John Wayne filmography greatly. His successes during this decade included the Ireland-set romantic comedy "The Quiet Man" and two classic westerns, "The Searchers" and "Rio Bravo". Wayne also continued his producing activities during this period as well, notably with the formation of his own production company, Batjac. In 1960, Wayne appeared in his most personal production, portraying Davy Crockett in "The Alamo", which he also produced and directed. During the 1960s and 1970s, John Wayne ranked as an American icon and one of the top box office attractions in the cinema. Wayne's output of films consisted largely of Westerns but he also ventured
The Mexican (song) to the 1960 [[John Wayne]] film [[The Alamo (1960 film)|"The Alamo"]], which was full of historical inaccuracies and did not show the human side of the Mexican troops who defeated the [[Texian]] forces at the [[Battle of the Alamo]]. The song has a driving drum beat and funky bass and shows Shacklock’s fondness for [[African-American music]] and [[American Old West|Wild West]] shoot outs. The song composition interpolates "Per qualche dollaro in più" by [[Ennio Morricone]], from the music soundtrack for the film "[[For a Few Dollars More]]" (stated on album credits). [[Category:1972 songs]] [[Category:Billboard Dance Club Songs number-one singles]] [[Category:1984