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A Memory Of Jim
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This is a song written for a dear cowboy friend who died suddenly of a massive heart attack at a very young age. He was a great cowboy and a real one.
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FLETCHER JOWERS Cowboy and Western Music Fletcher is a premier Cowboy Singer and Songwriter of pure Cowboy music. His authentic Texas Cowboy approach to music has warmed the hearts of his fans throughout the West. He has been featured at Cowboy events such as The Western Heritage Classic, The Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering, The Great Pikes Peake Cowboy Poetry Gathering (there awarded the prestigious Dick Spencer Memorial Award), The New Mexico Cowboy Poetry Gathering, The National Cowboy Symposium, The Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering, The Cowboy Hall Of Fame, and The Academy Of Western Artists Awards Ceremony. Fletcher has been nominated for Entertainer Of The Year, Male Vocalist Of The Year, Song Of The Year as well as Albumn Of The Year. He co-authored, along with Red Steagall, the great song "Sleepin' In My Leggin's Tonight" which was on Red's Wrangler Award winning project "Dear Momma, I'm A Cowboy". He also wrote "When The Roses Bloom Next Spring", a cut on Red's project "Love Of The West". Fletcher was a principal actor/singer along with Charlie Daniels, Ian Tyson, Becky Hobbs and Will Dudley on the short film/musical video "Ol Cowboys And Dreamers" produced by Peter Lippman. He has released three projects, "Songs Of A Texas Cowboy", "Sing Me A Cowboy Song" and "Still Riding High". Fletcher has lived the life of a cowboy, working on several ranches throughout the West.
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Country • Country and Western
Peak in subgenre #15
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Fletcher Jowers
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July 26, 2003
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"With pen in hand and tears streaming down my face, I wrote the lyrics to "A Memory Of Jim" in 1999 just after my pardner Jim Butrum had suddenly died of a massive heart attack. He was such a wonderful man and cowboy and had a tremendous impact on my musical career, always encouraging. I did sing the song at the 1999 Academy of Western Artists' awards ceremony at the Scott Theater in Ft. Worth. Rich O'Brien and Dave Alexander's band backed me up."
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A MEMORY OF JIM (3:33) (Fletcher Jowers) John 14:1 - There are many rooms in my Father's home, and I am going to prepare a place for you. It's a story sad to tell About the end of life's trail For the best cowboy I've ever known He left here so young With his dreams still undone He moved on to that heavenly home Ch: A cowboy he was king He loved the roundups in spring And he loved Texas it was always his home We know The Lord understands How we miss our old friend Without you Jim how can we go on He'd save the best horse for you For him an old bronc would do He'd ride the bad one and never complain When you needed a hand He'd be there 'till the end He'd stand by you in sunshine or rain Ch: A cowboy he was king He could do anything His heart was made of pure gold It won't ever seem right It still cuts like a knife Without you Jim how can we go on Green pastures now he rides On that range beyond the skies In that country where he'll never grow old On a good horse he'll fly With the angels by his side Running freely down trails of shining gold Ch: A Cowboy he was king We'd laugh and we'd sing His favorite was The Strawberry Roan So adios my good friend Someday we'll ride again Without you Jim how can we go on (c) 2003 Pistol Hill Music ASCAP
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