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Legendary country singer/songwriter and actor Ed Bruce has died at the age of 81.

Legendary country singer/songwriter and actor Ed Bruce has died at the age of 81.

Ed Bruce, known for his hit "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys," has died at age 81

James Garner. The Keiser, Arkansas native moved to Memphis with his family at a young age and considered Tennessee his home state, and signed to the famed Sun Records label at the age of 17, according to a biography on his official website. Bruce maintained a successful career in country music for more than four decades, which includes writing such hits as 'After All,' 'Girls, Women and Ladies,' 'My First Taste of Texas' and the 'Theme from Bret Maverick.' Bruce also hosted 'American Sports Cavalcade' and 'Truckin' USA' on The Nashville Network and has appeared in dozens of nationwide radio ...

Per a Ed Bruce, the singer-songwriter best known for "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys," passed away Friday (Jan. 8) in Clarksville, Tennessee from natural causes. He was 81 years old. William Edwin Bruce Jr. was born on December 29, 1939 in Keiser, Arkansas. He grew up in Memphis, where he caught his first break as the teenage singer-songwriter behind In the '60s, he became a songwriter for the stars after Charlie Louvin("See the Big Man Cry") found success with Bruce compositions. Around this same time, Bruce cut rockabilly sides for RCA, Wand and Scepter, including a c...