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Country star Ed Bruce has died at age 81. The singer passed away of natural causes on Friday in his Clarksville, Tenn. home, his publicist confirmed to Fox News. Bruce started his music career as a recording engineer.
Blake Shelton were among the artists who paid tributes to Bruce for his contribution.
We lost another one of our great country singer songwriters today. The man behind “Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” and more. So many cool records of his that I listened to growing up. pic.twitter.com/6kpO6TVUcx
Just hearing that Ed Bruce passed away… What a stand alone voice he had. He’ll be remembered for his many talents including acting and maybe most important his songwriting… Rest In Peace cowboy. Im not loving 2021 so far.
We have lost another friend and songwriter today … Rest Easy Ed Bruce … many will remember him for songs like Mama Don’t Let Your Baby’s Grow Ip To Be Cowboys but we shall remember him for a song called I Know … look it up for a blessing … Goodbye brother and Thank You pic.twitter.com/9njQyPvLHz
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After the brutal year the country music community endured in 2020, it appears as though 2021 is picking up right where we left off.
Famous country music singer/songwriter Ed Bruce passed away last night at the age of 81 due to natural causes in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Bruce was a highly touted songwriter in the 1970s and 1980’s, who is most well known for writing
Waylon Jennings’ hit song, “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow up to be Cowboys.”
Bruce originally sang the song, and it peaked at number 15 on the Hot Country Singles chart in 1976. Perhaps the song is most well known for Waylon Jennings’ and Willie Nelson’s version, which hit number one in 1978. Nelson and Jennings won a Grammy for “Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal” in 1979 with the song. It was also voted by the Western Writers of America as one of the top 100 western songs of all time.