Being of European background, I associate yodeling with mountains, cows and guys in lederhosen.
I was surprised to find that yodeling was and is a popular activity among cowboys.
How did that come to pass?
Thanks!
Oliver
IIRC, Bitterdrunk Kid provided a pretty definitive answer in this thread:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=85818
Since this has been discussed so recently, I’ll close this thread and direct any further comments to the earlier thread, linked to above.
bibliophage
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