Artist: Tommy Emmanuel
This song was written by internationally known Australian fingerstyle guitarist Tommy Emmanuel, as a tribute to the late John Wayne. Emmanuel reportedly wrote the song after viewing Wayne’s 1969 film, True Grit, and then learning more about the life of John Wayne and the person he really was. It is an absolutely beautiful song, but unfortunately it is not currently available on any of Emmanuel’s CDs. Hopefully it will be soon. Until it is available, however, there is a video of Tommy Emmanuel playing it live during concert. You can watch that video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETlBTXOrwPo