Johnny Mack Brown's journey from Alabama football to Hollywood star

If 1925 Alabama football hadn’t made it to the Rose Bowl, Johnny Mack Brown never would’ve become the “King of the B-Western” ...
Cowboy State Daily

Ned LeDoux Crosses Over From Country Music Stage To Western Movie Stardom

On stage with Garth Brooks in 2021, it was a high-pressure moment for Wyoming country music star Ned LeDoux. The Kaycee resident was there to sing a duet in honor of his father Chris, who’d sung the ...
Houston Chronicle

Rewatching ‘Urban Cowboy’ reveals a lost Houston and its iconic honky-tonk era defined by Gilley's

Join us on a journey to better understand Houston, one question at a time. Sign up to get the Houston Explained newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday. My first time watching “Urban Cowboy” ...
Outside

Jordan Peele’s 'High Horse' Doc Revives the Real History of America's Black Cowboys

The image of the American cowboy is a reflection of our nation’s soul. A symbol of rugged individualism and self-determination, the ethos of American idealism is conjured in our minds as a human form ...