roy Rogers [1998 was a bad year for cowboy lovers], Tex Ritter [1905-1974], Hopalong Cassidy [1895-1972], and Lash La Rue [1917-1996].
I never realised until recently that one of Gene Autry's hits was : "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" and it is said that Lash La Rue trained Harrison Ford to use the bull whip.
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