Robert Joe Vandygriff grew up ridin'
horses and strumming an ol' guitar in Roxton, Texas. He
competed in Saddlebronc and Bareback in the sport of rodeo
as well as working as a rodeo clown and bullfighter
Whether he's performing as a solo
artist at a cowboy gathering or starring in the musical "The
Cowboy Ain't Dead Yet!"
the one comment most often heard is "Wow"!
R.J. has the God given talent to walk on a stage in front of
any audience
and connect with them. He is one of those
performers who "creates" a moment when he steps to the
microphone.
A moment remembered by all who see him
perform.
There IS a reason R.J. appeared on stage with George Strait,
Garth Brooks, Alabama, The Judds, George Jones,
Merle Haggard, Moe Bandy. Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Andy
Williams, The Sons of the Pioneers, Red Steagall, Michael
Martin Murphy, Don Edwards, Baxter Black and many
others. HE SELLS TICKETS! Will he show up
then sing Johnny Cash or Merle Haggard songs. NO! He
could but he dances with the music that brought him,
COWBOY music.
Will your audience walk away pleased? Absolutely!
Is he the real deal? You can BET your boots he
is! He knows what it is to make a living with a horse,
rope and saddle.
Some performers just sing the songs, R.J. has lived them.
He lives his life by the cowboy
code on and off the stage. He earned his spurs and has the scars to prove it.
FACTS
"The Cowboy Ain't Dead Yet!" Vol. II
(one of the top five most requested western CD's in 2008-09)
Two Movies
(no, you never saw them)
Numerous commercials
One TV series "Walker, Texas Ranger"
Appeared with the biggest names in Country/Pop/Western Music
As a solo performer R.J. has appeared at major Western
Events across the country
Festivals, High School, College and Civic Auditoriums in the
USA and Abroad
Performing "The Cowboy Ain't Dead Yet!" he has appeared at
Community Theaters,
Colleges, Civic And., Corporate Events, National
Conventions, and Summer Musicals
as well as three years in Branson, MO
Appearances
Lincoln Co. Cowboy Symposium-Ruidoso, NM**Festival of the
West-Scottsdale, AZ
National Cowboy Symposium-Lubbock, TX**Stockman's
Casino-Elko, NV
Westfest-Snowmass, CO**Riverbend Live Concert
Series-Rosenberg, OR
National Cutting Horse Futurity-Fort Worth, TX**National
Chuckwagon Championships-Clinton, AK
MPEC Center-Wichita Falls, TX**Globe News Center for the
Performing Arts-Amarillo, TX
Hopkins Co. Civic Center-Sulphur Springs, TX**Terrell Civic
Center-Terrell, TX
Moe Bandy Theater-Branson, MO**Festival of the
Horse-Springfield, MO
Convention Center-San Antonio, TX**Cal Farley's Poetry
Gathering-TX
Peterborough Music Festival-Peterborough, England
Westham Town Hall-London, England
MOST IMPORTANT FACT
He's a pro on stage and off stage.
