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He died of natural causes in Clarksville, Tennessee at the age of 81. One of his most enduring songs, “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,” rocketed him to fame while his songs helped other artists gain top hits in the genre.   Countrysinger-songwriter Ed Bruce died on January 8. At the age of 81, he died of natural causes in Clarksville, Tennessee, with news of his passing shared by his publicist. One of his earliest and most enduring hits came from the song he penned, “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys.” Bruce’s careerspanned over six decades...

A teenager at Sun Born in Keiser, Arkansas in 1939, Bruce was a Memphis resident of only 17 when he approached Cowboy Jack Clement and eventually Sam Phillips and ended up recording the rockabilly single “Rock Boppin’ Baby” for the Sun label, then under the name of Edwin Bruce. “Rockin’ Boppin’ Baby” was released in 1957, but it wasn’t until 1966 that Bruce began to appear on country charts. His own version of “Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” preceded Willie Nelson’s and represented his first entry into the Top 20, at No.15 in 1975. Ed Bruce co-wro...

Iconic Singer/Songwriter and Actor Ed Bruce Dead at 81 Country singer-songwriter and actor William Edwin Bruce Jr. (Ed Bruce) has died in Tennessee, his publicist confirmed. He was 81. Bruce, best known for co-writing “Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” together with his wife Patsy Bruce in 1975, died from natural causes in his Clarksville home on Friday, his publicist confirmed to Fox News. A rendition of the hit song originally recorded by Bruce peaked the country music charts about three years later, spending four weeks at No. 1 after Willie Nelson and Waylon Jenn...

Rolling Stone Menu Ed Bruce, ‘Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys’ Songwriter, Dead at 81 Country musician recorded several Top Ten hits, including “You’re the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had” By Gems/Redferns/Getty Images Ed Bruce, the country singer-songwriter behind hits including “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,” died Friday, January 8th in Clarksville, Tennessee, from natural causes, according to his publicist. He was 81. William Edwin Bruce Jr. was born December 29th, 1939, in Keiser, Arkansas, and raised in nearb...

Album cover for "Speed, Sound, Lonely KV" In recent months, Bob Dylan’s “Never-Ending Tour” has taken its longest hiatus since the folk singer began the now 3,066-show journey in 1988. On April 7, legendary folk iconoclast John Prine passed away from complications due to the coronavirus, leaving behind a 50 year legacy of influential protest music as part of Chicago’s folk revival. On Sept. 26, Farm Aid, a yearly music festival founded in 1985 by folk and folk-rock icons Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp, moved online, making 2020 the only year in the festival...