Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
Ed Bruce
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Distinct from Jennings/Nelson recording.
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About Ed Bruce
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Ed Bruce began recording rockabilly for Sun in Memphis before developing a country singing and songwriting career in Nashville. His writing included Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys, later recorded by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson. Solo repertoire included The Last Cowboy Song and You're the Best Break This Heart Ever Had. He also worked in advertising and acting, and later recorded gospel material alongside his established country catalog.
Artist background sources
Apple Music - Ed Bruce artist biography
Read licensed biography for Sun/Nashville sequence, repertoire, later interpretations and acting/gospel work. Omit disputed cover year, exact chart data, death details and any sole-writer claim. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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Supplied country02.png, row 12
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