"It Was Always The Music" Roy Rogers & Dale Evans (Book & CD) Real Leather Cover
$400.00 $100.00 
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This 400 page 9-1/2" x 11" hardbound book by Eric van Hamersveld contains forewords by both Dale Evans and Roy "Dusty" Rogers, Jr., an introduction explaining the 5-year search for this "lost" music, several special Rogers' family pictures, 28 chapters representing the 28 films Roy and Dale starred in together, and a detailed appendix. Within the 28 chapters there are over 160 songs. No wonder they were called "musical Westerns!"
Each chapter begins with a title page displaying the film's title screen, full film credits, a brief story synopsis, and a nine-panel photo spread depicting the story line action. The rest of the chapter's pages are the song sheets song sheets (see list below) in the order in which they were sung in the film. Each song sheet contains not only the lyrics, melody, and guitar chords but film frames from the film showing what was going on while the song was being sung and a script block that explains why the song was in the film.
Each book also includes a CD of 18 songs (over 35 minutes of music) that are digitally remastered soundtracks from the original films (see list below). Because of film editing during the early 1950s, most of the songs on this CD have not been heard in over 50 years!
Below is the list of the 28 films and the over 160 songs included in the book: "THE COWBOY AND THE SENORITA" Released: 5/12/44. Songs: "The Cowboy and the Senorita," "Bunk House Bugle Boy," "What'll I Use for Money," "Besame Mucho," "Round Her Neck She Wears a Yeller Ribbon," "The Enchilada Man"
"THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS" Released: 6/24/44. Songs: "The Yellow Rose of Texas," "Lucky Me, Unlucky You," "Song of the Rover," "Down in the Old Town Hall," "Western Wonderland," "Timber Trail," "A Two-Seated Saddle and A One-Gaited Horse," "Down Mexico Way," "Take It Easy," "Showboat"
"SONG OF NEVADA" Released: 8/5/44. Songs: "Nevada," "There's A New Moon Over Nevada," "What Are We Going to Do About This Rainy Day," "The Wigwam Song," "Sweet Betsy From Pike," "And Her Golden Hair was Hanging Down Her Back"
"SAN FERNANDO VALLEY" Released: 9/15/44. Songs: "San Fernando Valley," "My Hobby is Love," "One Thousand Eight Hundred & Forty Nine", "I Drottled A Drit Drit," "They Went That-a-Way," "How Could Anyone Be Sweeter Than You," "Over the Rainbow Trail We'll Ride"
"LIGHTS OF OLD SANTA FE" Released: 11/6/44. Songs: "Lights of Old Santa Fe," "Amor," "The Cowpoke Polka," "I'm Happy In My Levi Britches," "Cowboy Jubilee," "The Nerve of Some People," "Trigger Hasn't Got a Purty Figure," "Ride 'em Cowboy"
"UTAH" Released: 3/21/45. Songs: "Utah," "Thank Dixie For Me," "Utah Trail," "Welcome Home Miss Bryant," "Five Little Miles," "Beneath A Utah Sky," "Wild & Wooly Gals," "Lonesome Cowboy Blues"
"BELLS OF ROSARITA" Released: 6/19/45. Songs: "Bells of Rosarita," "Bugler's Lullaby," "Under a Blanket of Blue," "Singing Down the Road," "Gonna Build a Big Fence Around Texas," "Michael Finnegan," "When the Circus Comes to Town," "Trail Herdin' Cowboy"
"THE MAN FROM OKLAHOMA" Released: 8/1/45. Songs: "Skies Are Bluer," "I'm Gonna Have a Cowboy Wedding When the Sage Is All Abloom," "I'm Beginning to See the Light," "For You and Me," "Cheero Cheero Cherokee"
"SUNSET IN EL DORADO" Released: 9/24/45. Songs: "Belle on the El Dorado," "Go West, Young Man," "The Call of the Prairie," "Lady Who Wouldn't Say Yes," "I'm Awfully Glad I Met You"
