Will Dudley

Background

About Will Dudley

Will Dudley has worked as an independent professional musician since 1977. In Colorado since 1997, he works as a Troubadour for the Dude Ranch Association, the Colorado Guest and Dude Ranch Association and across Arizona and California at Coffee Houses, Rodeos, Dude Ranches, Resorts, Hotels and Halls. Clients include the Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix and the Rancho de los Caballeros, Wickenburg, Arizona, & Merv Griffin's Wickenburg Inn. Colorado resorts: Waunita Hot Springs Guest Ranch, Gunnison, North Fork and Tumblin River Guest Ranches, the Tarryall River Ranch and Rainbow Trout Guest Ranches, all members of the Colorado Guest and Dude Ranch Assn. His goal is to continue performing and to reach as wide an audience as possible through live gigs and recordings. He has recorded six CD's and written an Ebook, a novel available on Amazon,"Soldier Boy Hanigan" Recorded CD's include Cowboy Angels, recorded in 1992 in Nashville, Tn. at Matrix Studios on 17th Avenue, and five CD's recorded at Howlin Dog Recording Studios in Alamosa, Colorado. Will has been heard on "Arizona Highways," a Phoenix television show, on the Women's Entertainment Channel, and other television venues. He starred in the long form video "Old Cowboys and Dreamers," distributed by Lippsinc, Inc, also starring Charlie Daniels, Becky Hobbs, Fletcher Jowers and Ian Tyson, a Canadian songwriter. He starred in and his recordings were used in the soundtrack for the film "Katabasis Destiny," directed by Jack Lucido of Mountaineer Studios in Gunnison, Colorado. Currently Will tours in the Southwestern U.S. and has in the past been the "go-to" cowboy singer for cookouts and celebrations at Arizona resorts through their winter seasons. He can also be found singing at resorts in Colorado between May and October. From private and public events between Seattle, Austin, Chicago and Denver, Will gets the job done. He has a B.A. in English from Western State Colorado University in Gunnison, Colorado.