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Dick Morton, Cowboy Orator - Historian
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Dick is a Colorado native whose grandparents settled
in Colorado in the 1870's. He was assigned to the 8th Cavalry in WW
II and says, "I rode many a horse on weekends'. After college
he married a rancher's daughter and "got broke in" fixing fence,
windmills, shoveling silage, feeding cattle, roundup and branding.
By learning the classic cowboy poetry he passes on the cowboy heritage"of
the great early day poets. Among those are poems by S. Ornar Barker,
Bruce Kiskaddon, Sharlot Hall, Charles Badger Clark, Henry Herbert
Knibbs and several unknowns. Dick has participated in gatherings throughout
Arizona, Wyoming and Colorado.
Some comments about his recitations:
"His recitations are highly regarded by the classic purists showing that he is sensitive toward Western traditions and the cowboy life." -- 6th Annual Picaho Peak Trail Ride and Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
"Among the most interesting sessions was an open mic session. A highlight of that session was a performance by Dick Morton. Dick gave a moving recital of Badger Clark's "Lost Partner," and also performed S. Omar Barker's "Trail Dust" and a poem by Sharlot Hall." -- Bar D Newsletter, 2001.
His CD, "Cowboy CLassics," is featured on the Bar D web site (www.cowboypoetry.com). As a reciter of Classic Cowboy Poetry, it is his goal to recite poems in a way the authors intended.
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