"DON'T FENCE ME IN" Released: 10/20/45. Songs: "Don't Fence Me In," "A Kiss Goodnight," "Choo Choo Polka," "My Little Buckaroo," "The Last Roundup," "Along the Navajo Trail," "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
"ALONG THE NAVAJO TRAIL" Released: 12/15/45. Songs: "Along the Navajo Trail," "Free As the Wind," "It's the Gypsy In Me," "Saskatoon," "Saving for A Rainy Day," "Cool Water," "How Are You Doin In the Heart Department," "Twenty One Years Is A Mighty Long Time"
"SONG OF ARIZONA" Released: 3/9/46. Songs: "Song of Arizona," "Way Out There," "Half-A-Chance Ranch," "Round and Round-the Lariat Song," "That Feeling in the Moonlight," "Michael O'Leary, O'Brian, O'Toole," "Will Ya' Be My Darling," "WhenMr. Spook Steps Out"
"RAINBOW OVER TEXAS" Released: 5/9/46. Songs: "Rainbow Over Texas," "Lights of Old Santa Fe," "Texas U.S.A.," "Little Senorita," "Outlaw," "Cowboy Camp Meeting"
"MY PAL TRIGGER" Released: 7/10/46. Songs: "Livin' Western Style," "Harriet," "Alla En El Rancho Grande," "Old Faithful Pal," "Long, Long Ago"
"UNDER NEVADA SKIES" Released: 8/26/46. Songs: "Under Nevada Skies," "Ne-Ha-Nee," "I Want to Go West," "Anytime That I'm With You," "Sea Goin' Cowboy"
"ROLL ON, TEXAS MOON" Released: 9/12/46. Songs: "Roll On, Texas Moon," "What's Doin' Tonight in Dreamland," "Won't You Be a Friend of Mine?," "The Jumpin' Bean"
"HOME IN OKLAHOMA" Released: 11/8/46. Songs: "Home in Oklahoma," "I Wish I Was a Kid Again," "Everlasting Hills of Oklahoma," "Jailhouse Song," "Breakfast Club Song," "Cowboy Ham & Eggs," "Migalatio," "Herford Heaven"
"HELDORADO" Released: 12/15/46. Songs: "Heldorado," "Silver Stars, Purple Sage, Eyes of Blue," "My Saddle Pals And I," "Good Neighbor," "You Ain't Heard Nothin' 'Till You Hear Him Roar"
"APACHE ROSE" Released: 2/15/47. Songs: "Apache Rose," "Ride Vaqureros," "Wishing Well," "There's Nothing Like Coffee in the Morning"
"BELLS OF SAN ANGELO" Released: 5/15/47. Songs: "Bells of San Angelo," "Hot Lead," "A Cowboy's Dream of Heaven," "I Love the West," "Early in the Morning," "Lazy Days"
"SUSANNA PASS" Released: 4/29/49. Songs: "Susanna Pass," "Two-Gun Rita," "A Good, Good Morning," Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes"
"DOWN DAKOTA WAY" Released: 9/9/49. Songs: "Alphabet Song," "Cowboy's Dream," "Candy Kisses"
"THE GOLDEN STALLION" Released: 11/15/49. Songs: "Golden Stallion," "There's Always Time For A Song," Down Mexico Way," "Night On the Prairie"
"BELLS OF CORONADO" Released: 1/8/50. Songs: "Bells of Coronado," "Got No Time for the Blues," "Save A Smile"
"TWILIGHT IN THE SIERRAS" Released: 3/22/50. Songs: "Twilight in the Sierras," "Rootin', Tootin' Cowboy," "Pancho's Rancho," It's One Wonderful Day"
"TRIGGER, JR." Released: 6/30/50. Songs: "The Big Rodeo," "May the Good Lord Take a Likin' to You," "Stampede"
"SOUTH OF CALIENTE" Released: 10/15/51. Songs: "My Home is Over Yonder," "Gypsy Trail," Yasha the Gypsy," "Won't You Be A Friend of Mine"
"PALS OF THE GOLDEN WEST" Released: 12/15/51. Songs: "Pals of the Golden West," "You Never Know When Love May Come Along," "Slumber Trail," "Beyond the Great Divide"
Here is the list of songs on the CD included with the book:
"A Good, Good Morning,"
"A Two-Seated Saddle and a One-Gaited Horse,"
"Anytime That I'm With You,"
"Apache Rose,"
"Beneath A Utah Sky,"
"Choo Choo Polka,"
"Cowboy and the Senorita,"
"Down In the Old Town Hall,"
"Go West, Young Man,"
"Gonna Build A Big Fence Around Texas,"
"Harriet,"
"Hot Lead,"
"I Want To Go West,"
"I Wish I Was A Kid Again,"
"I'm Happy In My Levi Britches,"
"It's One Wonderful Day,"
"Song of the Rover,"
"Twilight In the Sierras"
