| "I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" | |
|---|---|
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| Song by Patsy Montana Acc. by Prairie Ramblers | |
| B-side | "Ridin' Old Paint" |
| Written | 1934 |
| Published | 1935 Bob Miller, Inc.[1] Universal - On Backstreet Music Inc. 1965 |
| Released | November 1935[2] |
| Recorded | August 16, 1935[3] |
| Studio | ARC Studios, New York City |
| Genre | Country (Hillbilly), Western |
| Label | Melotone 51156[4] |
| Songwriter(s) | Patsy Montana |
| Producer(s) | Art Satherley |
"I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" is a country and western song written in 1934 and first recorded in 1935 by Rubye Blevins, who performed as Patsy Montana. It was the first country song by a female artist to sell more than one million copies.[5]
- ^ "Patsy Montana "I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" sheet music cover". Ozark Folklife and Culture Images. 1935-12-31.
- ^ PATSY MONTANA; Prairie Ramblers (1935-11-01), I WANNA BE A COWBOY'S SWEETHEART, Internet Archive, Romeo, retrieved 2021-08-10
- ^ "MELOTONE 78rpm numerical listing discography: 1935 dated issues". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ PATSY MONTANA; Prairie Ramblers (1935), I WANNA BE A COWBOY'S SWEETHEART, Internet Archive, Melotone, retrieved 2021-08-10
- ^ "Patsy Montana's Vest and Skirt". HistoryWired: A few of our favorite things. Smithsonian Institution. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-03.