Cowgirl U Kicks Off 2010 With Music and Memories

Get the Last Tickets to Sold Out Steamboat Music Fest

Fort Worth, Texas, September 23, 2009 — The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall Fame’s Cowgirl U begins its fifth year of offering dynamic programming profiling its honorees as it offers exclusive tickets to the MusicFest at Steamboat Springs, Colo., January 4-9, 2010.

Join Cowgirl U as it profiles Country Music and Cowgirl Hall of Fame Honoree Cindy Walker, Patsy Cline and Patsy Montana, all the while taking in the amazing sights and sounds of the MusicFest.

Called the greatest female country composer in history, Cindy wrote her first song when she was twelve. She is the only songwriter to have Top Ten hits in five successive decades. Cindy wrote more than 500 classic songs and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. A recording artist in her own right, Cindy wrote songs for Bob Wills, appeared in Gene Autry movies and hosted her own radio show in California.

The name Patsy Cline is synonymous with great female vocalists of any genre. The first woman inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, Patsy had a voice and singing style that remains an influence on the music world. Inspired to learn to sing and dance by a Shirley Temple movie, Patsy made her radio debut at 10 and received national attention when she appeared on the Arthur Godfrey show singing “Walking After Midnight.” Her short but stellar career ended in a 1963 plane crash.

Patsy Montana was the first woman to sell a million records with “I Want To Be A Cowboy’s Sweetheart.” The eleventh child and the first daughter of an Arkansas farmer, Patsy learned to yodel and plays the organ, guitar and violin. Beginning her career in radio in California, she worked rodeos and country programs with the Prairie Ramblers and the Sons of the Pioneers. She wrote more than 200 songs and was recognized worldwide.

This event is already SOLD OUT to the general public and Cowgirl U is the only way you can get there. You will get an exclusive insiders look at some of the greatest music talents of our time and enjoy some unique adventures, including local ranch tours and insight into musical history with Dr. Gary Hartman from the Center for Texas Music Studies.

Enrollment, which includes accommodations in a nicely appointed condominium, is limited to 29 and early registration is encouraged. For more information, go to www.cowgirlu.org or call 817.509.8969.

The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame honors and celebrates women, past and present, whose lives exemplify the courage, resilience, and independence that helped shape the American West, and fosters an appreciation of the ideals and spirit of self-reliance they inspire.

Located at 1720 Gendy Street in Fort Worth’s Cultural District, the museum includes interactive exhibit galleries, three theaters, a retail store and a grand rotunda housing the Hall of Fame. The museum is open seven days a week – 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Adult admission is $8 and $7 for children ages 3 to 12 and seniors ages 60 and up. Please visit www.cowgirl.net or call 817/336-4475 or 800/476-FAME (3263) for more information.