Festival Of The West

Two of the biggest names in country and western entertainment, Lynn Anderson and Rex Allen Jr., will take center stage at the 17th Annual National Festival of the West March 15-18 at Rawhide Western Town south of Phoenix.

[ClickPress, Thu Feb 08 2007] Two of the biggest names in country and western entertainment, Lynn Anderson and Rex Allen Jr., will take center stage at the 17th Annual National Festival of the West March 15-18 at Rawhide Western Town south of Phoenix.
Anderson, known as “The Great Lady of Country Music”, will be in concert Saturday evening March 17 at 8 p.m. while Allen will do two concerts at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday, March 15.
One of the top-ranked female vocalists of all time, Anderson and her husky vocals have earned her more awards and accolades than most country artists combined during her career that spans both country and popular music.
Throughout her career she has served as an ambassador for country music. By the time she turned 20 she had a string of hits, including “Big Girls Don’t Cry”, “That’s A No No”, “Rocky Top” and “Promises, Promises”, but nobody was prepared for what came later.
In 1970 Anderson recorded “Rose Garden”, a hit single that rocketed her to ultimate stardom as the song climbed to the top of the country charts and cracked the Top Five on the pop charts, transforming her into a national celebrity.
Over the years Anderson has won virtually every award available to a female recording artist. She is also an accomplished horsewoman and has won 16 national championships, eight world championships and countless celebrity titles. In addition, the American Rose Society named a hybrid tea rose (cream colored finely edged with pink) after her.
Rex Allen Jr. came by his entertainment career naturally, being the son of the late singer and actor Rex Allen, but he has developed his own special style and delights music fans across the country.
A much honored singer, actor, songwriter and entertainer, his song “Arizona” was adopted as the state’s official song in 1982 and he annually appears at many venues in the state including Willcox, his father’s birthplace, during Rex Allen Days, as well as around the country.

Blessed with a golden voice and a true dedication to his music, Rex Jr., has had a flow of Top-40 singles, including “Lonely Street”, “No No No” and “It’s Over”. He appeared with the Statler Brothers on the Nashville Network and most recently narrated the Jim Carrey film, “Me, Myself and Irene”.
Tickets for the Lynn Anderson show are $25 per person, $10 for Allen.
“We are so thrilled to have two entertainers of this caliber at the Festival of the West,” said founder Mary Brown of Phoenix.
While Lynn and Rex are certainly the headliners at the Festival, a celebration of America’s Western heritage, there will be plenty of classic American-style entertainment, music, plus the Pace chuck wagon cookoff, cowboy poetry, horses, mounted shooting contests, collectibles and artwork.
Admission to the festival is $12 for adults, $11 for seniors and $4 for children, with those under age 5 admitted free. Special discounts will be available.
Festival of the West is held at Rawhide Western Town, located off Interstate 10 south of Phoenix at Wild Horse Pass Exit 162.
For more information, visit www.festivalofthewest.com on the Internet or call 602-996-4387.