# Episode 98: Songs of the Cowboys with Rex Rideout

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Podcast: [Cowboy Crossroads](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cowboy-crossroads-769389)
Published: 2024-03-07T02:14:00+00:00
Episode link: https://andyhedges.com/cowboy-crossroads/blog/7362974/episode-98-songs-of-the-cowboys-with-rex-rideout
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Duration seconds: 2393

## Resource

Old-time musician Rex Rideout discusses the life and times of the first cowboy song collector Jack Thorp. Rex discusses the events that led to Thorp's search for cowboy songs, Thorp's book of Songs of the Cowboys, the story of Little Joe the Wrangler, and Thorp's banjo. Find out more about Rex at http://www.timetravelmusic.com Find out more about Cowboy Crossroads at www.andyhedges.com Become a patron at www.patreon.com/cowboycrossroads

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