Western Music Association Festival Daily
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Western Music Association Festival Daily
Saturday Johnny Western inducted Rex Allen, Jr into the WMA Hall of Fame. Rex Allen, Jr. and his father Rex Allen are the only father-son team in the WMA Hall of Fame Jack Hannah and Ranger Doug Green present Marilyn Tuttle with the Pioneer Trail Award Congratulations to all the 2007 WMA Award Winners! Traditional Duo / Group Sons of the San Joaquin Female Vocalist Lynn Anderson Male Vocalist Dave Stamey Traditional Album “Red Rock Moon” - Curly Musgrave & Belinda Gail Instrumentalist of the Year Tim Johnson Western Swing Duo / Group The Texas Trailhands Western Swing Album Radio Station KWMW - Ruidoso, NM Radio DJ Marvin O’Dell Male Poet Les Buffham Female Poet Yvonne Hollenbeck Best Collaboration / Poet & Musician “El Fuego” - Virginia Bennett & Curly Musgrave Cowboy Poetry CD “What Would Martha Do?” - Yvonne Hollenbeck Cowboy Poetry Book “Cowgirl” - Lynn Anderson “From My Window” - Yvonne Hollenbeck Crescendo Award Pioneer Trail Award The Quebe Sisters Band Songwriter of the Year Dave Stamey Song of the Year “I Hope She’ll Love Me” - Juni Fisher & Joe Hannah Entertainer of the Year Riders in the Sky Marilyn Tuttle Bill Wiley Award Margo Metegrano Hall of Fame Fleming Allan Rex Allen, Jr Congratulations Dave - “New Horizons” is #1 single in the December Power Source Magazine! To: The WMA The Waltz of The Winds of Love I was inspired by Delbert Shields and his songs on his new album, “Son of the Prairie Wind.” Also, I was inspired to write this poem from the song, “Prairie Grass Dance” written and sung by a 14-year-old Cowgirl by the name of Carin Mari Lechner, from Buena Vista, CO. I met her at the WMA Festival and Awards Presentation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 16 - 19, 2006. Written on a cold December night. As the break of day brings the warmth of the sun to warm the winds and dry the tears of dew that fell last night. The Winds of Love gently blow through tall, slender stalks of prairie grass lightly brushing against each other, making a faint sound, on a quiet day, if you listen close, you will hear the grass whispering, “I Love You,” as it dances and sways through the day. A meadowlark sings its melodic song, as a lonely coyote joins in with a mournful but happy chorus, calling to its mate to join him at The Prairie Grass Dance. A tumbleweed gently rolls along and stops to listen. As the clouds form white and pink fluffs against a clear blue sky in a picturesque setting, and if you look upwards you can see the Face of God, as His love pours down on the earth like gentle rain, to wash away the dust of yesterday. The blooming cactus and wild flowers open their pretty faces toward the Heavens to welcome their guests, as the butterflies flitter through the air to join in with all of God’s prairie creatures as they hear the music of nature play, they dance to “The Waltz of The Winds of Love,” at the Prairie Grass Dance. - Ray Amerine, “just a happy rovin’ cowboy.” A Big THANK YOU to the WMA Board of Directors for all their work putting this great festival together 2 3 4 New Mexico In 1950 the little cub that was to become the National Fire Safety symbol Smokey the Bear was found trapped in a tree when his home in Lincoln National Forest was destroyed by fire. In 1963, in Smokey’s honor, the New Mexican legislature chose the black bear to be the official state animal. The word “Pueblo” is used to describe a group of people, a town, or an architectural style. There are 19 Pueblo groups that speak 4 distinct languages. The Pueblo people of the southwest have lived in the same location longer than any other culture in the Nation. The Navajo, the Nation’s largest Native American Group, have a reservation that covers 14 million Acres. To a certain degree New Mexico’s Indian