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There was a time when i was one of the top in the united states. there were black cowboys before me. this is not really new. this is what people did years and years and years ago when they didnt do anything but herd cattle. if you work on a ranch every day, then on the weekends, they went and put a dollar and $2 up and said, "i can beat you, riding a horse", and thats the way it began. the people begin to say, "hey, lets put this together, lets make an evening out of rodeo." lets start it over. ...

Cowboys of colour becomes a major event and it got to be big — big! i have ridden in the cowboys of colour rodeo all the time. i travel with them sometimes. when i first came in the game about 22 years ago, there was a lot of black cowboys. my grandfather was a cowboy, my uncle were cowboys, all of my friends are cowboys and all of the cowboys i know are black, you know? i kind of get my strength and energy through how i was raised with those guys. my life is 24—7 work, sun up to sundown. th...

An annual rodeo in our town. it is a financial boost for our city. cowboys of colour becomes a major event and it got to be big. big. ive ridden in the cowboys of colour rodeo all the time. i travel with them, sometimes. when i first came in the game, about 22 years ago, there was a lot of black cowboys. my grandfather was a cowboy, my uncles were cowboys, all of my friends are cowboys and all the cowboys i know are black, you know. i kinda get my strength and energy through how i was raised thr...

Lets stay in the usa for a moment as we catch up with the latest in our untold america series, where we look at some of the people who have helped to shape the usa we know today. this week we are in oklahoma, meeting some of its legendary cowboys of colour. i started riding bareback horses when i was 15. im 80 years old! born and raised in america. i am a cowboy! im a pretty good cowboy. there was a time when i was one of the top in the united states. slide guitar plays. there were black cowboys...

Bill pickett. i was going to about 130 rodeos a year. ive been beat up. ive had a punctured lung, cut liver, ruptured spleen. youre going to go through it, youre going to get hurt — itsjust a matter of when and how bad. once its in you, its hard to get out of you. when you come to the dirty south, were covered. theres a lot of talent here in oklahoma. you know, were here and were not going nowhere! finally this week, lockdown has been hard for most, but particularly hard for those remote commu...

It is a financial boost for our city. cowboys of colour becomes a major event and it got to be big. big. ive ridden in the cowboys of colour rodeo all the time. i travel with them, sometimes. when i first came in the game, about 22 years ago, there was a lot of black cowboys. my grandfather was a cowboy, my uncles were cowboys, all of my friends are cowboys and all the cowboys i know are black, you know. i kinda get my strength and energy through how i was raised through those guys. my life is 2...

There were black cowboys before me. this is not really new. this is what people did years and years and years ago when they didnt do anything but herd cattle. if you work on a ranch every day, then on the weekends, they went and put a dollar and $2 up and said, "i can beat you, riding a horse", and thats the way it began. the people begin to say, "hey, lets put this together, lets make an evening out of rodeo." lets start it over. different cities decided we need an annual rodeo in our town. it ...

Cowboys of colour becomes a major event and it got to be big. big. ive ridden in the cowboys a couple of rodeo all the time. i travel with them, sometimes. when i first came in the game, about 22 years ago, there was a lot of black cowboys. my grandfather was a cowboy, my uncles were cowboys, all of my friends are cowboys and all the cowboys i know are black, you know. i kinda get my strength and energy through how i was raised through those guys. my life is 24—7 work. sun up to sun down. the ...

Today. this week we are in oklahoma meeting some of its legendary cowboys of colour. oklahoma meeting some of its legendary cowboys of colourlj started riding bareback horses when i was 15. im 80 years old! born and raised in america. i am a cowboy! im a pretty good cowboy, there was a time when i was one of the top in the united states. slide guitar players. there were no black cowboys. this is not really new. this is what people did years and years and years ago when they didnt do anything but...

There were black cowboys before me. this is not really new. this is what people did years and years and years ago when they didnt do anything but herd cattle. if you work on a ranch every day, then on the weekends, they went and put a dollar and $2 up and said, "i can beat you, riding a horse", and thats the way it began. the people begin to say, "hey, lets put this together, lets make an evening out of rodeo." lets start it over. different cities decided we need an annual rodeo in our town.