“I’ll never forget the moment The Statler Brothers stepped onto the TNN stage and launched into ‘Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott?,’ their 1974 salute to Randolph Scott and the legends of the B-movie West—Don and Harold’s harmonies weaving through the neon light as Lew DeWitt’s tenor rang out, and by the time the chorus hit, you’re swept back to dusty trails and silver-screen dreams you’ve never chased but suddenly ache to follow.”

Introduction “Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott?” is a nostalgic song performed by The Statler Brothers,...