Baxter Black
He writes a column - on the edge of common sense which is the most widely syndicated agricultural column in America
He hosts a radio show - Baxter Black on Monday which is broadcast on over 200 radio stations, across the country and in Canada.
He is the author of several books of cowboy poetry including Croutons on a Cow Pie and the author of the best selling novel, Hey Cowboy, Wanna Get Lucky?
He has appeared on Johnny Carson and at the 2 Shot Goose Hunt in Lamar.
Baxter Black can shoe a horse, string a barbed wire fence and bang out a Bob Wills classic on his flat top guitar. Cowboy poet, ex-veterinarian and sorry team roper, he has more hair around his lip than on his head. Raised in New Mexico, spent his workin' life in the mountain west tormenting cows. Now lives in Arizona and travels the country tormenting couwboys.
Since 1982, Baxter Black has been rhyming his way into the national spotlight and now stands as the best selling cowboy poet in the world. He's written 12 books including a rodeo novel, recorded over a dozen audio and video tapes, and achieved notoriety as a syndicated columnist and radio commentator. From The Tonight Show and PBS to NPR and the NFR, Baxter's wacko verse has been seen and heard by millions. His works are prominently displayed in both city libraries and small town feed stores.
Yet, Black, who still doesn't own a television, fax machine or cellular phone, hasn't changed a thing about his subject matter or his delivery. He continues to focus on the day-to-day ups and downs of everyday people who live with livestock and work the land. Driven by a left hand sense of humor, Black evokes laughter just by being there.
Baxter's philosophy is simple enough - in spite of all the computerized, digitized, high-tech innovations now available to mankind, there will always be a need for someone who can "think up stuff."
He writes a column - on the edge of common sense which is the most widely syndicated agricultural column in America
He hosts a radio show - Baxter Black on Monday which is broadcast on over 200 radio stations, across the country and in Canada.
He is the author of several books of cowboy poetry including Croutons on a Cow Pie and the author of the best selling novel, Hey Cowboy, Wanna Get Lucky?
He has appeared on Johnny Carson and at the 2 Shot Goose Hunt in Lamar.
Baxter Black can shoe a horse, string a barbed wire fence and bang out a Bob Wills classic on his flat top guitar. Cowboy poet, ex-veterinarian and sorry team roper, he has more hair around his lip than on his head. Raised in New Mexico, spent his workin' life in the mountain west tormenting cows. Now lives in Arizona and travels the country tormenting couwboys.
Since 1982, Baxter Black has been rhyming his way into the national spotlight and now stands as the best selling cowboy poet in the world. He's written 12 books including a rodeo novel, recorded over a dozen audio and video tapes, and achieved notoriety as a syndicated columnist and radio commentator. From The Tonight Show and PBS to NPR and the NFR, Baxter's wacko verse has been seen and heard by millions. His works are prominently displayed in both city libraries and small town feed stores.
Yet, Black, who still doesn't own a television, fax machine or cellular phone, hasn't changed a thing about his subject matter or his delivery. He continues to focus on the day-to-day ups and downs of everyday people who live with livestock and work the land. Driven by a left hand sense of humor, Black evokes laughter just by being there.
Baxter's philosophy is simple enough - in spite of all the computerized, digitized, high-tech innovations now available to mankind, there will always be a need for someone who can "think up stuff."
