Gentleman Cowboy Actors
This "Duke" of Hollywood became the face of Westerns in classics like Stagecoach and True Grit.
Who is John Wayne
This long-running Western series featured the Cartwright family living on the Ponderosa Ranch near Lake Tahoe.
What is Bonanza?
Known as the “Queen of Country,” this singer gave us classics like “Jolene” and “9 to 5.”
Who is Dolly Parton?
This song, often called the “unofficial anthem of the American West,” begins with the words “Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam.”
What is Home on the Range?
This outlaw, shot by Robert Ford in 1882, was the leader of a gang that famously robbed banks and trains across Missouri.
Who is Jesse James?
This actor brought "spaghetti" to the Western with his iconic role as the Man With No Name in Sergio Leone’s trilogy.
Who is Clint Eastwood?
James Arness starred as Marshal Matt Dillon in this Dodge City–set Western that ran for 20 years on CBS.
What is Gunsmoke?
This singer from Texas rose to fame in the 1960s with hits like “Crazy” and “I Fall to Pieces.”
Who is Patsy Cline?
This Sons of the Pioneers classic features lyrics about drifting along with a rolling plant blown by the wind.
What is Tumbling Tumbleweeds?
This Texas outlaw and folk hero, known for escaping from jails, was killed at age 21 in 1881 by Sheriff Pat Garrett.
Who is Billy the Kid?
Known for his rugged looks, this star of Shane delivered one of the most famous good-bye scenes in film history.
Who is Shane Ladd?
This 1950s show featured Clayton Moore and his Native American companion Tonto, riding together for justice.
What is The Lone Ranger?
Before finding crossover pop success with “You’re No Good,” this artist was known as the “First Lady of Rock” who also recorded country standards with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris.
Who is Linda Ronstadt?
This traditional folk song, sometimes called “Birmingham Jail,” begins with “Down in the valley, valley so low.”
What is Down in the Valley?
Nicknamed the “Bandit Queen,” this female outlaw gained notoriety for her involvement with horse theft, stagecoach robbery, and her ties to other outlaws of the Old West.
Who is Belle Starr?
Before he was famous for playing an outlaw biker, this actor earned an Oscar nomination as a cowboy in Hud.
Who is Paul Newman?
Steve McQueen rose to fame as bounty hunter Josh Randall in this Western series that aired from 1958 to 1961.
What is Wanted: Dead or Alive?
This Oklahoma-born singer was the first woman to be named the Country Music Association’s “Entertainer of the Year” in 1972.
Who is Loretta Lynn?
Written by Stephen Foster in 1848, this banjo tune became a staple of American folk music with the lyric “I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee.”
What is Oh! Susanna?
This member of the Wild Bunch, partnered with Sundance Kid, was said to have died in Bolivia in 1908 after years of robbing banks and trains.
Who is Butch Cassidy?
This actor, often overshadowed by his famous brother, became a Western staple with roles in Rio Bravo and El Dorado.
Who is Robert Mitchum?
This short-lived but influential 1960 series about a widowed rancher and his two sons is often called a precursor to Bonanza.
What is The Westerner?
This Grammy-winning country star broke through in the 1990s with “She’s in Love with the Boy,” later becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry and also known for her work as a cookbook author.
Who is Trisha Yearwood?
This cowboy ballad of lost love and prairie life is sometimes called “Cowboy Love Song,” but is better known by its geographical title.
What is Red River Valley?
This infamous outlaw led the Wild Bunch and was killed in a 1892 shootout with lawmen in Ingalls, Oklahoma.
Who is Bill Doolin?