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Best that others do the talking...so here's what Rick Huff, Western Music Critic says: "(I'm) an unabashed Jim Reader fan--this singer/songwriter's thoughtful creations represent some of the most consistently fresh material found anywhere - he's an original ...cowboy music's Bob Dylan or Neil Young except Jim hits more of the notes! Seriously, the depth of thought and guitar technique equates such artists." Award-winning DJ Tommy Tucker says "Jim can do it all; he can write, pick, sing and entertain all in one robust little package!" Jim has opened for singers such as Kenny Rogers and B.J. Thomas; he has written countless commercials and sporting event theme songs and has had two songs recently #1 and #2 spots in Western Music Charts.
Sandy Reay is the Colorado Sandstorm. An award-winning songwriter and songwriting teacher, she works with highly talented songwriters andmusicians to create songs you want to listen to over and over again.

This is the band that brings you The Silver Screen Cowboy Project “Live” stage show – the show that’s catching on everywhere! The Red Hot Rhythm Rustlers combine the talents of Audrey McLaughlin, Gale Rogers, Dawn Pett, Tom Boyer, and Marvin O'Dell. Their fun-filled show of western swing and cowboy tunes delights audiences of all ages. They can give you songs about the old west, the contemporary west, and the west of the B-western movies. The multi award-winning harmonies provided by the gals don't come any sweeter, and the astounding guitar playing of Tom Boyer will leave the listener wanting for more. The 2009 WMA Songwriter of the Year, Marvin O'Dell, captures the audience not only in the lyrical stories told in many original songs but also with his unique lead vocals. The variety of talent and the passion for the music seen in The Red Hot Rhythm Rustlers holds audiences spellbound from start to finish.
Abe Reddekopp was born on a homestead near Swan Plain, Saskatchewan on October 6, 1934. Abe was introduced to Western Music and the sounds of The Sons of the Pioneers, Wilf Carter, Gene Autry and other cowboy singers. The family moved to the Hartney, Manitoba area in 1945. A member of the Western Music Association, Academy of Western Artists and the Missouri Cowboy Poets Association, Abe performs western songs throughout the Midwest and around North America, including his native Canada.

Nominated For:
1997 Male Performer of the Year
2001 Male performer of the Year

Rex sings of the American West, from the times of the early explorers, the fur trade, the Civil War and the cattle drive era to the end of the 19th Century. Rex re-creates the documented music of the 19th and early 20th Centuries. He approaches music as a historian, consulting manuscript materials, diaries and journals, early sheet music, historic photographs, vintage recordings and oral sources. Rex uses vintage instruments for recordings and performances. His music has been featured on television and radio such as CBS Sunday Morning, at museums like the Buffalo Bill Historical Center and the Denver Art Museum, and on the soundtracks of three National Park Service visitor center films.

His heritage as a forth generation Texas panhandle musician provided him the grand opportunity to literally "grow up" singing and playing. From his great grandfather's days of playing pioneer ranch dances, through the cowboy life of his grandfather and his dad's extraordinary fiddle playing, Keith has developed a rich talent and style. Whether performing as a solo artist, fiddle and guitar duo, with three part harmony or as a full stage band, Keith will present a solid professional show filled with authentic Western music.
With 30-plus years and well over 5,600 performances and counting under their collective cowboy belt, Riders In The Sky, the Grammy- winning Western music group whose music is firmly grounded in the rich American music traditions of such legendary cowboys singers as Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and the Sons of the Pioneers - and whose fun-filled performances have enchanted audiences of all ages - are themselves the stuff of legend.
Roger has been a Western entertainer since the 1990s, having performed in shows, gatherings, and functions from Century II, the Orpheum Theater (Wichita), Pony Express Museum (St. Joe), Cowboy Symposiums at Lubbock and Dodge City, Old Cowtown Museum (Wichita) and many others. Roger published a collection of country and cowboy poetry entitled Cowboys, Plowboys and Country Folk. His first CD is in the works. Roger has done emcee work and voiceovers and is available for your function or ad campaign. Drawing from a rich experience of a cowboy, farmer, firefighter/EMT, historian and business owner, Roger gives a depth of experience and a sense of humor to his performances.

