James Garner.
The Keiser, Arkansas native moved to Memphis with his family at a young age and considered Tennessee his home state, and signed to the famed Sun Records label at the age of 17, according to a biography on his official website. Bruce maintained a successful career in country music for more than four decades, which includes writing such hits as After All, Girls, Women and Ladies, My First Taste of Texas and the Theme from Bret Maverick.
Bruce also hosted American Sports Cavalcade and Truckin USA on
The Nashville Network and has appeared in dozens of nationwide radio commercials including McDonald s, Kawasaki, John Deere, Dodge Trucks, United Airlines and the Armed Services Campaign s It s a Great Place to Start campaign.
Singer-Songwriter Ed Bruce Dead at 81
Singer-songwriter Ed Bruce, who wrote Mammas Don t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys and more classic country hits, has died. According to a press release from his representative, Bruce died in Clarksville, Tenn., on Friday (Jan. 8) from natural causes at the age of 81.
Born on Dec. 29, 1939, in Keiser, Ark., Bruce moved to Memphis with his family early in his life, and he considered Tennessee his home state, according to his official biography on his website. He began writing songs in his teens and, and he first began recording on the legendary Memphis-based Sun Records in 1957 while still a senior in high school, releasing a single titled Rock Boppin Baby under the name Edwin Bruce.
James Garner.
The Keiser, Arkansas native moved to Memphis with his family at a young age and considered Tennessee his home state, and signed to the famed Sun Records label at the age of 17, according to a biography on his official website. Bruce maintained a successful career in country music for more than four decades, which includes writing such hits as After All, Girls, Women and Ladies, My First Taste of Texas and the Theme from Bret Maverick.
Bruce also hosted American Sports Cavalcade and Truckin USA on
The Nashville Network and has appeared in dozens of nationwide radio commercials including McDonald s, Kawasaki, John Deere, Dodge Trucks, United Airlines and the Armed Services Campaign s It s a Great Place to Start campaign.