Clanton's Curse
Wild West Ballads
Old West outlaw era (1881–1887) — Tombstone & Springerville, Arizona Territory.
Ike Clanton (Joseph Isaac Clanton) — Cowboy boss whose cowardice at the O.K. Corral ignited the Earp vendetta; killed at a rustler's gulch in '87. Outlaw country ballad: gruff male vocal, twangy guitar, slide accents. Dark, cautionary, mid-tempo.