Wylie Gustafson

Wylie Gustafson

Wylie Gustafson is a singer/songwriter who has toured nationally and internationally with his band, "Wylie & The Wild West" (formerly "Wylie & The Wild West Show"). The band is known for its blend of Western swing, classic country, cowboy, rockabilly, folk—and yodeling—served up with infectious energy.

Life and career

Wylie Galt Gustafson was born in Conrad, Montana, on June 7, 1961. He learned to sing and yodel from his father, R.W. "Rib" Gustafson, who is a traditional singer, retired large-animal veterinarian, and author. The elder Gustafson learned to yodel from Austrians on the ski team at Montana State College (now Montana State University), Bozeman, Montana. Among Rib's credits are two books about his life as a pioneering Montana veterinarian.

Wylie Gustafson founded his band, The Wild West, in 1988 in Los Angeles at the world famous Palomino Club where they were regulars on "Ronnie Mack's Barn Dance". It was there that Wylie met fellow band member, guitarist and harmony singer Ray Doyle. Since then, Gustafson and his good-time cowboy band have released 13 albums and appeared in concert around the world.

Gustafson is particularly noted as a virtuoso yodeler, having created and voiced the signature "Yahoo-oo-oo!" for Yahoo, Inc. In 2007, he released an instructional book and CD entitled, [http://www.wyliewebsite.com/howtoyodel.html "How to Yodel: Lessons to Tickle Your Tonsils"] , published by [http://www.gibbs-smith.com/ Gibbs Smith Publishing] .

Aside from his music career, Gustafson is a skilled working cowboy. He and his wife Kimberley operate the [http://www.crossthreequarterhorses.com/index.htm Cross Three Quarter Horse Ranch] near the tiny town of Dusty, in the Palouse country of southeast Washington State. Together, they train and sell quarter horses. Gustafson frequently competes in cutting horse competitions and rodeos. He wakes up at 5:30 a.m. to feed his cattle and horses. Wylie claims tending to his livestock is what keeps him grounded and is the backbone of his art.

Influences

*Elton Britt, Marty Robbins, Bob Nolan, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Erik "Fingers" Ray

Notable Appearances

*Grand Ole Opry (more than 50 times)
*The National Folk Festival (most recently in 2008 in Butte, Montana)
*Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2008)
*National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Elko, Nevada (2000, '01, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08; booked for 2009)
*A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
*Lincoln Center
*The Kennedy Center
*Tom Russell's Vancouver-to-Toronto Canadian Cow Train
*Merlefest, Wilkesboro, N.C.
*Bumbershoot International Music & Arts Festival, Seattle, Wash.
*Equiblues Festival, St. Agreve, France
*"Space Ghost Coast to Coast" (1996 episode: "Freak Show")

Discography

*2007: "Christmas for Cowboys"
*2007: "Bucking Horse Moon"
*2005: "Live! at the Tractor" (CD & DVD versions)
*2004: "Cowboy Ballads and Dance Songs"
*2004: "Hooves of the Horses"
*2001: "Paradise"
*2000: "Ridin' the Hi-line"
*1998: "Total Yodel!"
*1997: "Way out West"
*1996: "Cattle Call"
*1996: "Glory Trail"
*1994: "Get Wild"
*1992: "Wylie & the Wild West Show"

Notes

External links

* [http://www.wyliewebsite.com Wylie's Webpage]


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