Amarillo by Morning

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"Amarillo by Morning" is a classic country song, popularized by George Strait, that tells the story of a rodeo cowboy’s hard-traveling life and has become one of his signature hits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
associatedAct George Strait NERFINISHED
Terry Stafford NERFINISHED
associatedWith George Strait signature song
composer Terry Stafford NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre Country
Western
hasChorusLine "Amarillo by morning, up from San Antone" NERFINISHED
hasCulturalStatus classic country song
country music standard
hasInfluenceOn modern rodeo-themed country songs
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar
bass guitar
drums
fiddle
steel guitar
vocals
hasMood melancholic
reflective
hasNarrativePerspective first person
hasStyle traditional country
hasSubject financial hardship
personal sacrifice for rodeo career
travel between rodeo towns
hasTempo moderate
isFrequentlyPerformedBy George Strait NERFINISHED
isIncludedIn George Strait concert setlists
language English
lyricist Paul Fraser NERFINISHED
Terry Stafford NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of George Strait's signature hits
depiction of rodeo cowboy lifestyle
originalPerformer Terry Stafford NERFINISHED
performerRole rodeo cowboy narrator
popularizedBy George Strait NERFINISHED
recordedBy George Strait NERFINISHED
Terry Stafford NERFINISHED
recordLabel MCA Records
setting Amarillo, Texas NERFINISHED
theme hard-traveling cowboy
loneliness
resilience
rodeo life
title Amarillo by Morning NERFINISHED
writer Paul Fraser NERFINISHED
Terry Stafford NERFINISHED

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George Strait notableWork Amarillo by Morning