Hoppy's Gone

Album: King of the Road (1973)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song, which was written by Johnny Slate, Larry Henley and Red Lane, is a tribute to actor William Lawrence Boyd, who starred as cowboy Hopalong Cassidy in a series of movies. Boyd died on September 12, 1972, and this song was written shortly after his death. >>
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    Julian - Oakland, AR

Comments: 1

  • Jim Young from Clarkston Wa. I had never heard that song till a week ago. Was it ever played much on the radio?
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