Having recently been pointed in the direction of a song about John Wayne by Red Sovine entitled \u201cThe Hero\u201d, I thought I\u2019d have a go at putting together a playlist of other songs inspired by the much-missed actor.<\/p>\n
I was well aware of the recent release by Lady Gaga called \u201cJohn Wayne\u201d but, upon further investigation, I uncovered a whole bunch of other musical tributes to JW that I didn\u2019t even know existed up until now.<\/p>\n
On top of this there\u2019s a lot of tunes out there, some famous, some not, that namecheck him in one way or the other that definitely justify further investigation.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve therefore put together a list of ten of these tunes, well aware there must be a lot of other musical tributes to JW I\u2019ve yet to discover for myself, so if you\u2019re inclined to help I\u2019d appreciate any other suggestions you might have for a follow up article on this subject.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, I\u2019ve listened to all of the songs listed here, not specifically by preference as I don\u2019t want to impose my musical tastes where they might not be wanted. Hope you enjoy the music.<\/p>\n
PS I made a conscious decision to only include those songs that celebrate JW in a positive light. There\u2019s a few out there that don\u2019t but I\u2019m sure you can check those out for yourselves if that\u2019s the way your stick floats. On with the show.<\/p>\n