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
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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
joe@backfortybunkhouse.com
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.
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Best of the Best - TONIGHT!
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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
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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.
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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
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David, Jenny Lynn & Amanda Anderson
Terri Taylor and Rollie Stevens compare embroidery
Patty Clayton
Bill Barwick