Reservations function as states within a state where tribal law may supersede state law. New Mexico’s State Constitution officially states that New Mexico is a bilingual State, and 1 out of 3 families in New Mexico speak Spanish at home. Joe Baker’ Baker’s Backforty Bunkhouse Productions 106 Roswell Street www.BackfortyBunkhouse.com Ruidoso, NM 88345 [email protected] 575.257.3955 Home of the Backforty Roundup Compilation CD and CD Chorale Backforty Roundup Compilation CD Backforty Bunkhouse CD Chorale Joe Baker’s Backforty Roundup is a periodical Compilation CD sent to over 170 radio stations and western music publications throughout the United States and Canada. If your music is Cowboy / Western, Western Swing, Texas Honky Tonk or Cowboy Poetry, then the Roundup Compilation CD is a must do to get your music where it will be heard. Cowboy priced at $150 per track, contact Joe now!! KNMB was the 2006 WMA Radio Station of the year. Joe Baker's CD Chorale is the upcoming and soon to be gettin' place for hard to find Western Swing, Cowboy/Western Heritage, Cowboy Poetry and Texas Honky Tonk CDs. Find out how to get your CD/s listed on Joe's CD Chorale. Contact Joe. Joe will be Presenting Awards at the WMA Awards Show – Drop by and say hello. 5 Best of the Best - TONIGHT! 6 7 THE SPIRITS OF THE 101 RANCH personality whose words and voice were read and heard all over the country. Into the 1930’s, Rogers’ commentary on There are dozens of abandoned homes and ranches scattered the news of the day brought laughter to the hearts of millions throughout the state of Oklahoma and just a few miles south who suffered during the Great Depression. is a place where only memories, crumbling foundations... One of Will’s last trips to the ranch came in 1925 when he and maybe a few ghosts still remain. Forgotten here is what remains of the famous 101 Ranch and the three-story stucco played an engagement in nearby Ponca City. After the show, he joined his old friends at the ranch. Nearly everyone was house that was known throughout the state as the Whitethere... probably making it the greatest gathering of western house. show business stars ever assembled. Will roamed the crowd For those who don’t know, the 101 Ranch was sort of a head- of his friends, joining in the songs, although many commented that his nasal twang was not overly suited for singing. quarters for the cowboys who made up the Oklahoma show business contingent of the early 1900’s. As late as the 1920’s, One things that May Lillie would remember later was that it was not unusual to come to the ranch and be greeted with Will talked the ear off of anyone who would listen about the likes of Pawnee Bill, and his wife May Lillie, Zack, Joe his new great love..... flying. Ironically, ten years later, Will and George Miller, Ike Club, Zack Mulhall and even Will Rogers himself gathered around a campfire swapping stories Rogers would be dead. He, along with his friend, Wiley Post, would perish in a plane crash at Point Barrow, Alaska. and singing along to the tune of May Lillie’s guitar. South of PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA The Whitehouse has been gone for many years now, but the songs and stories still linger.... perhaps literally, for according to some, snatches of melancholy music and the sounds of voices singing can still sometimes be heard around the old ranch site. Source: Troy Taylor, http://www.prairieghosts.com Do the ghosts of the past still haunt the place? Pawnee Bill was the leader of the “Oklahoma Boomers”, a singing group that was based in Rock Falls in the early 1880’s. He later formed his own Wild West Show before Buffalo Bill Cody persuaded him to come along on his. The two men never really got along but they created a legend that is still remembered today. The old Pawnee Bill Ranch is now a landmark. It is located just outside of the town of Pawnee, right off