lonesome
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Formative albums like “This Is A Long Drive...” and 1997’s “The Lonesome Crowded West” explored themes of endless travel and isolation amid American rural landscapes, as well as corporate greed and consumerism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
And of all his storied roles, Duvall says his favorite was indeed that of the soft-hearted cowboy McCrae in "Lonesome Dove."
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
That changed in February 1964, when he watched the 22-year-old Mr. Dylan perform his rueful ballad “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” on “The Steve Allen Show.”
From New York Times • May 14, 2024
The album will be their first since 2016's Blue & Lonesome, which featured covers of the songs by Little Walter and Howlin' Wolf that first inspired them to form a band in the 1960s.
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2023
As I sat in this unmade room, Lonesome Harry began to take shape and dimension.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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