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Debby Campbell & Adamas to perform a tribute to her father Glen Campbell
Debby Campbell & Adamas to perform a tribute to her father Glen Campbell
Debby Campbell & Adamas to perform a tribute to her father Glen Campbell
Debby Campbell is the eldest child of the "Rhinestone Cowboy", Glen Campbell. She has sung from an early age and spent many summers with her dad on tour and on his Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour television show.
Debby has performed at the Grand Ole Opry, opened for greats such as Charlie Daniels and Jerry Reed, and sung the national anthem f
Debby Campbell is the eldest child of the "Rhinestone Cowboy", Glen Campbell. She has sung from an early age and spent many summers with her dad on tour and on his Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour television show.
Debby has performed at the Grand Ole Opry, opened for greats such as Charlie Daniels and Jerry Reed, and sung the national anthem for the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. She has dedicated her recent music to Glen's memory on "The Way We Were", available on CD.
Debby will perform the Saturday matinee concert at 4pm, Sept 24, in an open-air setting at the Ouray County Fairgrounds Barn in Ridgway.
Admission is $15 for adults and children 12 and older. Children 11 and under free with adult. Advance tickets available at the Ridgway Old West booth on Saturday, Sept 24th from 12-3pm, located between the Ranch History Museum and the Railroad Museum.
Glen Campbell played one of John Wayne's supporting actors in the movie True Grit, filmed in Ridgway and Ouray in 1969.
Events & Activities
Debby Campbell & Adamas to perform a tribute to her father Glen Campbell
Debby Campbell & Adamas to perform a tribute to her father Glen Campbell
The 2022 Old West Fest is September 24 .
This year’s festival features True Grit walking tours (see NEWS) and a Saturday country music concert. In addition, attendees will be able to visit Ridgway locations used during the filming of the 1969 John Wayne movie True Grit, as well as Mattie's ranch west of town.
Festival partners include the
The 2022 Old West Fest is September 24 .
This year’s festival features True Grit walking tours (see NEWS) and a Saturday country music concert. In addition, attendees will be able to visit Ridgway locations used during the filming of the 1969 John Wayne movie True Grit, as well as Mattie's ranch west of town.
Festival partners include the Ouray County Ranch History Museum and the Ridgway Railroad Museum, both of which are planning additional events for the same weekend. The Ridgway Railroad Museum will be offering rides on the Galloping Goose and special tours.
This promises to be a huge weekend of family fun during our peak of fall colors.
Mission
Debby Campbell & Adamas to perform a tribute to her father Glen Campbell
Mission
The Ridgway Western Heritage Society celebrates Ridgway, Colorado's film, ranching and railroad heritage, and Western arts & culture.
HISTORY
The first annual Ridgway Old West Fest in 2019 celebrated Ridgway, Colorado's brief transformation into Fort Smith, Arkansas, for the filming of True Grit. 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the rele
The Ridgway Western Heritage Society celebrates Ridgway, Colorado's film, ranching and railroad heritage, and Western arts & culture.
HISTORY
The first annual Ridgway Old West Fest in 2019 celebrated Ridgway, Colorado's brief transformation into Fort Smith, Arkansas, for the filming of True Grit. 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the release of True Grit, for which John Wayne won his only Academy Award. The famous director Henry Hathaway brought the True Grit cast and crew to Ridgway & Ouray County in late summer of 1968.
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SCULPTURES WANTED Festival goers: Know of a John Wayne sculpture someone is trying to find a home for? We would love to have you donate it to the Ouray County Ranch History Museum. Contact Joan Chismire, 970.316.1085, JChismire@gmail.com.