of Highway 64. The Miller Brothers, also raised in Oklahoma, owned the largest wild west show in the nation by the 1920’s. They traveled extensively and used more than 100 train cars to go from town to town. Colonel Zack Mulhall was also a part of the Oklahoma show business circuit and gave a start to a young cowboy who did rope tricks named Will Rogers. Even after Rogers became famous for his wit and humor, he remained one of the greatest ropers of all time. Rogers was a frequent guest at the 101 Ranch, going out of his way to visit every time that he was in Oklahoma... which was none too often by the 1920’s. He had become world famous thanks to his appearances in the Ziegfield Follies and in Hollywood movies. He was also a writer and radio 8 We’ve all seen the big red #1’s. They are on badges all over the fesitval. What does it all mean? Well, we did a little digging and found out that each of these fine folks wearing a big red #1 is a first time attendee to the Western Music Festival. Make sure to say hello - and thanks for coming y’all! Some of our #1s are pictured here and on p.10. 9 8:00 - 10:30 a.m. Membership Meeting Saturday, November 17 Stage 1 11:00 a.m. - Noon Sons of the Rio Grande Troy Bateson Tumbling Tumbleweeds Jim Garling Noon - 1:00 p.m. Texas Trailhands Nevada Slim & Cimarron Sue Bobby Kingston Geoff Dawson 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Double Take David “Hunter Hawk” Pierce Dean Cook The Honey Dews Ladies of the West Stage 2 Diane Tribitt Joe Herrington The Pards George Dickey Stage 3 Janet Bailey Jan Michael Corey Rocking HW Dennis Jay Carr Family Cowboy Band Quik as a Wink Don Lasater Jim Jones Ken Cook STAMPEDE! Al Mehl Stan Gee & Evelyn May KG & The Ranger Jay Snider The Hattons Kevin Davis Judy James In-Cahoots Jim & Jeanne Martin Bill Barwick 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Earl Gleason Glenn Moreland Rodger Maxwell The Wagon Masters Trails and Rails Fred Hargrove Tom Hiatt Hank Cramer 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Kerry Grombacher Eddie Harrison Jon Messenger Dave Boyd Marci Broyhill Van Criddle Smoke Wade 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Judy Coder Yampa Valley Boys & Pride of the Prairie Francine Roark Robison John Bergstrom Open Range RJ Vandygriff Teresa Kay Les Buffham Call of the West Patty Clayton Sam DeLeeuw Terri Taylor Suze Spencer Marshall/ Liz Masterson/Marilyn Tuttle Jean Prescott Yvonne Hollenbeck Doris Daley Linda Kirkpatrick Joyce Woodson -Janet McBride A big THANKS to all of our sponsors 6:00pm BEST OF THE BEST Hosted by Andy & Jim Nelson Dave Stamey Curly Musgrave & Belinda Gail KG & The Ranger Kip Calahan The Texas Trailhands Yvonne Hollenbeck Andy Nelson 9:00pm CURIO COWBOYS DANCE Sunday, Nov. 18 9:00am Cowboy Church - Troy Bateson The Wagon Masters Jean Prescott Les Buffham Belinda Gail Don Lasater Stan Gee & Evelyn May Quik as a Wink Eddie Harrison Jon Messenger Judy James Francine Roark Robison Earl Gleason The Honey Dews STAMPEDE! Tom & Donna Hatton Diane Tribitt Johnny Bencomo Monty Teel Dave Boyd David “Hunter Hawk” Pierce Sam DeLeeuw Sons of the Konza Prairie Peggy Coleman PATTY CLAYTON Principal Sponsors MVD Express Davis Kitchens 106.3 The Range Supporting Sponsors Hillson’s Western Wear The Talent Pool Sidekick Productions The Man’s Hat Shop Manapol Health Supplements by Carrington Labs Clear Out West Radio 2004 WMA FEMALE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR 2007 A WA FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Bottled Water for the festival courtesy of The Albuquerque/ Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority & The San Juan-Chama Water Project NEW CD ASTRADDLE A SADDLE #1 SUNSET NETWORK WESTERN MUSIC CHARTS http://pattyclayton.com 11 David, Jenny Lynn & Amanda Anderson Terri Taylor and Rollie Stevens compare embroidery Patty Clayton Bill Barwick