Theme from "Chisum"

Stirring Western Theme

Here, for no particular reason at all, I present the Merle Haggard/William Conrad theme from the "Chisum," the 1970 John Wayne motion picture. I just love this theme, with the melodramatic line reading by former radio guy Cannon (and who was on the cusp of TV stardom) and the funky painting brought to life. I love listening to the hard-bitten reading by Cannon, who certainly knew just the right amount of fervor to put into his rendition without crossing the line into self-parody.

William Conrad.

Chisum, John Chisum!

2019