Cowboy's Sweetheart Vinyl Memories.

Suzy Bogguss released a cover of Cowboy's Sweetheart vinyl memories as a single from her 1988 album, "Somewhere Between."

Singing cowgirl Patsy Montana lit up the prairie airwaves in the 1930s, with her perky combination of cowboy tunes and swing.

Released in 1935 Montana's cowboy song lyrics to "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" became the first million seller by a woman in country music.

Montana wrote the song in 1934 when she was feeling lonely and missing her boyfriend, so at first glance her song title gives the impression that it's an old-fashioned ballad about a woman who wants to fall in love with a cowboy.

Her cowboy's sweetheart vinyl memories lyrics paints a different picture of a woman who wants to rope and ride and sleep out under the stars, just like her Cowboy Sweetheart.  

Is Suzy Bogguss The Best Ever On This Song?

Do you want to actually understand the lyrics of a song and be mesmerized by the voice and music? Then you should listen to Suzy Bogguss sing this song.
 
Cowboy's Sweetheart was released off the album "Somewhere Between" in 1988 and reached #77 on the Country charts. It is still hard for me to believe this great old campfire song did not do better.

My favorite song by Suzy, "Someday Soon" was from her 1991 "Aces" album and reached #12 on the country charts.

City Girl, Country Heart - The Story Begins...

Sucy had always felt out of place in the city. She worked long hours surrounded by glass buildings and traffic jams. The noise, the crowds, and the concrete jungle never quite felt like home. Working as a graphic designer with eye-catching designs that celebrate the rugged charm of the cowboy lifestyle, she loved her job, but something was always missing.

Then by chance she met Tim.

Tim was a real working cowboy and part-time rodeo bull rider from the Texas hill country. The two met when Tim came to the small town of Wnslow, Arizona, for a rodeo trade show, and their worlds collided in the most unexpected way. Tim somehow ended up at the same coffee shop where Sucy was working on her laptop. His easy smile and sun-weathered hands told a story she wanted to be part of. Tim's quiet confidence and stories of wide open spaces captured Sucy's heart completely.

During their long-distance relationship, Tim would send her photos of golden sunsets painting the Texas sky in shades of amber and rose. He described the smell of fresh earth after rain and the sound of absolute silence that the city never allowed. Sucy began dreaming of that life every single night.

As their relationship grew, Tim began sharing his world with her. He talked about wide open spaces, campfires under a blanket of stars, and the sound of horses breathing quietly in the early morning. Sucy was completely captivated.

Trading City Heels For Cowboy Boots!

On her first visit to Tim's ranch, something awakened inside her. The moment she climbed onto a horse named Copper and felt the warm breeze rushing against her face, she knew she could never fully go back. Sleeping under that blanket of stars that first night brought tears to her eyes. She was truly a real Cowboy's Sweetheart with this new life she loved best.

She started spending weekends at his ranch, learning to saddle a horse, mend a fence, and read the weather by watching the clouds. Every western sunset painted across the sky felt like a promise calling her name.

The road was not easy. Her hands blistered, her muscles ached, and self-doubt crept in regularly. But every sunset reminded her exactly why she was fighting for this new life.

Sucy made a decision. She would trade her city heels for cowboy boots and build a life worth living under that big open sky.  

Her greatest adventure was just beginning.

Cowboy's Sweetheart - Remembering Patsy Montana.

In 2012 "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" was added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry list of "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important" American sound recordings.

Patsy Montana died on May 3, 1996, at her home in San Jacinto, California. As her husband, Paul Rose served in the United States Army, she is buried at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California. 

She was inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1987 and in the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1996.

My niece Sucy Christman is A Real Cowboy's Sweetheart.

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