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Singer-Songwriter Ed Bruce Dead at 81 Singer-songwriter Ed Bruce, who wrote "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and more classic country hits, has died. According to a press release from his representative, Bruce died in Clarksville, Tenn., on Friday (Jan. 8) from natural causes at the age of 81. Born on Dec. 29, 1939, in Keiser, Ark., Bruce moved to Memphis with his family early in his life, and he considered Tennessee his home state, according to his official biography on his website. He began writing songs in his teens and, and he first began recording on the legendary Mem...

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 ...

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...

By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Dec. 29, the 364th day of 2020. There are two days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 29, 1890, the Wounded Knee massacre took place in South Dakota as an estimated 300 Sioux Indians were killed by U.S. troops sent to disarm them. On this date: In 1812, during the War of 1812, the American frigate USS Constitution engaged and severely damaged the British frigate HMS Java off Brazil. In 1845, Texas was admitted as the 28th state. In 1916, James Joyce’s first novel, “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,” was first...

TODAY IN HISTORY Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 29, 1890, the Wounded Knee massacre took place in South Dakota as an estimated 300 Sioux Indians were killed by U.S. troops sent to disarm them. On this date: In 1812, during the War of 1812, the American frigate USS Constitution engaged and severely damaged the British frigate HMS Java off Brazil. In 1845, Texas was admitted as the 28th state. In 1940, during World War II, Germany dropped incendiary bombs on London, setting off what came to be known as “The Second Great Fire of London.” In 1972, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, a Lock...