Ed Bruce, country singer who wrote iconic tune, dies at 81
Ed Bruce, an outlaw country singer-songwriter with a rich, husky voice who made a lasting mark with his 1975 song “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,” died Friday in Clarksville, Tenn. He was 81.
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I don't know much about his career in country music, but he played the sheriff in the "Maverick" reboot of the early 1980s. I really enjoyed that series, although it didn't last a full season. I always thought the casting director must have said he wanted somebody like Sam Elliott to play the role, and Bruce was perfect. His character and Maverick co-owned a saloon in the small town where Maverick decided to settle down.