WAYNE AUSTIN: By the Old San Joaquin

Wayne Austin

By the Old San Joaquin

© 2002 Wayne Austin

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An artist with a rich, smooth baritone voice sings outstanding new western songs in the style of Roy Rogers and the Silver Screen Cowboys.

tracks

1 By the Old San Joaquin
2 Bandanas and Chaps and Old Cowboy Hats
3 After All
4 Song of the 49'ers
5 Lonesome Range
6 The Rio Sacramento Waltz
7 Sierra Timber Wind
8 Ridin' on the Old S.P.
9 Colorado Trail
10 Jesse James
11 California Moon
12 Sierra Trails
13 Sail Along Silvery Moon
14 Adios Querida: The Ballad of Joaquin Murietta
15 May God Go With You

notes

"An artist with a great voice…a mighty fine composer as well." (O.J. Sikes, western music critic and historian in The Western Way and Rope Burns)

"A wonderful voice…up there with the very best…he reminds you of Rex Allen and Bob Nolan." (Byrl R. Johnson of Frontier Records)

WAYNE AUSTIN was born in Duke, Oklahoma. His grandfather was a cowboy in the old west and drove cattle on the old Chisholm Trail. From him, young Wayne learned to love the lore and the songs of the real cowboys. As a youngster, Wayne was a fan of the silver screen cowboys and the western music written for their films and recordings. The songs of the real cowboys and those of the silver screen cowboys have had a strong influence on Wayne as a singer and a songwriter.

WAYNE AUSTIN earned his BA and MA Degrees in Speech and Drama at Sacramento State University in California. Since his early retirement in 1991 as Speech-Communication Department Chair at De Anza College in the California Bay Area, he has appeared as a western singer on concert series and television shows, at western music festivals, and for civic celebrations and special events. These include featured appearances at the Gene Autry Museums in California and Oklahoma, Rex Allen Days and the Western Music Association Festival in Arizona, and The Rhymers Rodeer in Nevada. In 1999, he produced the entertainment and a commemorative CD for the Official California Sesquicentennial Wagon Train. As a recording artist, he appears regularly on the Worldwide Mainstream Charts of Artists Most Played by DJ's around the world on radio shows featuring traditional country and western music.

"What a voice! Wayne Austin's beautiful baritone voice has a resonance and timbre that is perfect for singing western music." (Rusty Richards, former member of the Sons of the Pioneers and member of the Western Music Hall of Fame)

"We enjoyed you…you are great!" (Rex Allen, the last of the singing cowboys of the silver screen and member of the Western Music Hall of Fame)

"It was great to see you and work with you at the Autry (Tribute)…and I enjoy playing your (recordings) on my radio show…I'm proud to call you my friend." (Johnny Western, Country Music Hall of Fame DJ and Western Music Hall of Fame singer-songwriter)

"Wayne Austin's love is rooted in the wonderful western heroes we all grew up with, and he is carrying on that tradition…God bless him!" (Tommy Overstreet, country singer)

"You'll love this CD! Highly recommended!" (Jay Taylor, editor of Country Musical Trails Less Traveled)

reviews

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  • Great Shades of Rex Allen
    author: Col; D. Harold Crosby

    A truly great album he needs to come to Wichita Falls, Texas next year for our 5 day western show

  • My pick as the #1 artistic creation released on INDIE. Bravo!
    author: Marvin Tweeter, Musicologist
  • Classic western songs...correct traditional style...great stuff!
    author: Tony Crooke, Stafford Radio, UK
  • Great record...would love to hear more traditional music like this!
    author: Doc Schulze, Eurohertz Radio, Germany

    Great record. I love western songs. We would love to hear more traditional music like this.

  • Outstanding...will be welcomed by westerners...
    author: J.W. Brookfield, Pathfiner Country Music Magazine

    Wayne Austin...is a very popular entertainer at western music festivals...and you can tell why when you listen to this album of western songs sung as we used to hear when we were kids going to the movies and ridin' home slapping our butts pretending we were on a horse...It's hard to pick an outstanding track but for me they have to be "Ridin' on the Old S.P." and "Sierra Trails." You can rely on DarkHorse records to come up with something different. (J.W. & J.A)

  • Memories of the singing cowboys...I enjoyed this CD!
    author: Barry Dixon, "Now Dig This" magazine, UK
  • I like the music and the vocals...the harmonica is fantastic!
    author: Tom Van Assche, The Country Train, Belgium
  • Very nostalgic and most enjoyable!
    author: Mathew Carr, BBC Radio, Shropshire, UK
  • Beautiful relaxing album!
    author: Eddy Veldkamp, Radio Winschoten, Holland
  • Great western alubm. He has a fine voice!
    author: Dieter Vulpus, GR1, Radio Germany
  • Outstanding...album like this are few and far between!
    author: Knud Nielsen, KIS FM, Denmark
  • Lovely traditional voice...all cuts are "faves"
    author: Bob Storrar, CVlassic, VRN Radio, UK
  • An excellent album all the way through.
    author: Brian Sharman, Wycombe Radio, UK
  • He has a strong voice...an excellent album!
    author: Otto Waldoft, SCAWC Radio, Denmark
  • Sounds Just Like Cowboy mUsic Down At The Old Campfire! Nostalgic!
    author: Marines W. Vermeulen

    What A Gem Of An Album,Sounds Like The time of The Pioneers and Old Time Country Music!Cowboy Films From The Old Days!

  • Great realization of the Classic Western sound!
    author: Dave Chamberlain WRFG Atlanta

    Wayne Austin has the resonant baritone that reminds me of Rex Allen, Sr. He also has the sincere, swinging delivery that make Western music so relaxing. A fine release!

  • Excellent voice! Fifteen great songs!
    author: James Pearson, BBC Radio, Shetland, UK
  • Wow! Great traditional Country Western sound! I love Westerns!
    author: Mickey Klein, Branson World Radio
  • Wonderful music...enjoyed every song...five big stars!
    author: Kick Trevors, Arizona Express, Belgium
  • Classy singing...super music...very enjoyable.
    author: Graham Hassall, Radio Nightingale, UK
  • Superb CD!
    author: David Smith, Thatcham Radio, UK
  • His songs are really appealing--a great singer!
    author: Alan Foulkes, Radio Broadgreen UK
  • Shades of yesteryear...the voice is perfect...an excellent package. I liked eve
    author: Barry Thistleton, Country Music Roundup Magazine, UK
  • The days of the silver screen cowboys are revived in a superb good old fashoned
    author: Ted Clark, Grensland Radio, Holland
  • This album captured the real west for me. Enjoyed all of the tracks.
    author: Lawrence Richardson, Country Music Roundup Magazine, UK
  • Top notch country and western album!
    author: Dann Hansen, Roskilde Dampradio, Denmark

    Here is a top notch country and western album--a forgotten style of music by most labels! But my listeners love traditional music. This material makes it worth being a DJ!

  • Great voice...great songs...superb instrumentation
    author: Fredrich Hog, Radio Free FM Germany

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