Samuel Franklin Cody Samuel Franklin Cody Samuel Franklin Cowdery (later known as Samuel Franklin Cody; 6 March 1867 – 7 August 1913, born Davenport, Iowa, USA) was a Wild West showman and early pioneer of manned flight. He is most famous for his work on the large kites known as "Cody War-Kites", that were used by the British in World War I as a smaller alternative to balloons for artillery spotting. He was also the first man to fly an aeroplane in Britain, on 16 October 1908. A flamboyant showman, he was often confused with Buffalo Bill Cody, whose surname he took when
Singapore Cowboy appears on the comp. Singapore Cowboy "Singapore Cowboy" was a hit for Singapore country band Matthew and the Mandarins in 1978. Following Matthew Tan's move to Nashville, Tennessee in 1975, he composed "Singapore Cowboy" there. He returned to Singapore in 1977. Now home, Tan recorded the song. Years later, in 2004, Tan received an Asia-Pacific Lifetime Achievement Award at the Canberra Country Blues & Roots Festival for the song which had sold in excess of 30,000 copies. The song is included on the various artists compilation "Recollecting Singapore 60's" which was released on EMI. Their other hit "Let's Put The