The Lone Star Ranger

Book Playlist

The Lone Star Ranger Playlist

20 tracks

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Sep 19, 2026

A Wild West romance with Buck caught between outlaw impulses and a hard-won oath to the law. This playlist pairs frontier-leaning vocal songs (desire, danger, repentance, and loyalty) with instrumental classical and Americana pieces that mirror the book’s wide Texas-to-Mexico tensions and its emotional turn toward redemption.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Nimrod

Edward Elgar · Crown Imperial: Coronation Music

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2

Fanfare for the Common Man

Aaron Copland · Copland Conducts Copland - Expanded Edition (Fanfare for the Common Man, Appalachian Spring, Old American Songs (Complete), Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes)

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3

Intermezzo In A Major, Op. 118, No. 2

Johannes Brahms · Brahms Intermezzi

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4

Träumerei

Robert Schumann · Musik für schöne Stunden: Sanfte Spieluhrenklänge für Säuglinge

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5

Trumpet Tune and Air

Henry Purcell · Fanfare

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6

Ring of Fire

Johnny Cash · Ring Of Fire: The Best Of Johnny Cash

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7

I Walk the Line

Johnny Cash · I Walk the Line (Original Soundtrack Recording)

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8

Jolene

Dolly Parton · Jolene (Expanded Edition)

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9

Angel from Montgomery

Bonnie Raitt · Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2

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10

Bless The Broken Road

Rascal Flatts · Feels Like Today

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11

Tennessee Whiskey

Chris Stapleton · Traveller

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12

Stand By Me

Ben E. King · Don't Play That Song (Mono)

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13

Down To The River To Pray

Alison Krauss · O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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14

Humble And Kind

Tim McGraw · Damn Country Music

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15

The Gambler

Kenny Rogers · The Gambler

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16

Appalachian Spring: Simple Gifts

Aaron Copland · Explore America

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17

No. 5, Hoe-Down

Aaron Copland · Copland: Billy the Kid, Rodeo, El Salón México & An Outdoor Overture

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18

On the Road Again

Willie Nelson · Willie Nelson The Collection

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19

Big Iron

Marty Robbins · Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

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20

El Paso

Marty Robbins · Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

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