Cowboy Songs III – Rhymes of the Renegades is the eighteenth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his third album of cowboy songs. The album is devoted to cowboy folklore and true tales of the West and focuses on real-life outlaws, from Jesse James to Billy The Kid to Belle Starr. Murphey performs these songs "with a scholar's eye and a fan's heart." Track listing "Big Iron" (with Marty Robbins) (Robbins) – 4:09 "Rhymes of the Renegades" (Murphey) – 4:35 "Riders in the Sky" (Jones) – 3:28 "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:52 "Sonora's Death Row" (Farrell) – 4:30 "Ballad of Billy the Kid" – 4:03 "Billy Gray" (with Debbie Nims) (Blake) – 4:10 "Roses and Thorns" (with Ryan Murphey) (Murphey) – 4:18 "Strawberry Roan" (with Chris LeDoux) (Fletcher) – 3:44 "The Wild West Is Gonna Get Wilder" (Murphey) – 4:28 "The Ballad of Jesse James" – 4:18 "Frank James' Farewell" (with Hal Ketchum) (Burr, Ketchum) – 3:41 "Cole Younger" (with Hal Ketchum) (Traditional) – 3:57 "Belle Star" (with Bill Miller) (Murphey) – 6:02 "Queen of Heartaches" (Murphey, Rains) – 4:23 "Sam Bass" (Traditional) – 4:51 "Birmingham Jail" – 4:52 Credits Music Michael Martin Murphey – vocals, producer, liner notes Marty Robbins – vocals Debbie Nims – vocals Hal Ketchum – vocals Chris LeDoux – vocals Bill Miller – vocals Sam D. Bass – author Pat Flynn – acoustic guitar Chris Leuzinger – 6-string bass, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, harmonica, jaw harp John McEuen – banjo David Coe – mandolin Sonny Garrish – dobro, steel guitar Alisa Jones Wall – hammer dulcimer Joey Miskulin – accordion, piano, producer Dennis Burnside – piano, synthesizer David Hoffner – synthesizer Rob Hajacos – fiddle Sam Bush – fiddle, mandolin Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin George Tidwell – trumpet Ryan Murphey – background vocals Dennis Wilson – background vocals Roy M. "Junior" Husky – acoustic and electric bass Craig Nelson – acoustic and electric bass Roy Huskey, Jr. – acoustic and electric bass Lonnie Wilson – drums, percussion Tommy Wells – drums, percussion Sam Bacco – Percussion Production Toby Seay – engineer Gary Paczosa – engineer Ed Simonton – engineer, assistant engineer John Kunz – assistant, assistant engineer Marshall Morgan – mixing Denny Purcell – mastering Patricia Miskulin – production coordination Laura LiPuma – art direction William Matthews – cover design Prof. Thomas Dimsdale –