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Artist: Larry Weiss
Author: Larry Weiss
Label: Philips
Year: 1974
From his LP Black & Blue Suite. See also: Evil Woman. The author admitted the chorus was inspired by the end scene of 1944 film Buffalo Bill.
Covers:
Glen Campbell [n°1 C&W & US]
Claire [as Vreemde Vogels]
Bruce Springsteen [in Western Stars Songs From The Film]
Larry Weiss considered writing a musical based upon his song and when Glen Campbell hit the charts beyond belief, Larry started shopping in Hollywood. The timing didn't seem right. A Rhinestone Cowboy next to an Urban Cowboy and a Midnight Cowboy along with an Electric Horseman would saturate that market segment considerably. Weiss persevered and found a willing ear at 20th Century Fox to set up a film project around the Rhinestone Cowboy theme, starring Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton. The film flopped and the song Rhinestone Cowboy wasn't even in it.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)