Larry Reese carried a Roy Rogers lunch box to school, played with cap guns his father gave him and watched every single, black and white cowboy TV program that aired in the 1950's. These days (as a Born-Again-Texan), Larry plays guitar and sings the old familiar songs of his childhood heroes to the Western Music fans in and around Austin County, Texas.

LeeLee Robert grew up in Arizona where three-part harmony with her siblings became her favorite child's play. She wrote her first song at 14 and started her professional career at 16 years old performing in the coffee houses of the 60s. Over the next three decades, she worked as "Lee Robert and Friends" and is best known for her "Cowgirl Jazz" style where she combines the subtle colors and textures of jazz and blues with the storytelling strengths of traditional Western music. She recently released her 5th CD of original music called "Best of Friends."
As a child in Oklahoma he was entertained by stories, poems and legends told to him by his Grandmother. This began Gary's life long love of story telling. For 25 years, Gary has been writing about the daily trials and tribulations, of the cowboy and rancher. Gary started performing and publishing his poetry in 1994.

'Outlaw Jessie Del' Robertson, of Fort Worth, Texas, is a WMA lifetime member, and has been known to 'disappear' into several alternate western celebrity personalities. According to witnesses, he's the rowdier half of 'Miss Devon & the Outlaw', the WMA Harmony Duo of the Year 2009. With his fine tenor-to-baritone vocals, swingy saxophone, and a little sleight-of-hand, this western gentleman could be makin' a clean getaway with your funnybone!
Francine Roark Robison writes from personal experience or from family stories passed down from her parents, with most of the settings in southern Oklahoma and the Arbuckle Mountains. She believes that the West is an important part of our history and that people should be reminded of the hopes and dreams, as well as the sacrifices and courage, of our ancestors as they settled new lands and raised families.
"Rockin HW combines the talents of Michael Whitaker, Alan Halvorson & Morry Walter in their performance of traditional and original Cowboy Poetry and Western Song. Striving to preserve the Cowboy tradition and Western life, these Cowboys amble down the trail of the Old West and gallop across the open range of the Modern Day Cowboy. Rockin HW performs extensively across the West from Washington to Arizona.
Jim and Jeanne Martin are a most enjoyable musical duo who perform the full range of cowboy and western music, from the traditional trail songs of the working cowboy, to the silver screen classics of the singing cowboy, and the contemporary western compositions about today's cowboys and an ever popular western lifestyle. Their voices blend in perfect harmony and their championship yodeling is stunning! Their entertainment is complete when they add their brand of family style of cowboy humor.

The Rocky Mountain Rangers are three talented musicians from Northern Colorado who enjoy music and stories from the Old West – of cowboys and their gals, cattle and horses, loneliness and happiness, and praises to the Lord. Their pure enjoyment of playing and singing western music and gospel music with a western flair comes across to their audiences. All the guys sing and play guitar and, in addition, John Sooter yodels, Ralph Cowen tells stories and plays mandolin, and Terry Willert plays harmonica and washtub bass.

Joe rides for the BLORA Ranch by Belton Lake, Texas. He first began singing and collecting Western tunes in 1971 when he rode herd on the open ranges of the Navajo Nation with Teddy Draper, a former wind talker in the Pacific Theater of WWII. Later he managed the Diamond Bar Ranch of the West Rim Grand Canyon, learning the rich history of the area and adding to his war bag of trail songs. Joe continued his guitar studies with Ron Anthony, former guitarist of Frank Sinatra and the George Shearing Quintet. His favorite artists and musical influences have been, Freddy Green, Django Reinhardt, Roy Rogers, Chet Baker, and Douglas Green. A former professional pilot, he has performed and shared our Western heritage with many people the world over including Central Europe, Scandinavia and the Republic of China.
Troy started writing his own songs at age 15 and has spent most of his time focusing on songwriting. After 5 years living in Nashville pursuing songwriting, he moved his family back to Utah in 2006 to discover Western music and started to write and perform songs for the local cowboy gatherings. Growing up in Utah and loving the mountain west is reflected in his songs and his love for the western way of life. He is a member of Cowboy Poets of Utah and Nashville Songwriters Association.
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