Johnny Guitar

Wayne O'Brian fills in all the other Western Heros, John Wayne, Hugh O-Brian, Allan Ladd, Sterling Hayden, and on and on.
Did you know that John Wayne introduced James Arness on the first 'Gunsmoke' tv episode? The producers wanted Wayne for the role but TV being new, he recommended another 6' plus actor, Arness for the role.
Rap wasn't the first 'spoken song'. There were country songs in the 60's like Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean in 1961 (the sausage guy) and "Ringo" by Lorne Greene (Pa from Bonanza) in 1964.