Ed Bruce
William Edwin "Ed" Bruce, Jr. (born December 29, 1939) is an American country music songwriter and singer. He is known for penning the 1975 song "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and recording the 1982 country number one hit "You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had". He also co-starred in the television series Bret Maverick with James Garner during the 1981-82 season.
Early life & songwriting career
Bruce was born in Keiser, Arkansas and grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1957, at the age of 17, he went to see Jack Clement, a recording engineer for Sun Records. Bruce caught the attention of Sun owner Sam Phillips, for whom he wrote and recorded "Rock Boppin' Baby" (as "Edwin Bruce"). In 1962, he wrote "Save Your Kisses" for pop star Tommy Roe and in 1963 he reached No. 109 on the Billboard "Bubbling Under" chart with his own recording of "See the Big Man Cry" (Wand 140). Charlie Louvin recorded "See the Big Man Cry" (Capitol 5369) in 1965; Louvin's version reached No. 7 on the Billboard "Country Singles" chart.
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Ed Bruce
ALBUMS
- Puzzles released: 1995
- The Best of Ed Bruce released:
Puzzles
Released 1995- Puzzles (RCA unissued)
- Blue Denim Eyes (RCA unissued)
- By Route Of New Orleans
- Shadows Of Her Mind
- Lonesome Is Me
- Tiny Golden Locket
- If I Could Just Go Home
- Walker's Woods
- Give Me More Than You Take
- I'm Getting Better
- Painted Girls And Wine (RCA unissued)
- The Price I Pay To Stay
- Something Else To Mess Your Mind
- I Know Better
- Memphis Morning
- Blue Bayou (RCA unissued)
- Why Can't I Come Home
- Last Train To Clarksville
- Her Sweet Love And The Baby
- I'll Take You Away
- Ninety Seven More To Go
- I'd Best Be Leaving You
- Puzzles (RCA unissued)
- The Ballad Of The Drummerboy
- Painted Girls And Wine (Overdub)
- Blue Bayou (Overdub)
- Give Me More Than You Take (Overdub) (RCA unissued)
- I'd Best Be Leaving You (RCA unissued)
- Puzzles (Alt.) (Overdub)
The Best of Ed Bruce
- Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
- Diane
- The Last Cowboy Song
- Girls, Women & Ladies
- Evil Angel
- (When You Fall in Love) Everything's a Waltz
- You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had
- Love's Found You and Me
- Ever, Never Lovin' You
- My First Taste of Texas
- Theme From Bret Maverick
- You're Not Leavin' Here Tonight
- If It Was Easy
- After All
- Tell 'em I've Gone Crazy
- You Turn Me On (Like a Radio)
- When Giving Up Was Easy
- Nights
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The Last Cowboy Song
by: Ed BruceThere's a parking lot where the corner cafe stood
One of the places we first fell in love
They've built a waterslide on the bluff by the riverside
Where we first fumbled our way into love
And you hardly ever hear it it's a golden oldie now
But you and I danced to it at least a thousand miles
We ran with Bobby and his wife her name I can't recall
We had lots of fun and love hardly anything else at all
The things we knew are turning brown and gray with age or gone
It's funny how the years slip by I can't help but wonder why
Sometimes it doesn't seem that long
After all these years after all the joys and tears
After all is said and done after most of everything we knew is gone
I still love you
[ guitar ]
After all these years...
After all
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