"Cowboys and Clowns" is a song written by

Steve Dorff Stephen Hartley Dorff (born April 21, 1949) is an American songwriter and composer whose work is mainly in the field of country music. Career Dorff has written several songs for other artists, including "Hypnotize the Moon" and " My Heart Wi ...

, Snuff Garrett, Gary Harju and Larry Herbstritt, and recorded by American country music artist

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. It was released in June 1980 and is featured on the soundtrack for the film '' Bronco Billy''. The song was Milsap's fifteenth number one on the country chart. The single stayed number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart. The song was issued as a

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with a cover of Porter Wagoner's 1962 hit "

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1980 singles Ronnie Milsap songs Songs written for films Songs written by Steve Dorff Songs written by Snuff Garrett Song recordings produced by Snuff Garrett RCA Records singles 1980 songs {{1980-country-song-stub