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Henry McCarty (September 17 or November 23, 1859 – July 14, 1881), alias William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who is alleged to have killed 21 men before he was shot and killed at the age of 21.
The Ballad of Billy the Kid. by Henry Herbert Knibbs. No man in the West ever won such renown. As young Billy Bonney of Santa Fe town, And of all the wild outlaws that met a bad end, None so quick with a pistol or true to a friend. It was in Silver City his first trouble came,
En 1973 également, sur l'album Piano Man de Billy Joel, le 5 e titre est intitulé The Ballad of Billy The Kid. En 1990, le chanteur américain Jon Bon Jovi sort un album intitulé : Blaze of Glory dont la chanson thème est tirée du film : Young Guns 2 avec Emilio Estevez et William Petersen .
The legend of Billy the Kid has acquired iconic status in American folklore, yet the outlaw himself, also known as William Bonney, had minimal impact on historical events in New Mexico Territory of the late 19th century.
Billy comes to epitomize the romantic Old West as the wild American frontier continues to shrink. 1930 Burns' book is turned into a movie, starring Johnny Mack Brown as Billy the Kid.
Lyrics: No man in the West ever won such renown. As young Billy Bonney of Santa Fe town. Of all the wild outlaws that met a bad end. None so quick with a pistol or true to a friend. When Billy the Kid was a very young lad. In Old Silver City, he went to the bad. He kissed his poor mother and fled from the scene. A bold desperado and not yet fifteen
4 avr. 2024 · Some of William Bonney’s most famous songs include “The Ballad of Billy the Kid,” “Street Life Serenade,” and “Piano Man.” These songs have stood the test of time and continue to be widely celebrated as classics of American music.
