FoTo By Froggy
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The "Will Rogers
Yodeler of the Year Award" for 2000 has been presented to Montana Recording
artist Ken Overcast by the Academy of Western Artists at their annual awards
ceremony, which was held July 11th in Fort Worth, Texas. Overcast has a
long string of recordings under his belt, with his sixth CD, entitled "Montana
Cowboy", having been released earlier this year.
This isn't the first time Ken has had
his yodeling recognized, as he is a past "International Champion Cowboy
Yodeler". He earned that title from the Western Music Association at their
annual Festival in Tucson, Arizona. That is quite an accomplishment for
someone who really doesn't consider himself a yodeler. "I'm just a cowboy
that happens to sing a few cowboy songs," states |
Overcast, "but I really have been yodelin' for
a long time."
Ken has been recently selected by thewest.com,
an Internet company specializing in everything pertaining to the great
American West, to be their national spokesman. Tom Clancy, CEO of the Dallas
based corporation stated, "Ken's profile and heritage as a real Montana
cowboy fit perfectly with our mission statement to bring the best of the
west to the world. One of the important things he can do for us is to advise
thewest.com in maintaining its western authenticity."
With another new award in hand and a
brand new corporate sponsor, Ken Overcast and his guitar have a full schedule
ahead playing all over the west. |
