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The Cowboy Iliad reaches back to the spoken tradition of storytelling designed to have no simple resolution, but a mix of history, nostalgia and speculation. And, of course, we wanted to honor the tradition of the Western...
In other words, Bobby Woods and I had a couple of shooters and made a record. - Walter Hill Writer/director Walter Hill, well-known for his westerns (The Long Riders, Geronimo: An American Legend, Wild Bill, Broken Trail and Deadwood), makes his recording debut at the age of 77, on The Cowboy Iliad, a spoken word album where Hill himself tells the story of a deadly shootout that occurred in Newton, Kansas in 1871 and its legendary aftermath of violence and controversy. Written by Walter Hill. Produced by Bobby Woods. Music by Les Deux Love Orchestra. Total Running Time: 24 Minutes